DJ Nikoless

January 9, 2006





*Name: DJ Nikoless (A.K.A Kevin Beacham)

*Do you use a pseudonym? Nikoless Skratch is the full Pseudonym.

*Is there a story behind your name? I don't have a middle name and thru out life I toyed with the idea of what it should be. When it came time to think of a DJ name, and being that I suck at thinking of names sometimes... I wanted something flexible. By that I mean a name that won't be too "regretful" later, or corny. I wanted a name that could be a regular name too. There are several reasons why I went with Nikoless Skratch and it's impossible to be brief...ha! I'll say that Nikoless Skratch is a comic character in the old 70's Fantastic Four comics. Plus, I thought it was cool that my daughter's middle name is Nikole (which I gave to her) and by just adding two "S's" at the end gets you Nikoless. There's a 1/2 dozen other metaphorical reasons if you really want to know....

*Members: This is Where You Got It From double CD (also features) Plain Ole Bill & DJ Tanner.

*Tape manipulations, digital deconstructions or turntable creations: Hard to say. I think a little of each actually. I guess I, or my guests, are involved in all those things. I'm just a DJ with a lot of ideas that I think are clever...ha!

*Location: Minneapolis, MN

*Original Location: I'm an Army Brat. Born in Frankfurt, Germany and moved around all thru out life. I've lived in Colorado, Texas, Kansas, various spots in Germany, Michigan, Illinois and now based in Minneapolis.

*What is your creative/artistic background: Just have always been a fan of music since a young age. At 9 my dad introduced me to Hip Hop and I was hooked ever since. Started out MCing at age 10 and from there just immersed myself in Hip Hop in general.

*History: I started dabbling in DJing in 1985 but it was just something I did because it intrigued me and I didn't think of myself as a DJ. However, I had been buying or getting records as gifts since age 4. It was in the mid 90's that I really started taking it serious (when I stopped focusing on MCing). In '97 I released my first mix tape.

*Born: Born in 1970, in Frankfurt, Germany.

*Motivations: I just love the music...all different types, but Hip Hop is how I can best express myself. I love the idea of being able to contribute to an art form that gave so much to me.

*Philosophy: Hmm....I just aim to find a balance between creativity, entertainment, and education.

*How would you like to be remembered: Just as a guy who pursued his passions and was able to make his dreams reality and for the most part I have done that.

*Web address: Nothing official...
www.myspace.com/kevinbeacham
...and eventually I'll have a page up at www.rhymesayers.com (artist page)