DJ
Boom got his start in the music business in the summer of 2001,
while working in a West Indian music store in Baltimore City.
With
daily practice, access to the hottest Dancehall music and local
networking, the opportunities to work in clubs arose quickly.
And by
this time, Boom was ready.
After a few years of working the Baltimore Bashment scene and
finding a
niche, Boom linked up with the international touring band, Jah
Works,
spinning between their sets. With experience in the thriving Bashment
scene and his American upbringing, Boom complimented the
well-established Jah Works crowd with a versatile and authentic
mix
and delivery. "Everyone brings their own experience into
their music,
and I was lucky enough to have had exposure to both Jamaican and
American sounds at a young age," says Boom.
In the start of 2003, he tried his hand at remixing, which while
rough at first, began to take flight after a few months of work.
With
a genuine love for the music and West Indian culture, Selector
Boom
continues to promote music to listeners whether through radio,
his
website or helping artists and other selectors develop their own
website. "A good friend and mentor of mine, DJ Smally, told
me you
have to deal with people as people because you will always be
a
person, you won't always be a DJ." Boom goes on to say that,
"With
the amount of people in this business, everyone can get further
working together as opposed to warring with each other, and that's
how
I try to stay". You can tell by his flex, that DJ Boom has
taken
Smally's advice to heart
