Electronic Press Kit
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DJ Scotty K.
(DJ / Producer)
2007 has proven to be one of Scotty K.’s most successful years, as he firmly established himself as one of the most productive DJ/Producers working in Los Angeles. In addition to making numerous club appearances DJing in & around the United States in cities such as Fire Island at The Pavillion, Talbott Street in Indianapolis, IN, Fresh in San Francisco, CA, and Club Montage in San Diego, CA, Scotty he has also delivered unforgettable music to the dance music scene. DJ Scotty K. scored his first Billboard #1 song with a remix of Christina Aguilara's Ain't No Other Man that remained the #1 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play song for two weeks. He recently completed remixes for Taylor Dayne, Idina Menzel, Kimberley Locke, Nelly Furtado and Britney Spears. Scotty K’s other mixes released this past year include work from the Original Motion Picture Cast of RENT, Cheyne (the former lead-singer of the successful dance group Madison Avenue), Emma Bunton (formerly of The Spice Girls), Simone Denny, Ari Gold, Kelly Clarkson, Debby Holiday, Mona Chatterjee, Miz Mandy, Guy B, Jason & deMarco, Mickey Oliver, Plumb, Robbie Russell & Dianne Corbin.
DJ/Producer Scotty K.'s music career began about ten years ago in New York City. He spent much of his free time outside of his network television career establishing himself as one of the hot up & coming DJs around, spinning at some of the city's hottest bars & nightclubs, such as Blu, Spike & Twirl. This buzz carried him to South America in 1999, where he wowed Latin crowds with his musical talents at Tiffany’s and Eros, two of the hottest nightclubs in Caracas, Venezuela. In 2001, Scotty K. relocated to Los Angeles to make music his full-time occupation. The owners of HERE Lounge in West Hollywood experienced Scotty K’s sound and quickly snatched him up to become the head & resident DJ at the popular nightclub.
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The Los Angeles Times calls DJ Scotty K. "…one of LA's premiere DJs" who consistently delivers the music that club-goers want to hear. This ear for what’s current has led to Scotty K. using his talents on a number of remixing projects. In the fall of 2004, Scotty K. was called upon to remix a song for a newcomer to the dance music scene, Debby Holiday and her song Dive, which topped the U.S. Billboard Charts and became one of the most successful dance tracks for 2004. From there, Scotty K. moved on to even bigger challenges and was given the privilege of working on remix projects for Madonna, Seal, Whitney Houston, Inaya Day, Destiny’s Child, The Black Eyed Peas, Jody Watley, Mary J. Blige, The Motion Picture Cast of RENT, Cheyne Coates (formerly of Madison Avenue), Debby Holiday, Simone Denny, Jasper Street Co., Jennifer Holliday, American Idol’s Kimberley Locke & Tamyra Gray, Pat Hodges, Becky Baeling, Erin Hamilton, Pepper Mashay, Cyndi Lauper and Emma Bunton, formerly of The Spice Girls.
In addition to these talented artists, Scotty K. has worked with and shared the DJ booth with some of the industries best DJs, including Hex Hector, Tony Moran, Manny Lehman, Barry Harris, Ralphi Rosario, Abel and Chris Cox. In recognition of his incredible work over the past few years, Scotty K. has been nominated for a "WeHo Award" in the category of "Outstanding DJ Of The Year" in 2003 & 2004 & 2005 with superstar DJs Manny Lehman & Kimberly S., ranking him one of the top eight DJs in Los Angeles. Scotty K. was honored as the “2004 Honorary DJ of the Year” by the West Hollywood community and by the 2004 WeHo Awards Committee.
In Fall 2003, Scotty K. was hired by The Ellen Degeneres Show and made television history as daytime television's first "DJ", in lieu of a band and bandleader. Scotty K. helped successfully launch the show by adding his vast musical knowledge and credibility to the show and contributed to making it a ratings hit. Scotty K. has continued to DJ big events for Motorola, The Emmys, Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD, William Morris Agency, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Records and for Entertainment Tonight...with more to come. |
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