Dj BC

Bob Cronin, known by the moniker dj BC, is a Boston, Massachusetts based mash-up / bastard rap DJ. BC's work has been heard from the radio stations in Boston and New York City to stations in Paris and Athens. For several years co-hosted a mash-up night in Boston, known as Mash Ave, with a fellow mash-up artist known as Lenlow. He now serves as a resident DJ at the mash-up night Bootie in Boston.

dj BC received both acclaim and controversy after his release of the self-made album "Let it Beast", by The Beastles, a mash up of music from The Beatles and the Beastie Boys. The music has since been removed, most likely at the request of Apple Records, the owner of all Beatles intellectual property, including their songs. As a result of the Beastles release, the "Boston Phoenix" marked him as Boston's Best Lawbreaker [ [http://www.djbc.net/mashes/BCbestof.jpgBest lawbreaker] , "Boston Phoenix"] , the Detroit "Metro Times" marked his CD one of the best of 2004 [ [http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=7175 Best (and worst) music of 2004] , "Metro Times"] , and he was featured in "Newsweek" [ [http://www.djbc.net/beastles/newsweekbeastles.jpgTime for your mash-up?] , "Newsweek", 2006-03-06, p. 61] , and Rolling Stone [ [http://www.djbc.net/mashes/beastlesrollingstone.jpgDJ BC Presents the Beastles] , "Rolling Stone"] . Some tracks from the first Beastles album, along with other dj BC mashups and Beastie Boys bootlegs, were included on a rare 2-Part limited vinyl release by the Japanese record label Hotshot Records.

dj BC's followup project was "Glassbreaks", a ten-song album combining the music of Philip Glass with additional beats, production, and raps from such artists as The Fugees, Lil' John, Q-Tip and Kanye West. "Glassbreaks" is also no longer available, likely due to copyright issues.

On the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, dj BC released "Wu Orleans", an album combining the music of New Orleans with the music of Wu-Tang Clan. The album was named a top download in "Spin" magazine.

dj BC is currently working on an official remix album for the band Big D and the Kids Table, to be released in March 2008 with the album title "Strictly Mixed and Mashed". He has also remixed songs for official releases by bands such as Heaven 17. He was named Outstanding DJ/Dance Act of 2007 in the Boston Music Awards.

References

* [http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2005/01/25/a_little_bit_of_this_a_little_bit_of_that/ "A little bit of this, a little bit of that"] in the Boston Globe
* [http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/this_just_in/documents/04414469.asp/"This Just In"] in the Boston Phoenix
* [http://www.spin.com/features/everybodystalkingabout/2006/08/060829_wuorleans/ "Everybody's Talking About Wu Orleans"] in Spin (magazine)

External links

* [http://www.djbc.net/ djBC official site]