Maddjazz Artist Bio

Young Chicago upstarts Ghetto Division have been said to be making their “own lane in the club music game.” Integral to the group is MaddJazz, a SouthSider by way of Guadalajara, Mexico. MaddJazz has been honing his innovative style for nearly fifteen years. By 18 years old he was already DJing at raves, loft parties and clubs. Influenced by these early raves as well as his start in the turntablism scene ‐ where he placed 3rd three years in a row at the DMC Chicago heats. MaddJazz blends his favorite House, Techno, Rave, Hip Hop, Bmore, Electro, Booty, Juke, and latin elements in the attempt to find new inventive ways to showcase the emergent Chicago sound. Maddjazz helped form the DJ/production crew known as Ghetto Division, and together have brought their signature sound to the dance music scene. And the scene is listening. MaddJazz has shared the decks with celebrated talent by the likes of Diplo, Kingdom, Paul Johnson, Little Louie Vega, Drop The Lime, Dubbel Dutch, Kaptain Cadillac, DJ Rashad, Blaqstarr, DJ Tameil, Tim Dolla, Mike Dunn, CZR, Bad Boy Bill, Ron Carroll, NIck Catchdubs, AC Slater, Jubilee, DJ Sega, DJ Gantman, The X-Ecutioners, DJ Qbert, Keys N Krates as well as opening up for Hip Hop heavy weights such as UGK, Jadakiss, Styles P, Daddy Yankee, Maluca and Chicago’s own Kid Sister. He’s made raves and clubs bang across the Midwest, as well as WMC and SXSW. Maddjazz has even recently brought the best of Chicago to Mexico, Puerto Rico, Belgium, Poland, Germany, France and Spain ! Together, Ghetto Division has started their own imprint – Ghetto Division Records – and is first solo release was by MaddJazz himself – Mind Of A Maddman The EP has seen much praise and press, but it was only a matter of time before the technical skills and production talent of MaddJazz came to the world’s attention. His follow up project – Once Upon A Time EP on Deep Hype Sounds showcased a Deeper / Tech House sound and set the tone for side projects and collaborations with fellow producers. Maddjazz has collaborated and remixed for a list of well respected individuals such as Club Cheval’s own Canblaster (Sounds Of Sumo), DJ Kesmo (Booty Call Records), Proper Villains (Nightshifters), Ultravid (Silverback Recordings), Acid Jacks (Idiot House Records) and fellow Chicago peers Rampage & Nader (T&A Records). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.