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Encountered Hiphop by spraying graffiti in 1994, he came across deejaying through a good friend two years later. Fascinated by the turntables, the mixer and the thousands of records being placed around… Dj Sket inherent part of the Hip Hop scene

Encountered Hiphop by spraying graffiti in 1994, he came across deejaying through a good friend two years later. Fascinated by the turntables, the mixer and the thousands of records being placed around him, he was initiated. After incredibly many sessions, sometimes far into the night, on maybe five square meters of outgrown children’s room and amidst the best record collection in town, like Grandmaster Flash, The Sugerhill Gang, Big Daddy Kane and Kurtis Blow, just to name a few. Now he was getting into it to such an extent that soon the first turntables plus mixer were put into his own room.

By and by Dj Sket had his first gigs at several parties and Hip Hop Jams in Pforzheim and its environs. Now Dj Sket somehow had the status of a test object – no one has released a mix tape in the “Golden City” Pforzheim before. Reactions were consistently positive. Dj Sket’s characteristical style already emerged on his first release: “On a mix tape there has to be a little bit of everything.” From that point onward Pforzheim’s scene keeped his name in mind.

For two years Dj Sket was also able to prove his skills as a tour Dj – and he launched his second mix tape. On his way he got to know many interesting people; that let him expand his connections further. In this way he met his later band colleagues Doc Voc and Feeser with whom he coined “Flexibel”. Multiple contributions on samplers and mix tapes followed and even live gigs were not a long time coming at that time.

This acquaintanceship finally led Sket to the next level in late 2000: he began producing his own beats. At first Doc Voc of Flexibel looked over his shoulder before Sket was progressing with his own equipment and learning the essential components of a tight track on his own.

The skilled printer intensively worked with beats, snares and hihats and soon in Pforzheim it was stated: “He stopped DJing”. Far from it! Sket was able to live out his creativity in his band Flexibel and next to the Dr. Jekil he could realize the Mr. Hyde in production.

In 2004 Dj Sket started the project Prime Tunes with three DJs from Stuttgart. A yearlong successful club-tour through the Southern German nightlife followed – for example a resident evening in “Club Zollamt” and „Zapata Club“ Stuttgart, where he played with famous international DJs like Dj Dice (Das Efx/Redman), Dj Babu (Dilated Peoples) and at the official after-show party of the MTV Hip Hop Open in Stuttgart.

Along the way mix tapes with Dj Lenzageddon, which was sold by Mastertapes, or the project with Dj Odie named “Dance Sucka” in 2006 were released. Several projects and releases are following constantly anew.

In his homebase Pforzheim he is a pioneer in booking US American acts. Inter alia he organized the memorable concerts of The Shapeshifters and Subtitle, Fade from New York who is signed on the label Fat Beats, The Birthday Bash of J-Ro of the Alkoholiks, as well as Oddisee & Trek Life.

Dj Sket is also requested abroad – he elated great audiences for example in Switzerland, Spain, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia, Serbia and Finland. Today he is a resident Dj in Club Zollamt Stuttgart, Rude 7 Mannheim and Element Club Pforzheim. He performs most of his bookings with his partner Dj Lenzageddon as the “Blazin Brothers Soundsystem”.

In plain language: if massive Hip Hop beats, hot club sound reaching from RnB to Black or disco dance classics of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s – every musical taste is being served to the fullest. Be excited about experiencing Dj Sket live – he has fallen into the magic potion of Funk. More