Dj kool herc biography

DJ WIZ (a.k.a. Mark “WIZ” Eastmond) is a Hip Hop icon and a graduate of Hip Hop’s classic era who broke onto the rap scene in 1988 as the DJ mix-master for one of the genres most revered and popular groups, KID ‘N’ PLAY. Throughout the 90’s, KID ‘N’ PLAY along with DJ WIZ™ continued to make their mark on the music industry on the road, touring with the likes of Salt ‘n’ Pepa, Queen Latifah, Public Enemy, MC Hammer, Big Daddy Kane, Digital Underground, Bobby Brown, Guy, Heavy D and the Boyz, N.W.A, J.J Fad, Too Short and Naughty By Nature. He is the founder/owner of a company and brand called THE VIDEO MIX PARTY™ which “mixes and scratches” music videos LIVE in real-time using the newest audio-visual technology and combining the video classic hits of the past with today’s popular music videos. DJ WIZ™ and The Video Mix Party™ have been utilized for corporate parties and events in brand marketing for advertisers and companies that want to feature products in the marketplace while entertaining the crowd with the hottest music videos.

For years I’ve heard the name DJ Whiz Kid (Play That Beat Mr. DJ)weather it be on wax with his partner MC G.L.O.B.E or in passing conversation with older DJ’s discussing history and some of the under mentioned DJs and MC’s within the Hip Hop universe.  Then sometime around 1989 a cassette tape managed to make it’s way into my possession which featured Whiz Kid on the cut and I was totally blown away by how swift he was. The first tape I managed to score featured him at the 1982 ‘Battle of The DJ’s’ at the Music Seminar along with DJ’s Charlie Chase and Jazzy Jay and was hosted by Grand Master Caz.  Hearing this rough mix of early Hip Hop DJ’ing captured me at the present moment, the same way it did when I first started hearing DJ in the early 80s.  Whiz Kid was a god like Thor on the decks and it’s shocking that he doesn’t get the mention from many of his peers about his greatness. For many including myself, it was Grand Master Flash that inspired us to be DJs and rightly so, he was FLASH!

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