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or even cruder monophonic tones because that was what most cell phone handsets could play. However, with snippets of existing songs and compositions generating more than $ 2 billion in annual worldwide revenues in 2005 as ring tones, cell phone handset manufacturers began producing handsets capable
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in Ann Arbor, when he purchased his first set of belt driven turntables, with pitch control. He mastered the art of DJing almost immediately. In the beginning he was heavily influenced by "booty" elecktro. He quickly became a regular customer at the local Ann Arbor vinyl stores, where he began to
581:. He worked with Kagi Media throughout 2006 to create "HUSTLE HARDER XXL", a hybrid of instructional and documentary footage on DVD Video, which also included a music production sample library from his personal collection. He was an avid user of Akai MPC4000, and had one tattooed on his arm.
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network with many of the local DJ's, this led to the release of his first mix CD collaborated with D.J. Marquis. He DJ'd at many local college house parties, at The
University of Michigan as well as at The Blind Pig, while also studying
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when it was released on
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rolling paper, the first clear cellulose rolling paper, which he brought to
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of replaying the upper and lower notes from a song's melody without tinny-sounding bleats. In early 2005, retailer
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in Blanco's formative years in the industry. In honor of
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home recording studio, Shayman started Booty Bar
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316:He also branched out as a producer of hip hop,
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210:Shayman was born on September 21, 1980, in
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328:and remixed artists ranging from
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641:, Gringo Louco (April, 24, 2006)
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290:Disco D performing live, 2002
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721:January 29,
605:Detroit Zoo
599:Discography
567:Nickelodeon
551:Lil Scrappy
545:("I Pop"),
543:Trick Daddy
206:Early years
145:Occupations
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513:Other work
411:polyphonic
393:music and
358:(2000) by
260:North Pole
200:Ghettotech
131:ghettotech
121:Electronic
68:1980-09-21
53:Birth name
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453:Melbourne
449:Australia
419:producer
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322:dancehall
276:Tommy Boy
185:Ann Arbor
167:1995–2007
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673:Page A9.
609:Paradime
559:Best Buy
539:Nina Sky
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189:Michigan
154:composer
90:Michigan
981:June 8,
850:Fortune
529:50 Cent
460:PopoZão
401:music.
377:Playboy
342:Da Brat
330:50 Cent
318:R&B
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181:Disco D
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575:Sprite
490:Brazil
429:Jamba!
320:, and
226:Career
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114:Genres
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