SUSHI

Hometown: CHICAGO, Illinois, US
Tags: polish, music, celtic folk

Hailing from the streets of Chicago is the Stateside Bad Boy of UK Garage. Since the late 90’s, Sushi has worked his way to becoming one of the most renowned UK Garage DJ’s in the US.

Sushi’s talent has carried him across numerous rave and club events to play with some of the biggest and best names electronic dance music has to offer, won him several top spots in DJ competitions

, and caught the attention of several mass media outlets.

His balanced mixing style of “mix-n-blend” and turntablism only enhances his live performances. Not bound by any single genre, Sushi has been known to play everything from Top 40 remixes to House to Breakbeats, while always championing the ever-evolving sound of UK Garage and its subgenres.

PRESS/FEATURES:
URB Magazine (June 2003); Columbia Chronicle (May 2007); Shepherd Express (June 2007); UKGarage.org (October 2011 & August 2012); Skank The F**k Out (April 2011)

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:
North Coast Music Festival @ Union Park (Chicago, IL – 2012); Stellar Spark 2 @ The Rave (Milwaukee, WI – 2003); Garage Conference (Dallas, TX – 2004); Transatlantic 4: The Garage Mashup (Miami, FL – WMC Week – 2005); Sonar (Baltimore, MD – 2005); Run The Road: Volume 2 Record Release Party (for Vice Records – Chicago, IL – 2006); The Streets “The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living” Record Release Party (for Vice Records – Chicago, IL – 2006)

BILLED ALONGSIDE:
DJ Dan, Freaky Flow & MC Flipside, Skylab 2000, DJ Funk, DJ DB, Reid Speed, Paul Johnson, DJ Q (from BBC 1Xtra), Danny the Wildchild, Submerge 101, DJ Autobot (from Flosstradamus), and many more.

COMPETITION RANKINGS:
Midwest DJ Summit 3.0 – 1st Place (2006 – sponsored by Sam Ash); Chicago Northside vs. Southside DJ Competition – 1st Place (2006 – sponsored by Underground Semetry); Take the Decks – 2nd Place (2008 – sponsored by Sam Ash); Unititled DJ Battle – 2nd Place (2009 – sponsored by Untitled and Original Penguin Clothing)

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