Birth name Scott Keeney Name DJ Skee Website www.djskee.com | Labels Skee Music, Inc., Years active 2003-present | |
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Born November 15, 1983 (age 40) ( 1983-11-15 ) Origin Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Occupation(s) Artist, musician, music producer, radio personality, television personality, entrepreneur Record label The Black Wall Street Records Genres Pop music, Hip hop music, Rock music, Turntablism Associated acts Snoop Dogg, Travis Barker, The Game, RiFF RAFF Similar People Crooked I, Bishop Lamont, Fashawn, Ya Boy, Evidence Profiles | ||
Steve aoki x dj skee on the kiis fm new music show
Scott Keeney (born November 15, 1983), better known by his stage name DJ Skee, is an American artist, television host, radio personality, philanthropist and entrepreneur. Skee rose to fame as the first DJ to discover and play superstar artists on the radio including Kendrick Lamar, Justin Bieber, Akon, Lorde, and Lady Gaga amongst many others. Mark Cuban has called Skee the "Oprah Of Music".
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- Steve aoki x dj skee on the kiis fm new music show
- The american dream is gone dj skee s the red pill
- Radio career
- Business career
- DJ career
- Television
- Discography
- Music videos
- References
The american dream is gone dj skee s the red pill
Radio career
In 2015, Skee officially launched Dash Radio, which has since become world's largest all original digital radio network with investments from the likes of L.A. Reid, Adrian Peterson, Kevin Colleran, Michael Lazerow and more. Now reaching over 5 million listeners worldwide, Dash Radio powers over 75 stations completely free and curated by real DJs, artists and tastemakers with zero traditional commercials. Dash Radio has partnered with the likes of Snoop Dogg, Kylie Jenner, Odd Future, The GRAMMYs, EA Sports, T-Boz (TLC), Stevie Wonder, Wu-Tang Clan, XXL Magazine, Strange Music Inc., multiple music festivals, and many more.
Business career
Outside of his career as a DJ and TV personality, Skee is active as an entrepreneur being named one of Billboard Magazine's influential "Power Players: 30 Under 30" in the August 21, 2010 issue. Skee was also named as an honorable mention Forbes magazine's influential "Power Players: 30 Under 30" in 2012. In September 2012, Skee opened the second and flagship location of his retail store chain, Tradition, in the Beverly Center in Beverly Hills, CA.
Known as the man behind the marketing campaigns and promotions for the popular T-Mobile Sidekick in the mid-2000s, Skee has orchestrated campaigns for Daimler-Chrysler (and specifically the launch of the Chrysler 300 & Dodge Magnum in 2004), Google's Android Platform, NIKE, nearly every major record label in the world, and more. Additionally, he has written pieces for magazines such as Forbes, Billboard, Recode
DJ career
As a mixtape DJ & producer, Skee has released over 100 mixtapes during his career. In 2008, Skee was nominated in eight categories, twice as much as any other DJ, at Justo's Mixtape Awards. Skee also won west coast mixtape DJ of the year at the 2013 Global Spin Awards.
Skee provided the sonic and musical identity for the 2012 Dew Tour in conjunction with NBC and Mountain Dew as well as the athletes on the tour.
It was announced in 2012 that Skee would be involved with the music for Halo 4 and the Microsoft Xbox 360.
Television
Now in its 5th season on Fuse, "Skee TV" is a one-hour original series that provides insider access to the hottest musical artists, athletes, celebrities and cultural tastemakers via exclusive interviews and live performances.