DJ Abilities
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | DJ Abilities |
| image | File:Djabilities.png |
| landscape | |
| caption | DJ Abilities performing in 2009 |
| birth_name | Gregory Joseph Keltgen |
| birth_date | |
| origin | Albuquerque, New Mexico United States |
| genre | Alternative hip hop |
| occupation | Producer, DJ |
| instrument | Turntables MPC, Synths |
| years_active | 1997–present |
| label | Rhymesayers Entertainment |
| past_member_of | Eyedea & Abilities |
| website | |
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| name = DJ Abilities | image = File:Djabilities.png | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | caption = DJ Abilities performing in 2009 | birth_name = Gregory Joseph Keltgen | alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = | origin = Albuquerque, New Mexico United States | genre = Alternative hip hop | occupation = Producer, DJ | instrument = Turntables MPC, Synths | years_active = 1997–present | label = Rhymesayers Entertainment | past_member_of = Eyedea & Abilities | website =
Gregory Joseph Keltgen, better known by his stage name DJ Abilities, is an American underground hip hop producer and DJ signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment who is based in Minneapolis. He is a founding member of Eyedea & Abilities alongside Eyedea, and Semi.Official alongside I Self Devine. DJ Abilities is a member of 1200 Hobos and was also a member of Atmosphere at one point. He has won two regional DJ championships for the Midwest region.
Career
DJ Abilities released First Born, a debut album with the rapper Eyedea as Eyedea & Abilities, in 2001. He handled the turntable work on El-P's 2002 solo debut album Fantastic Damage. Two more collaborative albums with Eyedea, E&A (2004) and By the Throat (2009), were both released on Rhymesayers Entertainment.
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DJ Abilities won the Midwest regionals in the 1999 and 2001 DMC World DJ Championships. City Pages noted that he and Eyedea for their ability to interact in live on stage performances, as well as on record.
Discography
DJ mixes
- Finally (1997, Rhymesayers Entertainment)
- ...For Persons with DJ Abilities (2000, Rhymesayers Entertainment)
- Now! That's What I Call Fuck Off (2012, self-released)
- The Blends (2014, self-released)
Productions
- Deep Puddle Dynamics - "Deep Puddle Theme Song", "Thought vs. Action" and "Where the Wild Things Are" from The Taste of Rain... Why Kneel? (1999) All E&A albums.
Guest appearances
- Rusty Ps - "All I Have" from Out of Many (2001)
- Unknown Prophets - "The Wrong Route" from World Premier (2001)
- El-P - Fantastic Damage (2002)
- Mr. Lif - "Return of the B-Boy" from I Phantom (2002)
- One Be Lo - L.A.B.O.R. (2011)
- Killer Mike - "Go!" from R.A.P. Music (2012)
- Seez Mics - "Post Pathic Profiteers" from Cruel Fuel (2014)
- One Be Lo - Baby (Being a black youth) (2020)
References
References
- "BIG SHOTS". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
- Scholtes, Peter S.. (September 12, 2001). "What's the Big Eyedea?". [[City Pages]].
- Schell, Justin. (2010). "Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide". [[Greenwood Publishing Group]].
- Scholtes, Peter S.. (September 7, 2009). "Abilities talks turntablism's bright future". [[The A.V. Club]].
- Crusah. (January 1, 2004). "Semi.Official - The Anti Album". [[HipHopDX]].
- Wolfman. (December 14, 2006). "Eyedea and Abilities - E&A". [[Tiny Mix Tapes]].
- Youssef, Sobhi. (January 12, 2009). "Review: El-P - Fantastic Damage". Sputnikmusic.
- Kricke, Dan. (January 11, 2005). "Eyedea & Abilities - E&A". [[Stylus Magazine]].
- Dameron, Emerson. (August 27, 2009). "Eyedea & Abilities - By the Throat". Dusted Magazine.
- Li, Christina. (August 8, 2012). "DJ Q&A: DJ Abilities". [[SF Station]].
- . ["The Stars"](http://first-avenue.com/about/thestars).
- Bream, Jon. (2019-05-03). "10 things you'll learn about First Avenue in new Minnesota History Center show". [[Star Tribune]].
- Marsh, Steve. (2019-05-13). "First Avenue's Star Wall". Mpls.St.Paul Magazine.
- Matos, Michaelangelo. (January 6, 2009). "Ready, Willing, and Able: Ego trippin' with the hardest-working hip-hop DJ in town". [[City Pages]].
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