Contact: Jive [at] JiveBeatz [dot] com
Stephan Ford aka DJ Jive began tuning his ears and learned to read the language of music at the ripe young age of 10 in Southern California. The pre-teen Jive would often be found challenging the neighborhood kids to break dance to influential music, such as Herbie Hancock's "Rock-It". In later years, he gravitated toward the progressive sounds of industrial music at LA underground parties. From percussion to strings to turntables, he found his passion in dance music while melding genres, eras, and turntable disciplines.
Since 2003, Jive has DJ'd the Bay Area's largest clubs such as Ruby Skye, Mighty, Paradise Lounge, plus global events like Burning Man and Love Fest. In San Francisco, he is a resident DJ at Shine Dance Lounge for the FiX party, which is the most successful monthly party there since it opened its doors in 2005.
In 2006 Jive was asked to take over the global airwaves with his own radio show "JiveBeatz" for Nuskoolbreaks, which is the largest online break beat community in the world. He is currently producing original music with Sleevin' Records, with plans to debut his own tracks for distribution.
If you ask Jive what his favorite music is, you will most likely get a perplexed look with the response..."When?". If you as him to describe the music he has most fun DJing, he would tell you "Vocal infused break beat funk and hip-hop mash-up" because that's when the dancers really start to move.
Mixes (& even more mixes at Jivebeatz.com)...
Funk 4 Yer Crunk
1] Hollyboot Swinging_MrStrom & Prosper
2] Renegades Revenge_Qdup Foundation
3] The One Rockin_Audited Beats
4] Radio Free DC_aSkillz & KraftyKuts
5] Back Up_Mooqee & Beat Vandals
6] Bring Back The Funk_KraftyKuts
7] Fat Derrick_The Sweaty Hunks
8] Outback_Soul Of Man
9] Mind The Gap_Drumattic Twins
10] What You Got_Malente
11] Got The Funk_ViperJive
12] Masterpiece_Waks Traks
The Pope Is Not A Nice Guy
1] intro_iggy pop
2] King Of Roc_Calverton
3] Hit The Club_Mickey Slim
4] Blow Up_Tonka
5] Got Me Freakin Out_Mic Perri
6] Get Doh_Nfa
7] Klappyn_Zodiac Cartel
8] Push Button Project_Dopamine
9] Sticky Fingers_Baobinga_ID
10] Ghetto Jackin_DJ Nasty
11] Spam Javelin_Stupid Fresh
12] Jack Got Jacked_AC Slater
13] Club Action_Stanton Warriors
14] Get Off_Miles Dyson
15] Gunclip_Beat Assassins
16] Funk Box_BFreak
17] Akusative_ID
18] Wind It Back_Afghan Headspin
Moist Farty Bass
1] El Magnifico_Mowgli
2] Mowgli Comes To Town_Mowgli
3] Ba Bada_Jackinori
4] Shingaling_Ades
5] We're Here To Rock_Grand Def Audio
6] Share Our Lives_Grand Def Audio
7] The Pay Off_Grand Def Audio
8] No Turning Back_Elite Force
9] Moonraker_Foremost Poets
10] Stupid Theme_Stupid Fresh
11] Drop The Bomb_Plaza De Funk
12] Kiss Kiss Bang Bang_Slyde
13] Handz Up_N Annan
14] Meat Cake_SuperStyle Deluxe
15] Shake It To The Ground_Claude Von Stroke
16] Planet Sonic_Kerri Chandler