This live project is called el Maestro; we are a four man outfit consisting of dj DJ SKIZUM (dj Joey Demo also joins us for special gigs); Nigel Sifantus (Grandfather Ridiculous) on drums, trigger pads and sampler; Mike Harris (Truth Groove/Nicky Gonzales Band) bassist/guitarist; and Taylor McFerrin (bobby's son) (Grandfather Ridiculous) playing keys, sampler, vocals (singing, freestyling and beat box acrobatics).

When people come into the room who have not seen us before, they think that a dj is spinning until they see us playing everything live. Its a truly live act that bridges the gap between the dj and live music performance. We accomplish this by playing all of our gear as live instruments as opposed to pressing a button and playing along with a track. The impact of seeing where each tone is coming from really draws the crowd in and the energy of the music takes our audiences to another world. We have been described as the Œbreakestra¹ of modern dance music.

Music Styles
break beat - drum n base - acid jazz - house - techno brakes - hiphop - broken beat - downtempo - dub - goa style, +...

Upcoming live/dj gigs
June 19-22:

2004 Grand duke of Luxembourg Birthday party, Luxembourg City

Fetes de la musique - cultural music festival, Luxembourg City, Place de la Plateau

Notable Gigs
Opened for Dj Spooky (Six Degrees) - Lunatarium + tag team set (jul 2001)

Opened for Dr. Alex Patterson (ORB) - vip only, 66 Water St Bar (oct. 2002)

Live set with MC Sunsee (Onyx) ­ Galapagos (may 2000)

Live sets with Trixy Riess (Crystal Method) ­ Galapagos (6/2000-8/2001)

Opened for Turntables on Hudson ­ Lunatarium (3/2002)

Antibalas - skizum studios (May 2001)

Live sets with Mirko Schmidt (MC Lyte/Prodigy) Gluehlampe (Aug. 2003)

Birthday Party for the grand Duke of Luxembourg (June 2003)

Recent Club and Venue Gigs
Baktun (NYC)

Dumbo Arts Festival (NYC)

Dumbo rooftop series (NYC)

Fashion Week (NYC 2001/02)

Feilix (DC)

Five Spot (NYC)

Float (NYC)

Fun (NYC)

Galapagos (NYC) (Saturday resident dj 6/99 ­ 8/2000)

Glühlampe (Berlin)

Groove Jet (NYC & Miami)

Knitting Factory (NYC)

Lot 61 (NYC) (Tribe Vibe Series)

Lunatarium (NYC)

North 6th (NYC)

NV (NYC)

Pfefferberg (Berlin)

P.S. 1 (NYC)

Schneerwitchen (Berlin)

Skizum Studios (NYC and Berlin)

Traffo (Berlin)

Zurmoebelfabrik (Berlin)

66 water st (NYC)

+ private corporate events and parties

Booking/Contact: scottie.b.skizum(at)gmail.com U.S.A. 718.855.9576 (New York) Europe +49/30.290.43730 (Berlin)© SKIZUM STUDIOS 2009