Who Is DJ Vince Adams??
I'm a businessman first - DJ second. I started out DJing in 1984 and things started to blow after DJing in college (Florida A&M University.) Graduated and hit the Chicago scene big DJing for my man Teddy Gilmore and ClubNet. Now more than 10 years in the club scene and national circuit I've done national TV (BET), national radio (XM Radio, The Doug Banks Show), national parties (SuperBowl, MLB, NBA, NFL Parties) and definitely made a mark in Chicago. From this spot - the best is yet to come. Although I DJ mainstream music (hip hop, R&B, reggae, reggaeton, dance music, etc.), my music interest spans the spectrum of soul. Definitely I can be found listening to Neo Soul, Acid Jazz, Jazz, Old School Soul and Underground House in my spare time.
The Sound:
Some of my favorite genres to listen to are Slow Jams from the 70's & 80's, Underground/Soulful House Music, Neo Soul/Progressive Soul, Acid Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Traditional Jazz, Golden Era Hip Hop (1986-1996), Reggae, Underground/Conscious Hip Hop, Classic House Music and Classic R&B
The Influences:
Much love to the Club DJs/Producers doing it on a BIG level paving the way (and DJs that have influenced me in my 20+ years of DJing): DJ Jazzy Jeff, Pete Rock, Mark Grant, phatmike, Mike James, Lil Louis, Maurice Joshua, Vince Lawrence, Biz Markie, Vic Lavendar, Torin Edmond, Frankie Knuckles, Pharris Thomas (me and dude get at it all the time-but his contribution is undenialble-do you PT), Thomas 33 1/3, Jesse DeLaPena, Gene Hunt, Ron and Rick Troupe, Larry Heard, Mark "Fullaflava" aka Superman (how have you run Connecticut First Fridays for years and your ass lives in Chicago??), Steve Hurley,
Farley Keith & The WBMX Hot Mix 5 (damn where did all of those ToneMaster and Maxell cassettes go???), Ron G, Kid Capri, Funkmaster Flex (his business game is O.C.!!!), J.U-Ice, E.V./Spinsterwun, DJ Spen, Andre Hatchett, Steve Maestro, Red Alert, DJ Cash Money, Jam-Master-Jay, GrandMaster Flash, Q-Bert, The X-Ecutioners (the original and Total Eclipse), Glenn Underground, Marley Marl, DJ Rectangle, DJ Revolution, much love to Rob-Lo grindin across NY-Chi and beyond, DJ Ran, DJ Touchtone, Oscar McMillan, Terry Hunter, Uncle Milty, Miguel Migs,
DJ Tony Neal, DJ Spinna, Francois K, DJ Premier and soooo many others I couldn't name them all...
The Chi-Town Grind-DJs:
Much love to the Chicago Hip-Hop DJ's (even though these cats spin everything) that grind with me in the streets every week: DJ Genius, Jay Illa, Timbuktu, Jamal Smallz,
DJ John Styles, DJ All-Styles, DJ BMan, V-Dub, DJ Lil John, DJ Phantom, Boolumaster, DJ Self Born/Greg D (you're still a Chi-town boy!), John Young, DJ Roc, DJ Jermaine, DJ Shotime, Sean Mac, Squeeze, Khaaliq, DJ Emmaculate, Mike Love, DJ Moon Dawg, Cool Chris, DJ Phokiss, Kool Ant, DJ Lil Mikey, Dee Money, DJ Legacy, DJ Speed, D-Double, DJ Flipside, Xavier Joshua,
DJ Malik Shabazz, DJ Man-O, DJ Geno, Mustafa Rocks and DJ Pound - its rougher out here than ever, but these cats push through regardless of the circumstances and have shown me nothing but love, so they get much love back...
Some of my favorite artists are Stevie Wonder, Will Downing, Eric Roberson, Phyllis Hyman, Public Enemy, Laurnea, Naked Music (Aya, Miguel Migs, Lisa Shaw, Andy Caldwell, Blue Six, etc.) ,Goapele, The Pat Metheny Group, Slum Village, The Police, Hieroglyphics, Ultramagnetic MC's, Norman Brown, Conya Doss, (old school) Ice-T, Peven Everett, Seal, Chante Moore, Gota, Ronny Jordan, Common, Mr. Fingers/Larry Heard, Me'Shell NdegéOcello, Ron Trent, Vikter Duplaix, Souls of Mischief/Hieroglyphics, Julie Dexter, Phil Collins, Larry Heard, Teena Marie, Fertile Ground, Charnett Moffett, Marvin Gaye, Miles Davis, George Duke, Redman, Prince, Level 42, Gato Barbieri, Mr. Ali, Mantronix, Herbie Hancock, Incognito, Seek, Roy Hargrove, Antonio Hart, The (old) Isley Brothers, Julie Dexter, Masters at Work and Jay Z. Like I said, my taste is all over the board, of course I listen to the usual stuff (Mary J, Jill Scott, Donnell Jones, etc.) but if its quality then I'm checkin for it...
DJ Vince Adams Bio
Background Info
- Born and raised in Chicago, IL
- Chicago's first DJ to feature High Quality Hip Hop and House music on CD (in 1998)
- One of Chicago's most popular and diverse DJ's with a following spanning African-American, Caucasian and Latin audiences and promoters
Event/Party Highlights
- Featured DJ for monthly and special events throughout the Chicagoland area, as well as national events.
- Magic Johnson Events in Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis and New Orleans
- Super Bowl parties in Atlanta and Detroit (including Magic Johnson's Jerome Bettis Appreciation Party Feb. 06 in Detroit)
- Essence Fest Events in New Orleans and Houston (2000 - Present)
- NBA/NFL/MLB Events Nationally
- Resident DJ in Chicago and Milwaukee for 12 years
- DJ for Black Ski Summit events in Colorado and Banff, Canada (2004 - Present)
- DJ for CD release parties for major artists in Chicago
- DJ for Celebrity parties including BET and MTV media events
- Former/Current Resident for clubs such as Funky Buddha Lounge (Chicago's longest running Thursday night from 2000 - 2006), Shadow Bar, Spy Bar, Buzz, RedNo 5, Transit, SoundBar, etc.
- Guest DJ for Chicago's widest array of venues and events (i.e. Chicago Bears Parties (@ En Clave, CroBar, etc.), Ebony Magazine's Annual Food Tasting Events in Chicago and Atlanta, Political Fund Raisers, First Fridays Chicago (@ Chromium, Sugar, etc.))
Media Highlights
- Featured DJ for BET's Rap City with Guest Host Ludacris (Oct 2006)
- DJ for Chicago-based “Know Your Heritage” TV Show and nationally syndicated “Black College Quiz”
- Formerly featured DJ for the nationally syndicated Doug Banks Morning Show (1999)
- Featured DJ for BET's DJ Tuesday edition of Planet Groove (1999)
- National Tour DJ for cable network TVOne's #1 Chef - Chef G Garvin including the LA recording of the Melinda Williams Bridal Brunch which aired on TVOne 2008/2009.
- DJ for BET and Chicago Public High School's for nationally televised Bud Billiken Day Parade in Chicago
- Mentioned as one of Chicago's top 2 DJ's by Chicago Magazine (2002)