DJ DNA

Sacramento's Justin Adams (aka DJ DNA) grew up in a family with consistent musical presence. For several years Justin would spend time in recording studios while his father engineered and mastered albums for local rock and jazz bands. These early years of being surrounded by music left a lasting impression on his life and inspired him to create music of his own.

In 1989, after seeing Digital Underground's DJ Fuze in concert, Justin decided to buy a Radio Shack dj mixer. Along with his father's Technics SL-220 and his mother's Sansui turntable, he began scratching and and recording mix-tapes. These mix-tapes became a neighborhood favorite. Selling them for $5 each, Justin raised enough money to pay for his pair of Technics 1200 turntables. "DNA derives from the strands of my creativity forming the body of my music," says Justin, "so in 1994 I started labeling my mix-tapes and rocking house parties under the name DJ DNA." In early 2000, DNA began producing and recording with two San Diego based groups, Future Shock and the Solseekers and has shared the stage with KRS-ONE, LA Symphony, Spontaneous and The Fingerbangerz to name a few.

Ranging from the eerie to the downright funky, DNA’s technical expertise is as evident as his penchant for some serious crate-mining. The haunting, repetitive, elegantly rustic melodies provide the backbone to DNA’s abstract breakbeat scratching. While many of the tracks finish as they start, there's always a whole lot of things happening in between, with tracks moving far away from where they began, while still always staying in respect to all what came before. And what's very important, there's very little room left for anyone to rhyme over these songs. And that's the way we want it, when we listen to an instrumental record. A must have for serious beat freaks.