DJ Daddy Dog is one of the founding members of the New York City based, Almighty 5th Platoon, one of the most decorated and diverse dj crews. Daddy Dog establishes longevity with versatility and has transcended the dj spectrum from underground hip-hop to mainstream media. During the late 90's, Daddy Dog honed his skills by competing in DMC & ITF battles.He then incorporated his turntablist knowledge into the party rocking club scene.
As a result, he earned a spot as a featured DJ on MTV's TRL. Afterwards, he landed various corporate tours including MTV's Campus Invasion, the Volkswagen’s Music Ed Tour, and the Heineken Green Synergy Tour.
DJ Daddy Dog has djed over 40 US states and torn down venues from Kansas to Korea, France to Finland, Italy to Iceland, Amsterdam to Arizona. Daddy Dog has opened for Kanye West, Joan Jett, Fabulous, Eminem, Papa Roach, The Ataris, The Donnas, Talib Kweli, Ja Rule, Ludacris, Bob James, Public Enemy and the list goes on. DJ Daddy Dog can not be stopped! His unique ability to combine innovative scratching and beat juggling with seamless mixing is guaranteed to continuously rock every show.
AWARDS/TITLES/ BATTLES:
Gen Art Spin Off - Finalist (2004)
Gen Art Spin Off - 2nd place (2003)
MTV DJ Battle - Champion (2001)
Sam Ash/Hot 97 DJ Battle - Champion (2000)
Soundbombing II Unofficial Mixtape - Champion (1999)
Guitar Center/Vestax NY Regional - 2nd place (1999)
Battle Sounds Turntablist DJ battle - 2nd place (1999)
DMC New York Regional - 3rd place (1998)
DMC Washington Regional - 3rd place (1998)
Top 10 Mixtapes of the Year/Fiat Boss Magazine (1998)
ITF World/Teams - 2nd place (1997)
ITF Eastern/Teams - Champions (1997)
Battle of the Beasts - Champion (1997)
Rhythm Method - 2nd place (1997)
TV APPEARANCES:
TV Tokyo (2005)
Fox 5 – Good Day New York (2005)
Comedy Central - Jeff Foxworthy Celebrity Roast (2005)
Blind Date (2004)
Strictly Personals (2004)
Entertainment Tonight (2003)
Access Hollywood (2003)
Latino MTV (2003)
MTV’s VJ for a Day/TRL - DJ battle – Champion (2001)
Studio Y/Metro Channel - DJ battle & guest (2001)
TOURS/EVENTS:
WYBO Vodka Hip Hop Tour (2006/China)
Rock-n-Racquets with Andre Agassi & Steffi Graf (2005/USA)
JC Penney's Back To School Tour (2005/USA)
Nike Jordan Basketball Summer Camp (2005/USA)
Bonnaroo Music Festival (2005/USA)
Heineken Green Synergy Tour (2004/Jamaica)
Volkswagen Music Education Tour (2003/USA)
MTV Video Music Awards Sideshow (2003/USA)
MTV Campus Invasion Tour (2003/USA)
DISCOGRAPHY:
New Edition: In The Mix
Return to D-Day: The Certified Majestic Mixtape Series Pt. 2
Vibe With The Tribe: Strictly The Best From A Tribe Called Quest
Leaders of the Old School: True Classic Scholars
guest appearance: CX Kidtronik "Krak Attack"
Sprint PCS: “Blingtones” mixtape
Saturday Night Special I & II (w/J-Smoke of The Allies)
Soundbombing II “The Unofficial Mixtape”/Rawkus Records
“Rap Up 2003”/Mad Skillz Remix
Turntable Essence: “New Rhumba” ft. Lord Jamar
D-Day Vol. 1 (w/Do Boy)
DMC Phat Beats
Future Primitive (w/ Vin Roc)
guest appearances: Deeper Concentration & X-pressions (X-ecutioners)
MAGAZINES/PRESS:
Import Tuner
Elemental Magazine
Tablist Magazine
XXL
New York Times
The New Yorker Magazine
Frank 151
Urb
Mass Appeal (Staple advertisement)
Fridge Magazine
GUEST PERFORMANCES/OPENING DJ:
The Ataris
The Beatjunkies
Biz Markie
Bob James
Common
The Donnas
Eminem
Fabolous
Gangstarr
GE Smith & The Saturday Night Live Band
Ice-T
Ja Rule
Jennifer Lopez
Joan Jett
John Legend
Kanye West
Ludacris
Mos Def
Papa Roach
Public Enemy
Slick Rick
Talib Kweli
X-ecutioners
Xzibit
CLIENTS:
American Idol American Express
Adidas
Bloomberg
Bloomingdale's
Bonnaroo Music Festival
Camel Cigarettes
Club Monaco
Comedy Central
Diesel
Escada
Esquire Magazine
Gen Art
GQ Magazine
The Grammy Foundation
H & M
Heineken
Hudson Bar at the Hudson Hotel
JC Penney’s
Kool Cigarettes
Lotus
MTV
ING New York City Marathon
Macy's
Nike (Soccer, Running, and Basketball divisions)
People Magazine
Redken 5th Avenue
The Scratch Academy
Saks Fifth Avenue
Sprint
Staple Design
T-Mobile
Tribeca Cinemas
Triple 5 Soul
Turntable Lab
Volkswagon
Wishbone
Wyborowa Vodka