Davy DMX
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Unrelated to the hip hop musician DMX.
| Davy DMX | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | David Reeves | |
| Also known as | Davy D. | |
| Born | Queens, New York | |
| Genre(s) | Old school rap | |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, DJ | |
| Instrument(s) | Synthesizer, Bass, Guitar, turntables, Drums | |
| Label(s) | Def Jam | |
Davy DMX, (born David Reeves), is a pioneer of hip-hop music. Davy DMX got his start in his hometown of Queens, New York as a DJ in the late 1970's. He is mostly known for his popular single "One for the Treble" released in 1984. This song was also included on the rap station in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
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[edit] History
[edit] Early eighties
Davy DMX was a member of Orange Krush along with Larry Smith and Sal Abateillo. They are credited with a few singles in their own right such as "Action" (1981), But their chief credit was doing all the music for Run DMC's first two albums. Orange Krush are also credited on Lovebug Starski's "You Gotta Believe" and Sweet G's "Games People Play" both on Fever 1983.
Davy DMX went on to replace DJ Run as Kurtis Blow's DJ (including the Madison Square Garden Performance opening for The Commodores). He was also writing songs and playing guitar for some of Blow's tracks.
[edit] Late eighties
Davy DMX later submitted Davy's Ride, an LP in 1987 at Def Jam. It featured a track called "Keep Your Distance" which featured DJ Hurricane who later found fame as a solo artist but also was the Beastie Boys touring DJ.
The last major project Davy DMX did in the mainstream was as a member of the Run-DMC project The Afros.
[edit] Today
Currently Davy runs several businesses with his partner "Woody" Connor, Jr. including LO KEY Records, CE-LO Productions, Solo Sounds Studios, and D & J Books Distribution. He toured as The Sugarhill Gang's DJ in the summer of 1999.
[edit] Credits
Davy DMX has produced for several prominent artists.
- Wrote and produced Run DMC's "Pause", "Not Just Another Groove", co-produced "Beats to the Rhyme" and "Run's House", co-produced their Tougher Than Leather LP
- Produced Public Enemy's "Hit The Road Jack"
- Co-produced the Fat Boys' "Hard Core Reggae, wrote "Jailhouse Rap", wrote and produced "Pump Me Up", produced The Fat Boys are Back LP
- Wrote and produced Kurtis Blow's "If I Ruled the World", "Rockin", "Hello Baby", "AJ is Cool", "The Breaks", and "AJ Scratch Meets Davy D"
- Wrote Spoonie Gee's "Big Beat" and "Street Girl"
