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DNAE Beats

Composer / Producer of Hip-Hop/Rap, Dance and Electronic

San Francisco-based producer, composer, performer and blap pioneer DNAEBEATS (pronounced D.N.A.) creates soundscapes that travel through genre after genre. His pounding style of new Dubstep, Grime and electronic Hip hop make his records stand out in the ears of the listeners. After years of childhood classical performances around the world he knew that music was his calling. While on tour in Europe he first heard hip hop and electronic music from a tour manager who played him cassettes of Aphex Twin and Digable Planets. Both albums blew DNAE’s mind in completely different directions, and at that moment he knew his path in life was to make electronic music. In high school a few years later, DNAE acquired a DR770 sequencer. After two years of nonstop button-pushing and perfecting his sound, he signed deals with Twenty Four Seven Records in Sweden,a deal with M.F. Grimm's Manhattan-based label, Day By Day Entertainment & a Deal with Brooklyn's Sound - Ink Records. He has produced songs for handfuls of classic underground hip hop artists including: Monsta Island Czars, Mr.Lif, M.F. Grimm, Gift Of Gab, Lateef The Truthspeaker, The Shapeshifters, Ellay Khule of Project Blowed, The Visionaries, Z-Man, Azeem, & The Team. In 2004, Eternal Autumn was released in Europe and sold out in less than 2 months. Meanwhile, back in San Francisco, DNAE joined forces with the legendary Gift of Gab from Blackalicious, and the fire was lit. DNAE went on to produce the majority of Gift Of Gab's Supreme Lyricism and was invited back. to produce all of Gab's full-length album Escape to Mars, witch was released in 2009, songs "El Gifto" & "Lightyears" gaining top 10 praise from Radio Nova (Paris), & Triple J Radio (Sydney). In November 2010, DNAE's new album "Secrets Worth Dying" was released on Seclusiasis and within the 1st week was rated #1 on Beatport's must have Hip-Hop, Top 10 on Serato's White Label & #17 on Juno's Dubstep Chart! DNAE's"Brasilian Bug Bite" was featured in BBC's Radio 1Xtra's Dubstep Takeover as well as songs featured on MInistry Of Sound, K-Mag, Bassfaced & Xlr8r. Tastemakers such as J. Scarlett & MyManHenri have been supporting DNAE's sound for many years now. While DNAE is known for his work with MC’s as well as being Gift of Gab touring dj for the has 3 years, his live solo set has been turning major heads & is the main focus for this year & the years to come!. His mix of all-original tracks, ranging from bass-throbbing dubstep to mind-lifting smoked out beats has been packing venues all over. His music has been used in sets by: Bassnectar, Lazer Sword, Elliot Lipp, Starkey, Chief Xcel, Dj D-Styles, Daddy Kev & Dj Vadim. DNAE has shared the stage with many artists including L.C.D. Soundsystem, Flying Lotus, Major Lazer, Biz Markie, Zakir Hussian, Sun Ra Arkesta, Talib Kweli, Bassnectar, Pretty Lights, The Disco Biscuits, Ween, Rusko, Kool Keith, Thievery Corporation, STS9, Diplo, Method Man, Ghostface, Raekwon, Dieselboy, Caribou, The Glitch Mob, The Clipse, K'naan, Living Legends, Mary Anne Hobbs, Bela Fleck, Mixmaster Mike, Kavinsky, Little Dragon, Gaslamp Killer, Lauryn Hill, Hieroglyhics, Lazer Sword, Daedelus, Plastician, Dj Tipper, EOTO, Girl Talk, King Britt, Mickey Facts, Freestyle Fellowship, Exile, Lyrics Born, Goapele, Kraddy & Rass Kass. and from 2009 to now has performed venues all over the globe including: USA: 
Roxy Theatre - Hollywood CA 
Club Nokia - Hollywood CA 
Key Club - Hollywood CA 
Viper Room - Hollywood CA 
The Airliner - Los Angeles CA 
The Mezzanine - San Francisco - CA 
The Independent - San Francisco - CA 
Club 6 - San Francisco - CA 
Amoeba Records Instore - San Francisco & LA 
Harlow's - Sacramento - CA 
The Catalyst - Santa Cruz - CA 
Moe's Alley - Santa Cruz - CA 
Vet's Hall - Santa Cruz - CA 
The Belly Up - San Diego CA 
Wiskey Dicks - Lake Tahoe CA 
Nacarubi Festival - Big Sur CA 
Highline Ballroom - New York, NY 
Camp Bisco Festival- Mariaville NY 
The Cabooze - Minneapolis MN 
The Cannel @ Wired Live - Houston TX 
The Ballroom @ Warehouse Live - Houston TX 
Granada Theater - Dallas TX 
Ace's Loung - Austin TX 
The Blue Note - Columbia MO 
Fayetteville Towncenter - Fayetteville AR 
Santa Fe Brewery - Santa Fe NM 
Roseland Theater - Portland OR 
Crystal Ballroom - Portland OR 
McDonald Theather - Eugene OR 
Emerg N See Festival - Portland 
Nuemos - Seattle - WA 
The Showbox - Seattle - WA 
Nightlight Lounge - Bellingham, WA 
Wilma Theater - Missoula MT 
Galatin County Fairgrounds - Bozeman MT 
Club Zebra - Bozeman MT 
The Belly Up - Aspen CO 
Fox Theatre - Boulder CO 
Aggie Theater - Fort Collins CO 
Club 320 - Breckenridge CO 
The Aggie - Durango Co 
Trinumeral Festival - Asheville NC 
Alabama Music Box - Mobile AL 
The Hangout Festival - Gulf Shores AL 
Limelight Night Club - Nashville TN 
Zydeco - Birimingham AL 
One Eyed Jacks - New Orleans LA 
Republic - New Orleans LA 
Club Metronome - Burlington VT 
The Asylum - Portland ME AUSTRALIA 
Oxford Art Factory - Sydney 
X&Y Bar - Brisbane 
The Corner - Melbourne CANADA: 
HI-FI Club - Calgary 
Boot Factory - Calgary 
Spirit Bar - Nelson 
Pawn Shop - Edmonton 
Ottawa Blues Festival - Ottawa 
The Blitmore - Vancouver 
Mack Daddy's - Sun Peaks 
SOUTH AMERICA: 
Parque Eduardo Gomes - Porto Alerge - Brazil EUROPE: 
La Coupole - Biel Switzerland 
Trix - Antwerp - BE 
Marinaquinerie - Paris FR 
Le Grand Mix - Lille FR 
Marsatac Festival - Marseille FR 
Laiterie - Strasbourg FR 
The Rainbow Garden - Birmingham UK 
Jazz Cafe - London UK 
Sound Control - Manchester UK 
The Freebutt - Brighton UK 
Leed's University - Leeds UK 
Rescue Rooms - Nottingham UK 
The Globe - Cardiff UK 
Vibraphonic Festival - Exeter UK 
Hip Hop Club - Ipswich UK 
Thekla - Bristol 
Stereo - Glasgow The Button Factory - Dublin IRE "DNAEBEATS is a SF-centered artist who splices multiple genres into a mutant sound all his own. His much heralded mix tape There's a Wormhole in my Bathroom is aptly-titled and must-download. As an accomplished hip hop beat maker (working with the likes of Gift of Gab) and a producer in his own right, DNAE seamlessly weaves together hyphy, dubstep, electro and experimental into a sonic fabric that sounds like it was teleported through a tear in the time-space continuum." 
-San Francisco Examiner

Genres

• Hip-Hop/Rap
• Dance
• Electronic

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