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In
1987 Jask began his dj
career at the age of 14, a
career influenced mostly by
soul, jazz, funk, R&B,
hip hop, and early 80's
rock,electro,&
freestyle. As the months
passed, he would soon
discover and quickly embrace
a passion for the music that
was coming out of Chicago
& New York, known as the
underground house sound.
Five years later, Jask was
one of the major players to
introduce the acid jazz
sound to Tampa & most of
central florida . He held
Tampa's longest running
eclectic loungin' affair
called "Martini
Jazz" .It took place
every thursday night at a
club called, the Castle,
which ran from '94 to '96.
The "Martini Jazz"
affair brought some
notoriety to Jask, which
eventually led him to assist
in the promotions of "Groove
Collective's (NYC) first
ever performance in the
Tampa area. In '96, Jask
started Tampa's first weekly
soulful underground house
night called, "Jackshouse".
During its 6 year successful
run Jask has played
alongside various talented
djs such as: Mark Farina, Dj
Disciple, Benji Candelario,
Marques Wyatt, Doug Smith
(95north), Brian Tappert (Soulfuric),
Miguel Migs, King Britt,
Tedd Patterson, Tommy Musto,
Pete Moss, David Harness,
Rasoul, Julias Papp and many
other luminaries in the
dance music industry...Still
till this day, Jackshouse is
still going on strong every
Tuesday night.
On
the production and remix
side of the musical pendulum,
Jask has appeared on such
notable labels as:
KingStreet/NiteGrooves,
I!Records, Swanky, Metaphor,
K2/Vinylicious, Step Ahead,
Erotic City, DeepTouch,
Harlequin, SoulGroove,
Soulfuric Deep, Catch 22,
Deeplay and Large Music. His
last project release on
Soulfuric Deep called Jask
featuring Jocie "Beautiful"
was released at the end of
2001.This was Jask's first
original vocal track in
which he wrote everything
from the music to the lyrics
with haunting lush deep
vocals from his friend Jocie.
the project made positive
waves in clubland and has
been licensed to 9 different
labels through out the
world.It is slated for
re-release on those labels
soon with brand new remixes
from various producers. It
is a special release in
which Jask has dedicated it
to his late mother who
recently just passed away
last year....Currently Jask
is working on an album with
Jocie for Soulfuric Deep. On
the remix tip you can hear
the latest of jask's remix
work on DJ Disciple's label
"Catch 22".It's
called, Boriqua bandits feat.
Guida De Palma "Midnite
Expresso" (the jask
latin café mix). Out in
stores now and hitting the
summer latin vibes in the
right places. Also Jask has
remixed Dalminjo's "Bossanote"
track for Deeplay music
which is coming out soon,
and last but not least
Defected UK hired Jask
services to remix Manijama's
"No No No". The
Reggae classic got a remake
fitt for the dancefloor
which is slated for release
in October of 2002.
Due to the successful
"Jacks house"
night in tampa and jask's
consistant musical
productions. Jask has had
the luxury of performing/djing
across the United States and
beyond. Such cities include,
San francisco, New York,
Atlanta, Miami, Washington
D.C., Boston, Chicago, New
Jersey, New Mexico,
Montreal, Toronto, Paris,
Lyon, Greece, Switzerland
and many more.
Unique in his own way, Jask
brings an Asiatic essence
that emanates patience and
the Far East ideals of love
and togetherness. With
Jask's contributions to
music, he hopes to effect
people in the most positive
ways of life.
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