
The Renaissance
About DJ Happee
Music producer, Scratch musician, and DJ
At the age of 6, DJ Happee knew he was destined to become involved with music when he scratched his mother's "Air Supply" record after seeing a Run DMC music video on MTV. During the summer before his sophomore year in high school, he rode the bus to work for $3.75 an hour as a bagger at a local supermarket to earn money to purchase his first set of turntables. "I was determined to become a DJ, nothing was going to hold me back," says Happee. During that year, Happee meets a neighborhood DJ who would teach him all the basics which would set him into the right direction. This DJ was DJ Niques, who would later become the creator of various beats featured on "DJ Qbert's Needle Thrashers" and "DIY scratching" DVD series.
Turntablist and Scratch Musician
Happee soon started entering the DJ Battle circuit to hone his skills and gain some exposure. During this time, he developed relationships with fellow DJs which would later help him catapult into the