Only
in the melting pot that is NYC, can a duo
with such
diverse
musical backgrounds
come together and create an upbeat blend
of funky and electric disco mixed with
elements of latin soul.
The duo that comprises
Drrtyhaze
are a
perfect mismatch in so many ways.
Growing up, Matthew "DJ Drilla" Moffre
grabbed the guitar at the early age of 13.
His favorite past times were moshing to hardcore
and punk music and
skateboarding. His counterpart, Douglas "Drrty" Gomez
rocked fat laced pumas,
lee jeans and beat bopped to the sounds of
Run DMC. Both of these cats grew
up in different worlds...it was these differences
that eventually brought them
together.
As time moved on in both Matthew and Doug¹s
world, they both became very
passionate about dj¹ing. Douglas in 1987
and Matthew almost a decade
later. Influenced by the deep, soulful and
jackin’ sounds
of New York City and
Chicago House Music, Matthew and Douglas found
a communion in the underground clubs of New
York City where they
ultimately met. This led to honing their turntable
skills with blends of funk, disco, house, soul,
reggae and hip hop.
If there's one thing for sure, almost 30 yrs
dj'ing combined and an extensive record collection,
these boys share an equal
pride in their DJ abilities.
Douglas has 10 yrs experience in the music
industry as an A&R and promotions manager
for two dance labels in NYC.
Douglas is a veteran with the knowledge and
hustle needed to be on
the forefront of music. He has combined this
knowledge
with
music production to take it to another level.
Matthew Moffre has spent the last ten years
building
his audio
engineering skills and teaching himself almost
every piece of software and hardware used for
musical composition.
Most recently, Matthew went back to school
for audio engineering learning about large
pro frame
consoles, microphone
techniques and post production engineering.
He graduated first in his class with top honors
and some funky new skills
to bring to the studio.
Wanting
more from the music they loved, they teamed
up in 2006 to form Drrtyhaze Productions.
That same year, they released their first ep
in September on the hot international label,
Gomma Records. In 2007 they took it a notch
further with an ep on Tirk Recordings, a remix
on Airtight records and another release on
Gomma Records.
2008 promises to be another
good year for Drrtyhaze; with a remix on
Steve Yankos ( The Voices) dope label Truffle
Music, a release on Speak Recordings and
more dope releases to come. They share an
equal pride and passion in creating funky disco
tunes that make you wanna shake your ass. These
two halves, like ying
and yang, complete a major production force.
With no sign of slowing down, Drrtyhaze will
continue to make their mark
on this world utilizing the frequencies that
exist between 20hz and 20Khz.
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