DJ Mek
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| Birth name | Pete Mescall |
| Also known as | D.J. Mek |
| Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
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| Instrument | Turntables |
| Years active | 1987–present |
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Pete Mescall, professionally known by his stage name DJ Mek or Pete Mescalero, is an Irish award-winning hip hop DJ/turntablist and producer. He has won 5 Irish national Disco Mix Club championships and remixed/produced artists like Ian Brown, The Frames, Zig and Zag and Jon Carter's Monkey Mafia. In 1989, he became the first DJ from the Republic of Ireland to enter the U.K. DMC Championships, and went on to win 5 Irish national titles. He was briefly banned from entering the championships but that decision was later overturned. His group ScaryEire were the first Irish rap act to be signed to a major label. He retired from competitive mixing competitions in 2000 but returned in 2021 to place 5th in the DMC World Foundation Finals
Mixing Achievements
- 1989 Northern Ireland DMC Runner-Up
- 1990 Republic of Ireland DMC Champion
- 1991 Republic of Ireland DMC Champion
- 1992 Republic of Ireland DMC Champion
- 1997 Northern Ireland DMC Champion
- 1997 Vestax UK Runner-Up
- 1998 Irish D.T.F. Champion
- 1998 UK Battle Royale Runner-Up
- 1999 Republic of Ireland DMC Champion
- 2021 DMC World Foundation 5th place
Production & Remixes
- Monkey Mafia 12" - Blow The Whole Joint Up (Heavenly Records)
- The Frames 12" - 'Monument' (ZTT Records) -DJ Mek Remix
- Ghost and Jay - '2 Innocent/Good and Evil'
- Scary Eire 12" - 'Dole Q' (Eleven Records)
- Planet Rap Compilation - "Lost For Words" (Tommy Boy Records)
- Third Eye Surfers - 'Sunny and Share' (DJ.Mek scratch edit)
- Exile Eye - 'Heavyweight' (Equilibrium Recordings)
- Ian Brown - 'Cocaine in my brain' (Polydor)
- Gemma Fox - 'Messy' (Polydor)
- Rodney P. - 'Flashbacks' (Riddim Killa)
- Ian Brown - 'F.E.A.R.' (Polydor)
- Ian Brown - 'Sister Rose' (Polydor)
- La Coka Nostra - 'Get Outta My way'
- La Coka Nostra - 'Tony Montana' featuring B-Real of Cypress Hill & Sick Jacken of Psycho Realm
- Scary Eire - 'The Scary Era' album
- Replicants - 'Jiro' (DJ Mek Scratch Re-Fix) (Electro Empire)
- Madi Mai - 'Anti-Clockwise (DJ Mek Re-Fix) (Instinctive Behaviour Records)
Mixtape / C.D. releases
- Word of Mouth / Arista Records - All Shook Up - Volume 2
- DJ Mek - Frontline - Volume 1
- DJ Mek - Frontline - Volume 2
- DJ Mek - Frontline - Volume 3
- DJ Mek - Frontline - Volume 4
- DJ Mek - Volume 5 - D.B.B.S.
Media / TV appearances
- Jo Maxi
- Nighthawks (TV series)
- MTV
- The Saturday Night Show
- Zig and Zag (TV series)
- Origins: The Story Of Irish Hip Hop documentary
References
- "DJ Mek". Discogs. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- "Irish Music Central - The Frames - Discography - Singles & EP's". www.irishmusiccentral.com. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- "Zig And Zag* - Never Mind The Zogabongs Here's Zig And Zag". Discogs. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- "Monkey Mafia - Blow The Whole Joint Up". Discogs. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- "DJ Mek iol.ie". www.iol.ie. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtxavGcpav0
- "Monkey Mafia - Blow The Whole Joint Up". Discogs. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- https://www.discogs.com/release/1185540-The-Frames-DC-Monument
- "Planet Rap: A Sample of the World - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- "Ian Brown - Remixes Of The Spheres". Discogs. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- https://www.discogs.com/release/609407-Gemma-Fox-Messy
- "Grooveshark - Free Music Streaming, Online Music". grooveshark.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014.
- https://open.spotify.com/album/2zYSiR26HvXlWlgRx9X4wB
- "Free Mixtape: DJ Mek - Word of Mouth Vol.2". RAP-N-BLUES.com (in German). 3 December 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- deejaymek (30 October 2012), RTE Jo Maxi 88, retrieved 1 March 2017
- "Tommy KD and the Love/Hate halo effect | On The Record". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- "Beats, Bodhráns and Bloody Mayhem – the story of Scary Éire". State Magazine. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- "Scary Eire (1993 Session)". The Fanning Sessions Archive. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- "DAN HEGARTY WITH SCARY EIRE IN THE CLASSIC 2FM SESSION FROM 1993 | RTÉ Presspack". www.rte.ie. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- https://www.redbull.com/ie-en/projects/origins-irish-hip-hop-film