Pete Mescall, professionally known by his stage name DJ Mek or Pete Mescalero, is an Irish award-winning hip hop DJ/turntablist and producer.[1] He has won 5 Irish national Disco Mix Club championships and remixed/produced artists like Ian Brown, The Frames,[2] Zig and Zag[3] and Jon Carter's Monkey Mafia.[4] 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.[5] 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 [6]
DJ Mek
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| Birth name | Pete Mescall |
| Also known as | D.J. Mek |
| Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
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| Instrument(s) | Turntables |
| Years active | 1987–present |
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Mixing Achievements edit
- 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 edit
- Monkey Mafia 12" - Blow The Whole Joint Up (Heavenly Records)[7]
- The Frames 12" - 'Monument' (ZTT Records) -DJ Mek Remix[8]
- Ghost and Jay - '2 Innocent/Good and Evil'
- Scary Eire 12" - 'Dole Q' (Eleven Records)
- Planet Rap Compilation - "Lost For Words" (Tommy Boy Records)[9]
- Third Eye Surfers - 'Sunny and Share' (DJ.Mek scratch edit)
- Exile Eye - 'Heavyweight' (Equilibrium Recordings)
- Ian Brown - 'Cocaine in my brain' (Polydor)[10]
- Gemma Fox - 'Messy' (Polydor) [11]
- Rodney P. - 'Flashbacks' (Riddim Killa)
- Ian Brown - 'F.E.A.R.' (Polydor)[12]
- 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)[13]
Mixtape / C.D. releases edit
- Word of Mouth / Arista Records - All Shook Up - Volume 2[14]
- 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 edit
- Jo Maxi[15]
- Nighthawks (TV series)
- MTV
- The Saturday Night Show[16][17][18][19]
- Zig and Zag (TV series)
- Origins: The Story Of Irish Hip Hop documentary [20]
References edit
- ^ "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