SXSW 2008 Showcasing Artists
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DJ Chicken George
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DJ Chicken George's (CG) unique "Jazztronica" style of incorporating and fusing diverse genres of music has granted him several international appearances in Sweden, Paris, Amsterdam, Mexico and across the U.S. including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Portland, Las Vegas, Detroit and Philly. CG also deejayed on extensive radio tours with sets on Betalounge Radio, Dublab.com, Eavesdrop Radio & Beatsauce Radio hosted by Om Records' recording artist, J-Boogie. CG has shared the stage with a wide range of talent including The Wailers, Pete Rock, Jazzanova, DJ Premier of Gang Starr, Cody ChesnuTT, Spoon, Echo and the Bunnyman, Grandmaster Flash, Breakestra, Biz Markie, Grupo Fantasma, The Neptunes, Saul Williams, The Roots, Talib Kweli, DJ Jazzy Jeff and many more.
He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, later moved to Houston, Texas and is currently residing in Austin, Texas. Arriving in March of 2003, he quickly became a local favorite and was voted Best Live (Club / Party) DJ for the Austin Chronicle "Best of Austin" Readers Poll. CG has also released 2 e.p.'s on the world renowned, Stockholm-based label, Swedish Brandy. His releases, DJ Chicken George Presents: The Swed.u.s.h Connection 1 & 2 are distributed world-wide. |
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