DJ SPAE

"DJ SPAE A rising star in the bustling New York City nightlife and music scene, Queens native DJ Spae has built an impressive resume of performances and achievements in his young career. The DJ, producer and budding music supervisor has performed several times at some of the Big Apple’s trendiest spots, including Hammerstein Ballroom, Crash Mansion, BLVD, Show, and Sway. In addition to holding longstanding residencies at Spider Club, Avalon,China 1, Beauty Bar, and 6’s & 8’s, he has also provided music for several exhibitions at the Martinez Gallery and Soma NYC. Highly respected for his musical selection and ability to adapt to diverse audiences, DJ Spae has shared the stage with legendary hip-hop acts like Run-DMC, Ol’ Dirty Bastard and GZA of Wu-Tang Clan,House Of Pain,B Real of Cypress Hill; he has spun alongside world famous DJs and producers such as Psycho Les of the Beatnuts, Alamo of Brand Nubian, DJ Evil Dee of Da Beatminerz/Black Moon, Mighty Mi, Stretch Armstrong, PF Cuttin’, IXL, Kech, Elle, and Excess. In 2004, innovative scratch music documenter John Carluccio and famed music supervisor Barry Cole tapped Spae and DJ IXL to score the classic Kung Fu film “Chinese Super Ninjas” for the latest installment in their pioneering Hop-Fu series. They performed this critically-acclaimed combination of Kung Fu action and scratching and musical arrangement at the Sound Unseen Film Festival in Minnesota. Spae also scored the motocross DVD “Somewhere Between” for Megaworx Films (2005), and scored unreleased personal projects like the “Cue Ball Cat” episode of “Tom & Jerry,” and “Pink Panther’s” “Psychedelic Pink” episode. Most recently, DJ Spae could be seen performing with Danny Diablo on the 2006 Vans Warped Tour. A dedicated and prolific music mind with a unique ear and an old-school soul, Spae will no doubt continue to add to his already intriguing resume for years to come." BY MICHAEL CUSENZA