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The out sound from way in...

Altered Zones is an international collective of music bloggers that unites 13 autonomous sites. Our aim is to highlight one of the more overlooked narratives in contemporary music-- the proliferation of home-recorded sounds, small-scale releases, and pockets of underground activity all over the world.

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<A HREF="http://www.20jazzfunkgreats.co.uk">20 Jazz Funk Greats</a>
<A HREF="http://dontdiewonderingmusic.tumblr.com">Don't Die Wondering</a>
<A HREF="http://www.friendshipbracelet.us">Friendship Bracelet</a>
<A HREF="http://getoffthecoast.blogspot.com">Get Off the Coast</a>
<A HREF="http://www.gorillavsbear.net">Gorilla vs. Bear</a>
<A HREF="http://www.internationaltapes.com">International Tapes</a>
<A HREF="http://ravensingstheblues.blogspot.com">Raven Sings the Blues</a>
<A HREF="http://rosequartz.blogspot.com">Rose Quartz</a>
<A HREF="http://thedecibeltolls.com">The Decibel Tolls</a>
<A HREF="http://www.transparentblog.com">Transparent</a>
<A HREF="http://www.visitation-rites.com">Visitation Rites</a>
<A HREF="http://weeklytapedeck.com">Weekly Tape Deck</a>
<A HREF="http://yourstru.ly">Yours Truly</a>

Ghetto Division/Chicago Dead Beats/T&A Records


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UK/EU Bookings:
Marcus@littlebig.org.uk

Outside of UK/EU:
ghettotekz@gmail.com

Interviews, Remixes, Requests:
ghettotekz@gmail.com

DJ Rashad has been instrumental to the creation and evolution of Chicago Juke music and has been lifelong friends with other key players on the scene such as Paul Johnson, DJ Gant-Man, DJ Spinn, DJ Godfather and Jammin Gerald. He has the ability to blend elements of house, ghetto house, disco, juke, and ghetto tech together with a knack for creating sparse, snappy tracks that manage to convey a physicality and funk with spectacular precision.
Along with his teammates DJ Spinn and DJ Gant-Man, DJ Rashad has become notorious for making Juke anthems that have made fans outside the world of Chicago mix cds. He’s released records on Dancemania, Juke Trax, Planet Mu, created his own label, Ghettophiles, as well as had featured remixes on BBE, Palms Out Sounds, and Movel Traxx. He’s received press coverage from DJ Mag, XLR8R, Fact, Resident Advisor, as well as Rip It Up. Additionally, he’s headlined parties such as London’s Night Slugs, Brussel’s Regulate, Chicago’s Mad Decent Block Party, and New York City’s Turrbotax and Moma’s PS1 events.

"Don't call me anything, call me everything" is a common response from the DJ,Producer, Recording Artist Blaqstarr. Not to limit his potential, the artist is constantly evolving exploring new sounds, talents and audiences. Starting DJing at just 14 years old at house parties in Baltimore, the young man quickly found success as his first production, baltimore club hit "Tote It" at 16 spread through house parties,clubs mixtapes and local radio play. The song was later sampled by rapper Lil Wayne, which is indicative of the world reach Blaqstarr's music soon attained. Soon blaqstarr's music was played heavily on local radio. Since then, he's worked and toured with Diplo and MIA, collaborated with Win Win, Steve Aoki, Talib Kweli,Common and others. As a signee to Interscope, he released his first major artist project "Divine" EP. Which Rolling Stones described as "Blaqstarr comes off like a Prince-style auteur who spends more time in dark alleys than champagne rooms. His gauzily processed production shrouds falsetto come ons and playalistic mumblings in a skeevy haze, perfect for torpid, booming tracks that deploy anything from layered girl-chirps to distorted guitars to a pilfered Cameo beat in service of massaging his psychedelic freak." 

 The world has been waiting for more from the multitalented artist and will get what they've been asking for. Fresh off the release The Blaq Files via Mad Decent/Jeffrees, and music video for "Dear Diamond" ft Common, Blaqstarr is releasing a new EP "Trinity" featuring slowed down baltimore club beats laced with Blaqstarrs signature voice, finding itself both hypnotizing and revitalizing. There's much more in store for Blaqstarr. As DJ, Producer or recording artist, he stretches the imagination, painting pictures people have never seen before but always yearned for. It's only the beginning for this young veteran. Welcome. 

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