DJ Daddy Dog is a founding member of the New York City based, Almighty 5th Platoon [www.5thplatoon.com], one of the most decorated and diverse dj crews. Daddy Dog establishes longevity with versatility and transcends the dj spectrum from underground hip-hop to mainstream media. During the late 90's, Daddy Dog honed his skills by competing in DMC & ITF battles. He incorporated his turntablist knowledge into the party rocking club scene. As a result, he earned a spot as a featured DJ on MTV's TRL and was awarded best Hip Hop Video Dj 2012 by VDJA.
The Double D landed various corporate tours with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, WYBO Vodka’s
Hip Hop Tour, MTV's Campus Invasion, Volkswagen’s Music Ed Tour, and Heineken’s Green Synergy Tour. DJ Daddy Dog has performed in over 40 US states and torn down venues from Kansas to Korea, France to Finland, Italy to Iceland, and Amsterdam to Arizona. Daddy Dog has opened for musical acts such as Kanye West, Joan Jett, Fabolous, Eminem, Papa Roach, The Ataris, The Donnas, Talib Kweli, Jennifer Lopez, Ludacris, Bob James, Public Enemy and the list goes on.
DJ Daddy Dog earned great respect among the mixtape circuit with “Classic Reviews” on rapmullet.com, rapreviews.com, and rapattacklives.com. DJ Daddy Dog can not be stopped! His unique ability to combine innovative scratching and beat juggling with seamless mixing is guaranteed to continuously rock every show.
DJ Daddy Dog is currently a dj instructor with The Scratch Academy [www.scratch.com], the only dj school founded by the late, great, Jam Master Jay of RUN DMC. Always keeping up with the latest technology and trends, DJ Daddy Dog entered the newest realm of video mixing and editing, excelling from DJ to VJ! He’s recently accredited and distinguished as an “Apple Certified Pro” in Final Cut Pro, Apple’s premiere software for video editing.