DJ MCDave

On November 24, 2010, in DJ Portfolios, Featured, Professional DJs & Emcees, Services, by MCDave@SoundKontrols

DJ MCDave : DJ, Rapper & Emcee

DJ MCDave is one of those DJ’s that can rock any club, any crowd, any genre at any day. He engages and interacts with the crowd and knows how to bring the energy levels up. DJ MCDave started DJing since 1989 and learned the art of mixing on Vinyls. DJ MCDave by profession is a certified IT Professional (Certified Data Center Professional & Certified Business Continuity Professional) with more than 15 years experience in the field of IT Infrastructure, IT Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity, Storage Area Network (SAN), Project Management and Data Center Management.  He has great passion in the field IT as much as in music. His profession as an IT Consultant during the day and DJ/MC at night differentiates him from other DJs.  DJ MCDave was born in Kuala Lumpur and developed a love of music at an early age of 7 years. He started spinning vinyls early 90s at house parties and small clubs using his friend’s equipment as a training ground and learned the art of mixing.

DJ MCDave was the official Broadcasting DJ for Salem Power Station in Kuala Lumpur. He learned the art of mixing on Vinyl and was the resident DJ at the Cellar, Royal Selangor Club. His music knowledge spans not only from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s but the current R&B as well, which gave him the advantage in choosing the right tune for the crowd. In addition, he is very meticulous in mixing the right track to ensure there is good harmonic mixing which is used by top DJs all over the world.  He was one of the pioneers in Malaysia utilizing the new Digital Vinyl System technology( Serato Scratch Live & Traktor Scratch Pro) and with an exceptional  mixing skills, he is able to spin different types of genres from Funk, Latin, Dance hall, Old School Retro, R&B, Soul, Hip Hop, RAP, House, Reggaeton, Korean, Hindi, Bhangra and Tamil.

It was his ability to mix different type of genres and scratching techniques using vinyl that built a quick reputation and had him spinning as Guess DJ around the globe. From South East Asia at Tabu Club – Sri Lanka, Chimes – Singapore to North America at Club Retro – California, 90 Degrees – Florida, Cameo – Florida, Skky Bar- Oklahoma, Club Bliss- Texas, Mansion- Florida to Malaysia at Vanity Mansion, Neutral Club, Envy Club, Hex, The Palace, Lava, Vogue The Club, Long Bar, Finnegans, Hops & Grapes, Borneo Rainforest, Hello Bali, 32 Bistro, Sutraa just to name a few.  He was the official DJ for Pullman Putrajaya’s 2011 and Tropicana Golf & Country Club’s 2010 New Year’s Countdown.

DJ MCDave was the official Emcee for events such as Circue Du Freak- Halloween Party at Finnegans Hartamas, Halloween Bash at Lava Bistro, Oktober Fest at Finnegans (Hartamas,  Mid Valley & Changkat Bukit Bintang), Lady of Guadalupe Dinner & Dance at Marriot Putrajaya, New Year’s Eve Dinner & Dance at Tropicana Golf Country Resort, Logica Year End Annual Dinner at Borneo Rainforest  and other official events.   He also performed an Old Skool Rap song LIVE at Old Skool vs New Skool Nite and A Tribute to Old Skool Nite. DJ MCDave is the founder of SoundKontrols under the parent company SK EVENTS. SoundKontrols specializes in organizing large “EXCLUSIVE” Events for corporate clients. He was the man reviving the Old Skool Hits in Malaysia by organizing two big and successful events called “A Tribute to Old Skool Nite” and “Old Skool vs New Skool Nite”. In addition he is the founder of SoundKontrols DJ Academy which was established in 2010 to assist in developing quality DJs which are very scare in today’s entertainment world.

DJ MCDave holds Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA and Masters in Business Administration from Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia. DJ MCDave is a Certified Serato Scratch Trainer and Certified Traktor Scratch Trainer.  He is also Certified NASM Personal Trainer & Certified Acoustic Consultant.

For DJ MCDave it’s about being Versatile. It’s about DARE to be DIFFERENT!!!

 

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