This is an interview done by my buddy Ryan which we did back in College in the radio program at Algonquin College in Ottawa back in 2004.  We had the opportunity to have a local wrestling event at the college and also got the opportunity to go backstage to meet King Kong Bundy and Hacksaw Jim Duggan.  This interview was probably the best interview I ever got on tape during our radio years.  Ryan asked the questions and I did the miking/recording.  With us also was another one of our radio colleagues, Doogie, and my friend Shane.  We had a blast in that program... this one here is for Ryan because I recently "unearthed" this gem and I'm thinking of him today and the news I heard... my thoughts are with you, man!  Hopefully this will make your day better!  =)

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Hacksaw Jim Duggan Interview 2004 CKDJ 107.9 Ottawa's New Music

Growing up in Ottawa South, it wasn't until he graduated from Junior High School that he really got into music. The story begins in 1993. He got a boombox given to him when he was 13 and that's when it all started. Snow... Cypress Hill... Onyx... Snoop Doggy Dogg & Dr Dre... it was on now. By the age of fifteen he had got his first mixer and CD Player and with an old school Radio Shack phonograph record player he got into the DJ scene. The first piece of vinyl he purchased was from Ottawa's long defunct Downtown Records... it was the 12" single of "Foe Tha Luv Of Money" by Bone Thugs & Harmony with Eazy-E. "Standin' on the corner staright slangin' rocks... Awww shit, here comes the muthafuckin' cops...".

Not having any really great DJ Equipment didn't keep the boy from doing his thing. He blended Instrumentals from CD's with Acapellas from vinyl on a record player that didn't even have pitch control. He also played lots of house parties during his teenage years. He was part of a rap group with two of friends; Originally billed as "DJ Zero", he was the DJ along with his two emcees', Eihtball The Assassin & MC Anarchy... they were known as The Bomb Sqwaad. While he didn't have a computer or any sort of production gear whatsoever, all they could do was write rhymes and record them over other rappers' beats, always a live take. It was Eihtball that decided that "Zero" needed a name change... his cousin had given Eiht an idea... what sbout something to do with palying cards? Eiht thought... And that was it. DJ Spade was the namesake he took in 1994.

After a few years of recording over other rappers' beats, by 1997 creative differences and new friends got in the way and The Bomb Sqwaad was no more. Spade went solo while Eiht and Anarchy went in a different direction, changed their aliases and joined another group. Around that time the Internet was becoming popular and MP3's were all the rage. Spade got a full-time job when he was 18 and was now able to spend some cash on some good equipment. Over the years he had gone through countless turntables and two mixers, the original mixer he got had been retired to the Hall of Fame. It served him well.

DJ Spade took upon other musical interests... mixing and blending Acapellas and Instrumentals on the computer. He could perfect the mix better than before and he could edit the Acapellas and put all kinds of crazy shit that had been unheard of before. He began making remixes with loop based sample software and programs like Cool Edit 96. He kept at it for the next few years while slowly upgrading his equipment, playing more house parties and even a couple of club shows.

Fast forward to today. The progression is obvious. Today he has does it all digital. He knows his shit. These days he's mainly making his own beats and using them to remix other rappers' tracks, still bending tracks and making rock/rap mash-ups as well. He mainly uses FL Studio to make his beats.

This here account is to showcase remixes of rap songs I have made over the years.  See my link to Mixcrate below to go listen and download free full length EDM mixes I have made.

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