DJ OBaH turned a family legacy into a profession, becoming a rising industry music producer and highly sought after NYC DJ. OBaH stands for OldskoolBeatsAndHarmonies for a very good reason... the son of veteran NYC DJ/Record Dealer, Baba Chico, DJ OBaH had the world's best funk, jazz & soul records at his fingertips. Armed with his father's epic record collection, OBaH quickly made his mark on the NYC club scene, becoming the resident DJ at several nightclubs in his native Brooklyn.

Quickly gaining respect and a solid fan base, his first big break came courtesy of world-renowned DJ, Rich Medina, who invited OBaH to spin at his weekly party at APT in the meatpacking district of NYC. Since then, OBaH has spun in well over 50 venues in NYC, across the U.S. and Europe and has DJ'd private parties for Alicia Keys, Lenny Kravitz, Donna Karan and many other A-list celebrities. His talents have also been commissioned by such companies as Louis Vuitton, Vogue magazine, DKNY Jeans, Yahoo, Getty Images. Live performances by hip hop legends Krs-one, Brand Nubian and an impressive list of international bands and DJ’s.

DJ OBaH continues to spin on a weekly basis, produce remixes as well as original compositions for television and film. His tracks have been featured on networks such as Mtv, Bravo, HBO. He can also be heard on the Giant Step jukebox radio, as host of his own show, Recycled Funk. OBaH is also employed as a DJ instuctor at Dubspot, school for dj and music production located in NYC. He takes his "formative education" with him wherever he goes (thanks dad).

residencies:

TEDDY'S 8/01 - 9/03
THE 5 SPOT 9/01 - 12/03
REMOTE LOUNGE 9/02 - 1/04
MARTINEZ GALLERY 8/03 - 11/03
DRAGONFLY 4/03 - 6/03
MOE'S 6/03 - 12/05
BAR BELOW 8/03 - 6/04
FLUTE 11/03 - 6/04
MORGAN'S BAR 12/03 - 4/06
SUTRA 6/04 - 3/07
KOS 12/04 - 6/05
DIESEL CLOTHING 11/04 - 4/05
KINGSIZE 8/05 - 12/05
SIN SIN 12/05 - 9/06
THE LOFT 10/06 - 08/07
MANNAHATTA 11/06 - 2/07
THE ROYALE 02/08 - 02/09
VON BAR 08/09 - 12/09
DEITY 11/08 - 12/09
CURRENT RESIDENCIES
675 BAR 07/09 - Present (monthly 1st Wednesday + 1st + 3rd Saturday's) 675 Hudson st. NYC

performed at: NYC

205 CLUB, 87 LOUNGE, 555 SOUL, 93 FEET EAST (London), AER, ANJU, APT, ATRIUM, BAR BELOW, BAR 13, BELMONT LOUNGE, BLACK BETTY, BROOKLYN MUSEUM, CHERRY BAR (W HOTEL), COFFEE SHOP, CORAL ROOM, CONTINENTAL ROOM (Los Angeles), DEAL REAL RECORDS (London), DESCARGA (Los Angeles) DIETY, DKNY, DOUBLE SEVEN, DIESEL CLOTHING, ELBO ROOM (San Francisco), EAU LOUNGE, FAAN, FRANK'S LOUNGE, FORYOURIMAGENATION STUDIOS, FRYING PAN, FLUTE BAR, GALAPAGOS, GRAMMY MUSEUM (Los Angeles), GOODWORLD, GUERNICA, HABANA OUTPOST, HALCYON, HERBERT VON KING PARK, HI-LIFE, HUDSON BAR/HOTEL, HOTEL RIVINGTON, GUEST HOUSE, INDUSTRY, JOE'S PUB, KATRA, KARMA, KOS, KUSH, LANGSTON CLUB, LAILA LOUNGE, LA POMME, LITTLE TEMPLE BAR (Los Angeles), MADAME X, MANNAHATTA, MARKETPLACE (London), MOD, MORGANS BAR/HOTEL, MOJITO (San Francisco), NY STAGE @ COLOURS OF OSTRAVA, CZECH REP. NUBLU, NYBRANDS CLOTHING, ONO @ HOTEL GANSEVOORT, PIANOS, PUCK FAIR, PULSE MUSIC STUDIOS, PAUL TAYLOR STUDIOS, PSUEDO, PUMA CLOTHING, PLUNGE (HOTEL GANSEVOORT PENTHOUSE), REMOTE LOUNGE, RED & BLACK, ROSE BAR, ROYALE, SCENIC, 17 HOME, SCOOT INN (Austin, Tx), SIN SIN, SPIEGEL WORLD, SPUTNIK, S.O.B.'s, SOHO GRAND HOTEL, SAVALAS, STAR 64, SWAY, STRONGHOLD SPEAKEASY (Los Angeles), SON CUBANO, SWIM, SUN FACTORY, SUTRA, SUR LA TABLE, TAVERN ON THE GREEN, THE FLAT, THE LOFT, THE PARK, THE 5 SPOT (NYC), TANDA, THE INDEPENDENT (Austin, Tx), THE SHORE CLUB (Miami, Fl), TILLMANS, TRIBECA CINEMAS, TRIPLE CROWN, VAST ASHLEY STUDIOS, W8TH LOUNGE, WARSAW, WATER ST. LOUNGE, XPO GALLERIE, TRAFIK (London), ZANZIBAR (Santa Monica, CA)

special events

*NUMBERS INDICATE MONTH AND YEAR*
VOGUE MAGAZINE CHRISTMAS PARTY @ MORGAN'S BAR (NYC) 12/02
"RECYCLED FUNK" @ APT (NYC) 02/03
MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS AFTER PARTY @ ANJU (NYC) 08/03
YRB MAGAZINE RELEASE PARTY @ INDUSTRY (NYC) 10/03
PLANET MAGAZINE ANNIVERSARY & RELEASE PARTY @ SWAY (NYC) 09/03
"NICKEL & DIME RADIO SHOW" on WFMU (NJ) w/DJ $MALL CHANGE AND BABA CHICO 9/03
"SUGATREATS" RADIO on WHCR (NYC) w/DJ OHSOKOOL AND LIZZ FIELDS (NYC) 11/17,24/03
HARPER'S MAGAZINE HOLIDAY PARTY @ PRAVDA (NYC) 12/03
J WINE HOLIDAY PARTY @ FLUTE (NYC) 12/03
"TAG" w/DJ'S SCRIBE, HERBERT, JAZZY NICE @ HALCYON (NYC)
"LITTLE RICKY'S RIB SHAKE" w/ DJ RICH MEDINA @ APT (NYC) several dates
"WAFFLE'S AND FALAFEL'S w/ BOBBITO GARCIA @ APT (NYC) 02/04
"FOUNDATION & FUTURE" w/BABA CHICO @ MADAME X (NYC) 02/04
"PARK & RIDE" W/MOULIN-X DJ'S, SOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE @ 93 FEET EAST (LONDON) 02/04
"MAHOGANY" W/AMPLIFIED CREW @ MARKET PLACE (LONDON) 02/04
IN STORE SHOWCASE w/DJ SCIENTIFIC @ DEAL REAL RECORDS (LONDON) 02/04
CONCERT AFTER PARTY FOR ALICIA KEYS AND LENNY KRAVITZ @ KOS (NYC) 12/04
NYE PARTY FOR PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY @ MORGAN'S BAR (NYC) 12/04
LOUIS VUITTON PRODUCT SHOWCASE @ ONO/HOTEL GANSEVOORT (NYC) 06/05
"THE ECLECTIC RIDE" @ JOE'S PUB (NYC) 06/05
SOUND & STYLE FASHION BENEFIT @ CORAL ROOM (NYC) 02/05
CYCLE MESSENGER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WELCOME PARTY @ WARSAW (BROOKLYN) 06/05
"AFROKINETIC B-SIDE BBQ" @ MISS WILLIAMSBURG (BROOKLYN) 08/05
NRG MAGAZINE RE-LAUNCH PARTY w/DJ CATO @ AER LOUNGE (NYC) 09/05
"AFROKINETIC" w/DJ CHRIS ANNIBELL @ LOVE (NYC) 09/05
NYE CELEBRATION @ SUTRA (NYC) 12/05
"AFROKINETIC" w/DJ CHRIS ANNIBELL @ APT (NYC) 02/06
DBR & THE MISSION, BEETROOT @ KNITTING FACTORY (NYC) 3/06
"TURNTABLES ON THE HUDSON" w/DJ'S EDDY PLENTY, CATO @ FRYING PAN (NYC) 5/06
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL AFTER-PARTY @ TRIBECA CINEMA (NYC) 5/06
"BROOKLYN BEST FESTIVAL & FASHION SHOW" @ HERBERT VON KING PARK (BROOKLYN) 06/06
"MUSIC LOUNGE" w/Dj CENTER & JASON LINDER TRIO @ MOVIDA (NYC) 07/06
"CARMINA SOUL" W/Dj CHRIS ANNIBELL & AMON(percussion) @ BK DINER (BROOKLYN) 07/06
"MAHOGANY" W/AMPLIFIED CREW @ MARKET PLACE (LONDON) 08/06
IN STORE SHOWCASE w/DJ SUBS @ DEAL REAL RECORDS (LONDON) 08/06
"THE LAST KISS" FILM SCREENING AFTER PARTY @ SOHO GRAND HOTEL (NYC)09/06
"DKNY JEANS" HOLIDAY PARTY @ GUEST HOUSE (NYC) 12/06
"NEW YORK KIDS CLUB HOLIDAY PARTY @ THE LOFT (NYC) 12/06
MONTEFOIRE MEDICAL CENTER HOLIDAY PARTY @ THE LOFT (NYC) 12/06
"AFROKINETIC" NYE BASH w/CHRIS ANNIBELL, VIKTER DUPLAIX, AMON, WAJEED, MALENA PEREZ @ SPUTNIK (Brooklyn) 12/06
GETTY IMAGES HOLIDAY PARTY @ TRIBECA ROOFTOP (NYC) 01/07
"EAST OF HAVANA" FILM SCREENING AFTER PARTY @ 205 CLUB (NYC) 02/07 sponsored by DKNY JEANS and SONY BMG FILM
"GRAFFITI NYC" BOOK RELEASE PARTY @ DKNY Flaship store (NYC) 03/07 sponsored by DKNY and ALL CITY
"GREASY BACON" LAUNCH PARTY w/DJ's LARRY AND RUDE1 @ 87 LOUNGE (NYC) 03/07
"ESCAPE TO BROOKLYN" w/Dj's LARGE PROFESSOR & OP, VICE LOUNGE @ SPUTNIK (Brooklyn) 04/07
"AFROKINETIC" 4yr ANNIVERSAY w/CHRIS ANNIBELL, AMON on percussion, NADIRAH SHAKOOR, VISSI DANCE THEATER @ S.O.B.'s (NYC) 05/07
"MANJINGA THE BROOKLYN RENAISSANCE" w/ Dj's LUMUMBA, CATO @ SPUTNIK (Brooklyn) 05/07
"MANJINGA THE BROOKLYN RENAISSANCE" w/KRS-ONE, FARO Z, LIBERATION FAMILY, LETHA, Dj LUMUMBA @ SPUTNIK (Brooklyn) 06/07
"FORYOURIMAGINATION.COM" SUMMER SHOWCASE @ COMPANY H.Q. (NYC) 07/07
"THE INDEPENDENT FEATURES FILM FESTIVAL" AFTER PARTY @ TRIBECA CINEMAS (NYC) 07/07
"MANJINGA THE BROOKLYN RENAISSANCE" w/BRAND NUBIAN, DJ VICTORIOUS BLACK, SUPA NOVA SLOM, KAMAKAZI & THE HIP HOP PROJECT
@ SPUTNIK (Brooklyn) 08/07
"UNDERTOW" w/DJ'S NIKOLAI & CARSON @ SIN SIN (NYC) 08/07
GETTY IMAGES SUMMER PARTY @ BATTERY GARDENS (NYC) 08/07
JENNIFER JOHNS SHOWCASE live show dj @ SOB's (NYC) 08/07
"TURNTABLES ON THE HUDSON" w/DJ'S NICKODEMUS, MARIANO, CATO. NAPPY G (timbalas) @ SPIEGEL WORLD (NYC) 08/07
"CARMINA SOUL" w/DJ CHRIS ANNIBELL, AMON (percussion) @ SPIEGEL WORLD (NYC) 09/07
"ANA MULTICULTURAL MARKETING CONFERENCE" sponsored by YAHOO.COM @ BOCA RATON RESORT & CLUB (Boca Raton, FL) 11/07
"FORYOURIMAGINATION.COM" FALL SHOWCASE @ COMPANY NYC H.Q. 11/07
NYE PARTY @ TRIBECA CINEMAS (NYC) 12/07
"TURNTABLES ON THE HUDSON" w/NICKODEMUS, NAPPY G + CHRISTIAN ROGERS on percussion, THE PIMPS OF JOYTIME @ S.O.B.'s (NYC) 1/08
"GETTY IMAGES" HOLIDAY PARTY @ TRIBECA ROOFTOP 1/08
"MANJINGA THE BROOKLYN RENAISSANCE" 2YR ANNIVERSARY W/DJ CATO (TIGERSTYLE PROD.) @ SPUTNIK 1/08
"DINNER & A DJ" sponsored by DYNAMITE RECORDS @ THE SIERRE GRILLE (Northhampton, MA) 02/08 + 04/08
ANTIBALAS live show w/DJ's NICKODEMUS + OBaH @ SOUTHPAW (Brooklyn)- 04/08
THE PIMPS OF JOYTIME live show w/DJ's NICKODEMUS + OBaH @ S.O.B.'s 04/08
BLITZ THE AMBASSADOR live show dj @ GALAPAGOS - 05/08
"AFROFUNKE" w/DJ's JEREMY SOLE & SABO @ ZANZIBAR (Santa Monica, CA) 05/08
"SONIDA" w/DJ SLOE POKE @ TEMPLE BAR (Los Angeles, CA) 05/08
CHICO MANN LIVE SHOW DJ @ ZANZIBAR (Los Angeles, CA) 05/08
CHICO MANN LIVE SHOW DJ @ LITTLE TEMPLE BAR (Los Angeles, CA) 05/08
CHICO MANN LIVE SHOW DJ @ ECHOPLEX (Los Angeles, CA) 05/08
CHICO MANN LIVE SHOW DJ & afterparty
w/DJ's SENOR OZ & PLEASURMAKER @ MOJITO (San Francisco, CA) 05/08
BLITZ THE AMBASSADOR live show dj @ JOE'S PUB (NYC) 07/08
BLITZ THE AMBASSADOR live show dj @ CLUB LOVE (NYC) 07/08
BLITZ THE AMBASSADOR live show dj @ S.O.B.'S (NYC) 08/08
BLITZ THE AMBASSADOR live show dj @ B.B. KINGS (BLACK AUGUST BENEFIT CONCERT, NYC) 08/08
BLITZ THE AMBASSADOR live show dj @ BLENDER (NYC) 09/08
BLITZ THE AMBASSADOR live show dj @ BELL HOUSE (NYC) 09/08
"CARMINA SOUL" w/Chris Annibell, Amon (percussion) @ OLD AMERICAN CAN FACTORY (NYC) 09/08
"TURNTABLE UNPLUGGED" w/ROB MURAT @ TILLMANS 09/08
CMJ showcase/WONDERWEEL RECORDINGS RELEASE PARTY w/THE PIMPS OF JOYTIME, NURIYA, ECLECTIC METHOD, DJ NICKODEMUS @ DROM 10/08
"TARGET FIRST SATURDAY'S" w/DJ CATO @ THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM 12/08
"LOVE-IN" w/Dj's WISEACRE, DRM, 7 SAMURAI, AMON (percussion) @ THE STRONGHOLD SPEAKEASY (Los Angeles) 02/09
"DAM FUNK" w/DAM FUNK, MAYER HAWTHORNE + THE COUNTY, BOBBY SOUL, BILLY GOODS @ CONTINENTAL ROOM (Los Angeles) 02/09
"AFROFUNKE" w/DJ JEREMY SOLE @ ZANZIBAR (Santa Monica, Ca) 02/09
"AMERICAN CASINO" TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL screening afterparty @ PRAVDA 04/09
"FUNK AID FOR AFRICA" RELEASE PARTY w/Afrolicious, J BOOGIE, HAPPY MAYFIELD, PLEASUREMAKER BAND @ THE ELBO ROOM (San Francisco) 05/09
"FUNK AID FOR AFRICA" RELEASE PARTY w/TICKLAH, DJ REBORN @ 675 BAR (NYC) 06/09
MAPLE STREET GALA @ PROSPECT PARK PICNIC HOUSE 06/09
NESPRESSO CiTiZ product showcase/launch @ SUR LA TABLE (NYC) 07/09
"FUNK AID FOR AFRICA" release party w/SIMPLE CITIZENS, J BOOGIE, PLEASUREMAKER @ DAKOTA MUSIC LOUNGE (Santa Monica, Ca) 10/09
"FELA LIVES" w/ADAM GIBBONS, DJ OFFBEAT, AMAYO'S FU-ARKIST-RA @ THE SHRINE (NYC)10/09
"FUNK AID FOR AFRICA" RELEASE PARTY w/DAETRON VARGAS, AKINA ADDERLEY & THE VINTAGE PLAYBOYS, OCOTE SOUL SOUNDS @ THE INDEPENDENT (Austin, Tx) 11/09
PRIVATE PARTY FOR DANIEL LIEBORSKIN ARCH. @ PRAVDA (NYC) 12/09
"THE DNA OF HIP HOP" @ THE GRAMMY MUSEUM (Los Angeles, Ca) 02/10
"FUNK FOR AFRICA & HAITI" SXSW SHOWCASE @ SCOOT INN (Austin, Tx) 03/10
"BEATS BUILD HOPE" WMC PARTY @ THE SHORE CLUB (Miami, Fl) 03/10
"EVERYTHING IN TIME" ALBUM RELEASE PARTY w/DJ CENTER, IAN HEAD, ANT DEMBY @ TRIBECA GRAND HOTEL (NYC) 0410
"YOUR HIRED" MTV PREMIERE PARTY @ LA POMME 04/10
"THE OLYMPIAN" BOOK RELEASE PARTY @ PRIVATE LOCATION, EAST HAMPTON (NY) 07/10
"GLOBAL PULSE" UNITED NATIONS LAUNCH PARTY @ OPEN PLANS (NYC) 07/10
"COLOURS OF OSTRAVA" MUSIC FESTIVAL, RESIDENT DJ FOR NY STAGE @ OSTRAVA, CZECH REP. 07/10

mo' funk

DJ OBaH has provided opening, closing, guest sets, performance sets:
ANTIBALAS, LADY ALMA, URSULA RUCKER, BRAND NUBIAN, CHRIS ANNIBELL(AFROKINETIC), CHICO MANN, BLITZ THE AMBASSADOR, DJ D-NICE, DJ EVIL DEE, DJ RICH MEDINA, Dj CENTER, QOOL DJ MARV, DJ ANGOLA, D.B.R. & THE MISSSION , AMAYO'S FU-ARKIST-RA, SUPER LOWERY BROS., KRS-ONE, FORTE GREENE JAM PROJECT, MAMBASSA, ALIA MARIE, DJ REBORN, OCOTE SOUL SOUNDS, DJ CATO, DJ SCIENTIFIC(NYC), J BOOGIE, HAPPY MAYFIELD, PLEASUREMAKER BAND, VICE LOUNGE, JENNIFER JOHNS, LARGE PROFESSOR, DJ OP, BOBITTO GARCIA, WONDERLAND ORCHESTRA, SIMPLE CITIZENS, IGMAR THOMAS TRIO, NICKODEMUS(T.T.O.T.H.), PRINCE PAUL, QUEEN MAJESTY, TONI NORVILLE, THE PIMPS OF JOYTIME, VIKTER DUPLAIX, EMPEROR ISIS, TANYA REED, MARLON SAUNDERS, BEETROOT, DAM FUNK, MAYER HAWTHORNE, BOBBY SOUL, BILLY GOODS,7 SAMURAI, WISEACRE, DJ DRM, COLOURS OF OSTRAVA MUSIC FESTIVAL-JOSE JAMES, OUT TO LUNCH, THE WAVEMEN, TANYA GRAVES, AMIT CHATTERJEE ALLIANCE, THIERRY ARPINO & ESSOUNA, DON BLACKMAN, LACO DECZI, ZUZANA STIVINOVA A ROBERT BALZAR TRIO, ADAM BOMB, MARKY RAMONE'S BLITZKRIEG, FERNANDO SAUNDERS, LORD BISHOP ROCKS, BROOKLYN FUNK ESSENTIALS, NEW YORK SKA JAZZ ENSEMBLE, ARI HEST.

featured music styles:

RARE GROOVE, FUNK & SOUL CLASSICS, 80'S(RETRO & DISCO), OLD & NEW SCHOOL HIP HOP, R&B, DANCEHALL, LATIN & AFROBEAT, DEEP HOUSE, CLASSIC ROCK

dj moments+

best moment as a dj:
The fist time I played alongside my favorite and most inspiring dj, my pops dj chico

worst moment as a dj:
Taking a check as compensation for the first time only to have that shit bounce and get the run around for like 3 months before the club mgmt would cash it.

most embarrising moment as a dj:
PART 1 - arriving at the club ready to rock only to realize i didn't have tiniest of accecories, the headphone adapter, I must have ran to like 5 other venues in the neighborhood to see if any dj had an extra. No such luck. I played entire night with no headphones. Luckily I still have good hearing. If you play a record with the speakers muted put your ear to the turntable you can hear the music very faintly. Obviously i couldn't mute the speakers but the venue didn't have a working speaker in the booth anyway and i was familiar enough with the music that i could still mix good enough to get by. The smallest piece of equipment but a major one.

PART 2 - Getting drunk and throwing up in the dj booth. It happened once, and trust me it'll never be repeated. Got so bad, I would spin a tune, then when the song was over I would pick up the needle and start it again....since I was too drunk to load a song on the other turntable...lol And of course the owner of the venue was their to witness my crowning achievment. She eventually put the ipod on and sent me on my way. Luckily I had a real good relationship with the owner, and a stelar track record at the venue, and my reputation for not doing shit like that superceeded this off night and I kept my job.

best party moment:
PART 1 - There are some many great party moments that come to mind but the most memorable would have to be my first trip to London . It was my first time on foreign soil, and having the opportunity to play music I love, and the love I recieved in return was amazing and inspiring to say the least. I was their for 4 days and played at 4 events. Would have been 5 if I hadn't got lost. Truly amazing experience and obviously a collection of moments.

PART 2 - spinning with one of my fav dj's, Cato at the Brooklyn Museum in front of a couple thousand party people of all ages. If you've ever been to Target First Saturday's at the BK museum then you know how Mecca like the space is. I felt like I was dj'ing in a cathedral, in the heart of Brooklyn no less. And what better way to experience something like this...a family affair. From little toddlers barely old enough to walk to grown folks...they all got down to the sounds. Truly a highlight for a Brooklyn native son.

a few deejay's i check for when i'm not on the set.

RED ALERT SPINNA BABA CHICO RICH MEDINA CATO CHRIS ANNIBELL

MONK ONE GEOLOGY CENTER HARD HITTING HARRY AKALEPSE

TONY TOUCH QOOL MARV REBORN COSI BOBBITO GARCIA

affiliations

GIANT STEP - Music marketing & lifestyle giantstep.net

INTERLOC FILMS - Independent TV & Film Production co. interlocfilms.com

DUBSPOT - Dj/Production school based in NYC dubspot.com

AFROKINETIC- NYC party promotions co. afrokinetic.com