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Mike Silverman "DJ FugAmI"
Some kids want to be cops or firefighters when they grow up. Mike "FugAmI" Silverman wanted to be a DJ. In 1988, Mike started down that road at the age of 14 doing the Top 40 Countdown every Sunday on WINX AM. Over the next 4 years Mike would find the microphones at WMET, WRQX, WBMW, WROC, and WMCR, eventually spinning alternative and underground punk shows.
The underground scene eventually exposed Mike to the roots of his musical soul - early 90's techno. Mike soon took his radio skills and moved into clubland. Mike's been honored to spin at some of DC's legendary clubs: Tracks, Fifth Column, The Vault, DC Space, the original 9:30 Club (when it was still at 930 F St.), and countless other venues. His style of combining punk rock with techno and Detroit house led him to be a sought-after DJ in DC and Baltimore throughout the 90's. His notorious ability to get lost while driving (even in his own city!) earned him the name "DJ FugAmI" - as in "Where the f*&^% Am I?" - Mike's well-known vehicular battle cry.
As people age, so often do their tastes. Mike's style eventually migrated to an edgier Chicago style house sound that's been known to include funk, tribal, and electro sounds. His eclectic mixes of classically styled house into harder electro-tribal beats create exceptional energy on the dancefloor.
Mike's had the honor of sharing the booth with such house music luminaries as: Jesse Saunders, Chuck Love, Wolfgang Gartner, Gene Farris, John Tejada, DJ Colette, Marques Wyatt, and JP Rigaud. Mike's played events ranging from Winter Music Conference and NAMM to the Baltimore Music Conference and the HFStival. His residencies have included: Heaven and Hell, The Tombs, Nolan's, Lotus, Muse, and Current. Mike's current residency is ScandalDC and can typically be found spinning at Gazuza Lounge in Washington, DC. Mike also spins guest spots on Faderwave Radio and moderates several sections on DJForums.com
Mike reports to Weekend Stars and enjoys label support from Broken Records, Compost Records, Shifted Music, mthHouse, Nactchactiv Records, Andorfine Music, mGrooves, and several others. Mike serves as the General Manager of the ScandalDC crew and handles contracts, venue relations, and logistics.
Contact Mike: fugami@scandaldc.com
Jonathan Richardson "DJ Stylo"
DJ Stylo’s (pronounced Stee-low) focus and specialty these days is mainly House, deep, soulful, and jackin’. Recently described by the DC Examiner as "super hip", he also has a vast repertoire of Downtempo styles, ranging from Nu Jazz and Neo-Soul to Brazilian, Dub Reggae, and to underground, noncommercial hip-hop rhythms filled with the pulsing sounds of urban life. The DJ has been hired to showcase his unique blend of sounds at a variety of events, including clubs and lounges, art gallery shows, and private parties from Miami to NYC.
In collaborating with others and working solo, DJ Stylo has also been busy with producing and remix projects. Notable remixes include Michael Jackson's Wanna Be Starting Something called Start Something (2009); collaborations with transcontinental Lazerbitch on their hit Coquette (Stylo's Don't Look Remix)(2010); the original Becoz (2010); re-edits from Damien Marley called All Night House; re-edits that feature Hip-Hop legends Black Sheep in This N That (2011); re-edits born from Boney M's Daddy Cool called Cool Daddy (2011); and a remix for Romanian star Anda Adam and her song Show Me (Stylo's Stay Remix).
Stylo performs regularly with Lust4Life (www.lust4life.net) and Scandal (www.scandaldc.com).
Contact Stylo: stylo@scandaldc.com
Kochi Rashid "DJ Kochi"
Born in Bangladesh, DJ Kochi grew up listening to 70’s and 80’s pop music by tuning into BBC radio. When he moved to the States in 1991, DJ Kochi was exposed to many more styles of music. He then gained an interest in genres such as euro club, trance, techno, jungle, drum and bass, break beats, funky breaks, alternative, grunge, and, of course, house music. In the mid 90’s, DJ Kochi immersed himself in the underground electronic scene by regularly attending dance music festivals and club events. Moved by the electronic music culture, and influenced and inspired by great artists, DJ Kochi quickly gained a deep interest in DJing. In the late 90’s, in his first appearance in front of a live crowd, DJ Kochi won a DJ competition in Virginia Beach, Virginia. This opened the door for him and earned him gigs all over Virginia and in the DC area. It also gave him the opportunity to open for great talents such as Scott Henry, Charles Feelgood, Dave Matthias, and more.
With more than ten years behind the decks, Kochi's funky sounds have moved many souls. Today, DJ Kochi’s music career continues to rise with appearances on radio shows and at many dance scene events. His discography covers different house genres, always making the fans beg for more. In the near future, Dj Kochi looks forward to spending more time remixing some of his favorite tracks and producing funky tunes of his own.
Contact Kochi: kochi@scandaldc.com
Sean Lowder "DJ iLLogic"
DJ illogic, aka Sean Lowder, starting Djing after purchasing his first piece of vinyl in 1997 (DJ Shadow’s-
Midnight in a perfect world). While his primary focus was hip hop he quickly gained a love for electronic
music and began to experiment with Drum & Bass, down-tempo and house. After moving to Richmond
in 1998 he started dabbling in promotion. In 2000 he formed the Camp Zero crew and began a weekly
called Ground Zero at Bogart’s. The weekly ran for 5 years across two venues and was the spring board
for illogic promoting in RVA till he moved to DC in 2005.
While in DC, illogic focused his efforts back on DJing joined with partner DJ Kochi to for the house tag
team duo iNK House. He also began guest appearances with DJ Kochi at Scandals weekly on Thursday
night at Gazuza. Illogic’s brand of funky, jackin, Chicago house got him an invitation to join DJ’s Fugami,
Stylo & Kochi in the Scandal crew. Illogic is currently a resident at Scandal’s Thursday night party at Gazuza
as well as Scandal's monthly party FOUNDATION.
Contact Sean: illogic@scandaldc.com
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