DJ Premier - Back to the Basics

Industry Alias: 
DJ Premier, Primo, Premo, Preem

Government Alias:  
Christopher Edward Martin

Hometown:
Houston, TX

Current Hometown:
BK, NY

Birthdate/Age: 
3/21/66 - 45 years young

How you may know him:
DJ, Producer, Gang Starr

Style + Influences:
sampling jazz, funk, and soul artists
Drum Machine, Keyboard, Sampler, Turntable

Notables he's worked with:
Big L
Jay-Z
Kanye West
KRS-One
M.O.P
Mos Def
Nas
Rakim
Biggie
Snoop Dogg
Royce Da 5'9
Evidence

Labels:

Wild Pitch/EMI (1987–1990)
Chrysalis/EMI (1991–1998)
Virgin/EMI (1998–2003)
Year Round (2003–)

Production Discography*: 267
*songs produced, co-produced or remixed

New Direction - Project Producer

I've decided to give my blog a new direction.  (Why wait for the new year?)  In an effort to become a real student of hip-hop, I'm going to begin with some basics.  I've compiled a list of 12 producers below that I'm going to focus on each month.  The idea is to learn as much as I can about them and become an expert and share that knowledge with my one subscriber (thank you Nikki xoxo) and anyone that happens to stumble across here. 

In between, I'll most definitely post randomness that stays true to my mission statement: Compilation of things that inspire me, motivate me, and make me feel good.

Here is my list:

DJ Premo (Premier)

Pete Rock

Just Blaze

J Dilla

Madlib

Q-Tip

Prince Paul

RZA

Dr. Dre

Large Professor

Neptunes

Kanye

Thanks to my friends who helped me reconcile this list :)

Documentary - Life In a Day

I actually can't say I have watched this documentary yet, but I've been wanting to watch it since I heard about it last year. The documentary was shot on July 24, 2010. The premise: gather footage from everyday people around the world (192 coutnries -- 80,000 submissions), review footage (4,500 hours) and create a 90 minute flick.

I cannot wait to see this film.