The night before DJ Scribe's first public appearance, signs of his imminent arrival were mistaken, by his mother (not surprisingly, as you will see), for indigestion. The next morning, in New York City, on the day after Thanksgiving, he was born.

Scribe fell in love with music at an early age and never fell out. "I used to march around with my grandfather banging pot lids together as cymbals." His interest progressed, quite naturally, from pots and pans to violin to piano to synthesizers to samplers to turntables. Inspired by Public Enemy and The Pharcyde (among others), in the golden age of hip-hop that was the early 90's, he began collecting records. "Hip-hop, especially at that time, was unique in the history of recorded music, because for every new dope record that came out, there were three more you got educated about through the samples. My music knowledge and my collection were moving forwards and backwards through time simultaneously. I got hooked." Hip-hop (along with the dancehall reggae and acid jazz of the time), led him back in time to soul, funk, disco, r&b, roots reggae and jazz, and would later expand into a musical repertoire spanning afrobeat, house, broken-beat, latin, and his beloved 80s pop childhood roots.

Without turntables of his own, Scribe taught himself how to mix on live radio on WOBC FM at Oberlin College in Ohio, where he then began to cut his teeth as a dj at house parties and campus events, eventually opening for A Tribe Called Quest in front of 3,000 people. It was the first show of their groundbreaking Low End Theory Tour. Back in NYC after college, Scribe dabbled in hip-hop production under the guidance of Russell Simmons' RUSH Producers Management, and deejayed part-time, opening major concerts for A Tribe Called Quest again, and Digable Planets.

Fast forward to present. DJ Scribe has been spinning full-time since Summer 2002. In that relatively short time, he has developed four notable and acclaimed residencies in NYC. Love Revolution at Joe's Pub, a freeform soul night that has often featured Central Park recording artists Tortured Soul playing live, and guest djs such as E-Man, Carol C. of Si*Sé, Will "Quantic" Holland, Qool DJ Marv, and Ian Friday. And Tag, sponsored by Wax Poetics Magazine, whose unique format features Scribe alternating every other record with such legends as Yam Who?, Kool DJ Red Alert, Justin Strauss, Jazzy Nice, Language and Rich Medina for the entire night, and which began at Brooklyn dj-mecca, Halcyon, and continued in it's second incarnation at Table 50. Soulnado, founded in the beginning of 2005 as a monthly event at the world-famous Knitting Factory, and a joint effort with partner and co-resident DJ Busquelo, fuses the headsnapping broken beat drum tracks of London's underground CO-OP scene with classic dancefloor jazz (another UK staple) vibes played live and fully improvised by rotating top-notch instrumentalists

In 2006, Scribe and partner OP! (BBE) founded Nu-iSh, a multifaceted venture dedicated to representing, supporting, and exposing the best new music. Nu-iSh, partnering with a who's-who of quality independent labels around the world, is a monthly party at Element, a radio show in conjunction with Giant Step, a weekly music review column on Coolhunting.com, a concert presenter for emerging artists like Heavy, and more.

Scribe has shared the marquee at NYC venues like SOB's and Joe's Pub with Floetry, Roy Ayers, Black Eyed Peas, Scratch of The Roots, Omar, Eve, Dwele, Les Nubians, McKay, Angela Johnson, Antibalas, and others; moved the crowd all over Europe, including Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, UK; and travels within the US and Canada, including several trips to LA, where he has shared the bill with ?uestlove of The Roots, and made memorable guest appearances at Firecracker, Proper, Outside the Box and others.

A socially/politically conscious and committed individual, Scribe has done benefits with such organizations as Third Wave Foundation, Active Listening, Paper Tiger TV, and Momentum Aids Project; and has also done major industry events for Gen-Art, and Esquire, Details, Talk, and Elle Girl magazines.

In 2005, Scribe founded the DJ Collective, a union for musically-oriented djs in NYC. The group meets regularly to develop resources and address the concerns of the dj community. The group has also produced a number of benefit events including a highly successful fundraiser at Cielo for rebuilding New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

Scribe has also done extensive studio work with DJ Spinna, including mixing remixes he did for Michael Jackson and Shaun Escoffery, and The Beyond Real Experience Vol.2 album for Spinna's Beyond Real label; as well as  producing and mixing much of Tortured Soul frontman Christian Urich's soul project Cooly's Hot Box's album Take It, on Dome records.

On the business side of things, as of 2005, Scribe runs the stateside offices for DJ Mad Mats' internationally respected Raw Fusion and Jugglin' record labels, based in Sweden, as US Label Manager.

DJ Scribe spins eclectic soulful sets from the heart, ranging from laid back lounge vibes to dancefloor killers. And you can count on him to continue to share his love of music with his ever-expanding international family.

for bookings email scribelove@djscribe.com