Originally from Pittsburgh, DJ Apt One cut his teeth on the DJ game in Philadelphia. In the city that pioneered anything-goes DJing, party rocking is a civic identity. If a DJ can make it in Philly, he can murder dance floors anywhere.
DJ Apt One is half of Philadelphyinz (along with Skinny Friedman), a duo of Pittsburgh ex-pats responsible for a series of thriving, genre-bending, anything-goes parties in Philadelphia and New York over the last decade.
He’s also one half of RCMP (along with Pittsburgh producer Relative Q), a project pays tribute to the freewheeling dance sounds of the early electrodisco age, with some going so far as to call it “The best nu disco record since Holy Ghost!”
DJ Apt One has shared stages with some of the best talents of this generation, including The Rub, Diplo, Tittsworth, Juan Maclean, Treasure Fingers, Nick Catchdubs, Blaqstarr, DJ Sega, Sammy Bananas, Spank Rock, Dave Nada, Wale, Peanut Butter Wolf, De La Soul, !!!,RJD2, Bonde do Role, DJ Neil Armstrong, The Budos Band, The Flaming Lips, Flosstradamus and more in almost every city from coast to coast.
He has become as well renowned for his production as for his DJing. Philadelphyinz’s “Pittsburgh Club Anthem” has become a staple at parties, on the radio and even in stadiums in their hometown. RCMP was deemed one of 2009’s breakout records by Discobelle and The Rub. “Show Me What You Got” shot to Turntable Lab’s #1 spot, Philadelphyinz helped pioneer Dave Nada’s global Moombahton takeover, garnering BBC Radio 1 airplay and Apt One’s classic remixes and edits have become staples of DJ sets in clubs and on the radio worldwide.
2011 will see the release of new RCMP material as well as DJ Apt One’s Classic Edits and Remixes series. It will see the debut of the fONKSQUISh / DJ Apt One collaboration, which features remixes, arrangement and synthesizer work with artists such as Funkadelic bassist Billy Bass Nelson, Philly Int'l singer Denise King and more!
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