J.Period

Born February 12, 1975 in Los Angeles, California, J.Period is a Brooklyn-based American Mixtape DJ, remixer and hip-hop producer. With DJ & Remix work for Grammy-winners Lauryn Hill, The Roots, Kanye West, Q-Tip and Mary J. Blige under his belt, J.Period has become one of Hip Hop’s undisputed Mixtape Kings and most respected DJ/Producers. His massive mixtape marketing campaigns (J.Period’s recent Q-Tip collabo yielded over 600,000 downloads) have been commissioned by major labels including Def Jam, Interscope and Sony to bolster their artists’ profiles. His remixes have been called “brilliant” and “masterful” by Billboard Magazine, Vibe & The Source, and earned countless awards. Behind the boards, J.Period’s original production has earned placement in blockbuster film trailers (Universal’s American Gangster 2007, Fox’s Street Kings 2008) and major video games (Activision’s Tony Hawk’s Motion 2008, DJ Hero 2009). And on stage, J.Period’s crowd-rocking skills have earned high-profile tour appearances with Kanye West, Lauryn Hill, P. Diddy and De La Soul, plus club and festival gigs around the world (Brazil, South Africa, Australia). Rising through the ranks of hip hop’s elite DJs, J.Period is making his mark on hip hop.

Currently, J.Period is on a 2-month World Tour with Somali MC, K'NAAN, to support their new project, "The Messengers," a groundbreaking new remix project paying tribute to Fela Kuti, Bob Marley & Bob Dylan. This month, J.Period also announces his role in Activision’s upcoming video game DJ Hero, producing 2 remixes for the highly-anticipated sequel to Guitar Hero. Followers of J.Period's Q-Tip mixtape will also be eager to learn of the forthcoming sequel, featuring new tracks from Black Thought, Questlove and Pharoahe Monch, scheduled for release later this year.