Host & produce a mashup & remix podcast since May 2006 - playing all genres of music.

've been cranking out mashups since '08, was a member of mashup forum GYBO up until it's utter demise in August of 2012, joined Mashstix earlier that same year.

UPDATE 11/25/14: OK, I know I've been somewhat MIA for most of the year. Short story: my old laptop was, shall we say, somewhat unreliable until the hard drive went kaput around mid-September. Now working with a brand spanking new one, so there's still hope for a return(Cross your fingers!).
A little heads up for my followers: enjoy what's up here now, because I might be taking everything down (provided SC doesn't beat me at it first), and starting over with brand spanking new mashies and, quite possibly, a new ID. Also, there's a good chance I will be compiling my previous work (et al., the tracks you see here now) for an album in archive form, some of which will be reproduced in new versions! More to come...

UPDATE 7/12/21: I'M BAAA-AAACK!!!
...well, sort of. I'll expain... 

OK, I know I've kept all of yous in suspense for, what, 6, maybe 7 years since the last time I posted anything on this here SC account, likely asking yourselves, "Hey, whatever happened to that MashWiz fella, anyway?" Well, the simple answer is, as I'm sure you can guess, life got in the way BIG TIME! But for those of you whom I've been following for all this time here, you already know that I've still been perusing newly posted tracks and dropping comments from time to time. 

Well, first off, I'm sure I don't have to state too clearly how things have been drastically altered here in the States after being slammed by the Shitstorm Of The Century, namely the shenanigans wrought by the former regime masterminded by POTUS #45. As if having to go through 4 years of oblivion, misery, and a pessimistic outlook on what would have been "the future",  under a narcissistic, delusional, and downright pathetic excuse of a "leader" (more like "bleeder"), topped off promptly by a pandemic, wasn't enough, it wasn't long before the effects would breach my attempts at abstinence from any interest in the world of politics, as well as my life in general, such as it was. Yes, I and my immedate family too suffered much loss and tumult during that time, For me, though, the nadir was the loss of a beloved pet in November (not COVID-related), which left me emotionally reeling for months. But, all things considered, we've managed to survive and things are slowly progressing and reverting back to optimum condition and pace.

So, now that you're up to speed, I shall proceed with this formal announcement:

MashWiz...is DEAD! DEAD, I TELL YOU!!! MWAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!! 
Ahem, er...

As such, effective upon my next posting (and as hinted in my previous update), I shall henceforth be taking on a new identity which will be revealed within same said post, depending on how smoothly the transition goes.

So hold on to your ears and hang on to your seats, folks!
THE BEST IS YET TO COME!

P.S. For any of you who expected or requested a D/L of my Ylvis mashups, I'm sorry, but I won't be able to upload them again due to the fact that the hard drive in which all my original work is stored has been having issues that, for the unforeseeable future, prevents me from accessing them. I may, time permitting, produce new versions of them sometime down the road. Once I have them uploaded, new D/L links will be posted.

Damian Robert Nesta Marley, also known around the world as “Junior Gong” and more recently as “Gongzilla” was born in 1978 to parents Bob Marley and Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976.  As a young adult, he developed a passion and a gift to speak for those who cannot always speak for themselves. A self-proclaimed ‘Spiritual Revolutionary’, Damian has worked assiduously to carve his own niche in music history and to add a new perspective to the Marley legacy for the 21st century. 

At the age of 13, Damian began performing in a group called “The Shepherds” which comprised of Shiah Coore (son of Third World guitarist Cat Coore) and currently a member of his band, and Yashema Beth McGreggor, daughter of reggae singers Freddie Mcgreggor and Judy Mowatt and then began touring with his brothers, Stephen, Ky-mani, Julian and Ziggy. 

By 1996, Damian had already made his stamp as a different kind of Marley when he released his first solo album “Mr. Marley”, a heavily dancehall-influenced album produced by his brother Stephen Marley.  His second album “Halfway Tree” was released in 2001 by a major record label and showcased Damian’s unique gift for blending dancehall, reggae and hip-hop styles.  This album won Damian much recognition and remained on the Billboard Top Reggae Album Charts for 158 weeks and earned him his first Grammy for Best Reggae Album in 2002. 
While honored by this recognition by the global music fraternity, Damian continued to work in the studio, laying the groundwork for the tracks that would become his highly anticipated album, “Welcome To Jamrock”. The lyrics in this album presented Marley as a true spiritual revolutionary, as he used his talent to evoke a spiritual change while trying to enforce a better way of thinking.  He is described as “rhyming with the conviction of a street preacher with the intellect of a university economist”.  

Damian’s hit single “Welcome to Jamrock” was listed as one of the Top 100 Songs of the Decade by Rolling Stone, and at the 2006 Grammy Awards, he won Best Reggae Album and Best Urban/Alternative Performance for Welcome to Jamrock. Damian is the only Jamaican reggae artist in history to win two Grammy Awards on the same night. He is also the only reggae artist to win in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category at the Grammy Awards. The New York Times called Welcome to Jamrock the “best reggae song of the decade.” 
Welcome to Jamrock led the pathway to Damian’s critically acclaimed collaboration with Nas for 2010’s much lauded album “Distant Relatives” – a project which explored the relationships between reggae, hip-hop and Africa. The album title refers not only to the bond between the artists, but the connection to their African ancestry, which inspired the album both musically and lyrically. USA Today referred to the album as a “potent and often provocative collaboration” and by Rolling Stone as “an Afrocentric winner.” The album debuted at Number 5 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and Number 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Rap Albums and Reggae Albums charts, with Billboard heralding the album as “a dynamic hybrid.”    

The Distant Relatives Tour kicked off in 2011 and saw Damian traveling and performing for thousands of fans all over the world, including South America, Europe, The United Kingdom, The Caribbean and North America.  

Damian continued to cross musical boundaries in 2012, as he went on to partner with Skrillex for their groundbreaking track “Make It Bun Dem”, which Rolling Stone called “a monster mash up of dubstep and dancehall” and has led to several remixes of the original version.  Damian recently released two other singles; “Set Up Shop” and  “Affairs of the Heart” which both received widespread airplay. 

Damian continues to tour with his band all over the world as a way of entertaining and healing as he continues to spread the message for those whose voices cannot be heard. He is working with his brothers Stephen and Julian under their Ghetto Youths International Label, to discover, develop and sign gifted artistes by applying their musical talent and vast experience to create new and different styles of music.  

Damian is currently in the studio working on his upcoming solo album.

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