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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.
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