DJ Mek

Pete Mescalero, professionally known by his stage name DJ Mek, is an Irish award winning hip hop DJ/turntablist and producer. He has won 5 Irish national Disco Mix Club championships and remixed/produced artists like Ian Brown, The Frames, Zig and Zag and Jon Carter's Monkey Mafia. In 1989, he became the first DJ from the Republic of Ireland to enter the U.K. DMC Championships, and went on to win 5 Irish national titles. He was briefly banned from entering the championships but that decision was later overturned. His group ScaryEire were the first Irish rap act to be signed to a major label. He retired from competitive mixing competitions in 2000 and contributed a monthly Megamix to RTÉ 2fm from 2000 to 2012

Contents

• Replicants Jiro DJ Mek Scratch Re Fix Electro Empire 006
• DJ MEK Mega Mek Vol 03
• Mixing Achievements
• Production Remixes
• Mixtape CD releases
• Television appearances
• References