BIOGRAPHY

Considering that Waajeed only began making music in 2000, he has already compiled an impressive list of accomplishments, including production work for both multi-platinum and underground artists, djing at the most respected venues, and the founding of his own label, Bling47. In addition, he has received endorsements from such heavyweight producers as Jay Dee and Jazze Pha.

Waajeeds first creative medium was the canvas. It was painting that landed him a full scholarship to the prestigious College for Creative Studies. Waajeed studied illustration for three years before deciding to leave the visual arts to explore music. A major impetus for Waajeeds exploration of music was an offer to dj for his best friends, T3, Baatin, and Jay Dee - bka SlumVillage - on their first European Tour. Waajeed jumped at the opportunity and returned from the tour with a desire to get behind the boards. By 2000 he had produced his first beat tape, which landed him 4 tracks on the SlumVillage album, Trinity. Waajeeds work on Trinity was met with much acclaim, including mention in The Source Magazines Hot Tapes, and led to his producing for multi-platinum German artists, Max Herre and ASD (Afrob and Samy Deluxe), as well as ghost producing for some of the industrys most established names.

In 2002, Waajeed decided that he wanted to start his own record label. He had already acted as Executive Producer for SlumVillages Fantastic Vol. 1 and Dweles Rize, which sparked international interest in both artists and led to their signing with major labels. To date, Waajeeds label, Bling47, has released The Official Jay Dee Instrumental Series Vol. 1, The Official Jay Dee Instrumental Series Vol. 2: Vintage, and BPM, Waajeeds instrumental album. All three albums have received much attention and are regarded as underground classics.

In 2003, Waajeed began working on a concept for an album on which he, as producer, could work with a rotating cast of musicians. PPP was born. Ubiquity Records took an interest in the project and Triple P was released in May of 2005 as one of the most successful indie albums of the year, receiving critical acclaim from nearly every major music publication in the market.

Most recently, Waajeed has completed remixes for Roy Ayers, Radiohead, Goapele, and The Herbaliser. As a DJ, he mixed and compiled The Universal Language Mix CD for Triple 5 Soul, which has been one of the most sought-after and heavily downloaded mixes of 2005. Waajeeds main production projects at the moment are solo albums for Tiombe Lockhart and Invincible, both slated for release on Bling47 in the near future. He is also working on a project for his newly formed supergroup, The Jazz Katz. With this much already on his plate, Waajeed is clearly an artist youll be hearing much of in the coming years.

Waajeed's Discography

Upcoming Releases:
Bling47- The War LP(Fat City)Spring 2007
Bling47- TBA 12" single (Fat City)Winter 2007
PPP- (title TBA) CD/LP (Ubiquity) 2007
Tiombe Lockhart - Tiombe Lockhart and Her Army of Love CD/LP (Bling47) 2007
Invincible - Untitled (Bling47) 2007
Slum Village - Platinum Village LP (Bling47) 2007

Upcoming Remixes/Production Work:
Buff1 - Supreme (feat. Invincible & Guilty Simpson) from Prime (A Side Worldwide) 3/31/2007
The One - Pistol Whipped (Waajeed Remix) (Om Records) 2007
Tony Allen -Kilode (Waajeed Remix) (feat. Zaki) 2007
The Politik - Essence Of One (co-prod. w/ Mark de Clive-Lowe) (Village Again) 2007

Releases:
Waajeed & The Jazz Katz - Marvin vs. WJK 12" EP (Bling47) 2006
Waajeed - The Patty Hearst Beat Tape CD-R (Bling47 - promo only) 2006
PPP - Triple P Instrumentals 2xLP (Ubiquity) 2006
Waajeed - BPM e-album (Bling47) 2005
PPP - Shotgun + Fever Remixes 12 (Ubiquity) 2005
PPP - Triple P CD/2xLP (Ubiquity) 2005
PPP - Act Like You Know (feat. Jay Dee) 12 (Ubiquity) 2005
PPP - Stay With Me (Jazz Phenomenon Remixes) 12 (Ubiquity) 2005
PPP - Stay With Me b/w Your Day Is Done 12 (Ubiquity) 2004
Waajeed - BPM Instrumentals CD/LP (Bling47) 2003
Various - Best Kept Secret Mix CD (Bling47) 2003
PPP - Ridin' High / Open Your Eyes (Remixes) (feat. Eleuud) 12 (Ubiquity) 2003

DJ Mixes:
Triple 5 Soul Sessions Volume 3: Waajeed - Universal Language (Triple 5 Soul Promo Only) 2005

Remixes:
Domu - It's You (PPP Remix) (feat. Tiombe Lockhart) from 12" single (Archive) 2006
Rich Medina - Can't Hold Back (feat. Sy Smith) (PPP Remix)from "Connecting The Dots Rmx Pt 2" 12" (Kindred Spirits) 2006
Ohmega Watts - The Find (feat. Stro the 89th Key) (PPP Bang Bang Remix) from "No Delay" 12" single (Ubiquity) 2006
Wale Oyejide - Africahot! (Remix) from "Africahot! - TheAfrofuture Sessions" CD(Shaman Work)2006
Roy Ayers - Funk In The Hole (PPP Remix) from Virgin Ubiquity Remixed EP2 2x12 (BBE) 2005
Troubleman - Without You (feat. Steve Spacek) (Waajeed's Flash Gordon Remix) from 7" single (Far Out Recordings) 2005
The Herbaliser - NahMean Nahm Sayin (feat. Jean Grae) (PPP Remix) from NahMean Nahm Sayin 12 (Ninja Tune) 2005
Martin Brew - Mean Old Devil (Electric Werewolf Refix) from Mean Old Devil Remixes 12 (Fat City) 2005
DJ Mitsu The Beats - Right Here(Seoul City Refix) (feat. Neco Redd) from [New Awakening] Remixes Part 3 12" (Planetgroove) 2004
DJ Mitsu The Beats - Right Here (feat. Dwele) (Rock City Edit) from [New Awakening] Remixes Part 4 12" (Planetgroove) 2004
Greyboy - To Know You Is To Love You (feat. Bart Davenport) (PPP Vocal Mix) from To Know You Is To Love You 12" (Ubiquity) 2004
Us3 - Cantaloop 2004: b47 bid-de-bop refix from "Cantaloop 2004" 12" (Us3) 2004
Cassius - Henry Broke (Bling47 Remix) from Broke CD single (Edel) 2002

Production:

2006
Waajeed and the Jazz Katz - Knives Out from "Exit Music: Songs With Radio Heads" CD / "Songs With Radio Heads EP2" 12" (BBE/Rapster)
Dabrye - Pressure (feat. Ta'Raach), Jorgyfrom "Two/Three" CD/LP (Ghostly)
Monica Blaire - Set Me Free from "Portraits Of Me" (Silent Riot Ent.)
Tiombe Lockhart - O' Bloody Days, O' Starry Nights from DJ Sake1's "Suite903 No.11" CD (Fader)
Invincible - The Place Where We Dwell from "Rising Son: The Legend Of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi" soundtrack CD (QD3/Image Entertainment)

2005
Invincible - The Door from "The We That Sets Us Free: Building A World Without Prisons" CD compilation (JNow.org)
PPP - The Look Of Love from "Rewind! 4" CD/LP Ubiquity
Tiombe Lockhart & Her Army of Love - Riding High from "Atlantiquity" (Atlantic/Rhino)
Havana - Caught Up from "Life" CD/LP (Skoolcraft Music)
Jaywat and Raymzter - Masker Af from "Masker Af!" 12 (De Hop)

2004
Elzhi - 2000 Intro, Let's Talk, All I Want, It's Your World, Stunted Growth from Libido Speedo Presents... "Elzhi: Witness My Growth The Mixtape '97-'04" 2CD (Libido Sounds)
PPP - 1 Luv 2 U (feat. Neco Redd) from "Nicci Cheeks Presents... Hip Hop Love Soul" CD (Fat City)
Max Herre - Anna 04, Epilog.Prolog from "Max Herre" LP/CD (Sony BMG Germany)
Roy Davis Jr. - Strings & Things from "Chicago Forever" LP/CD (Ubiquity)
Samy Deluxe - Einfach ich from "Verdammtnochma" CD/LP (EMI Germany)

2003
ASD (Afrob & Samy Deluxe) - Intro, Wer Hatte Das Gedacht, Yagayaa, Hey Du, Interlude from "Wer Hatte Das Gadacht?" CD/LP (EMI Germany)
ASD (Afrob & Samy Deluxe) - Hey Du, Men's World from "Hey Du" EP (EMI Germany)
Big Dave The Destroyer - Suspect, Surprises, Smell The Coffee from DJ House Shoes' "House Shoes Collection Vol. 1 - I Got Next" 2CD (House Shoes)
Lacks - Jeed Demo #1, It Aint Hard from "Re:Lacks //Vol. 1 With The World" CD/LP (Earth Angel/Grooveattack)
Lacks - Jeed Demo #2 from "The Idiology" 12" (Earth Angel/Grooveattack)
Platinum Pied Pipers feat. Elleud - Ridin' High, Open Your Eyes from "Rewind! 2" CD/LP (Ubiquity)
Sol Uprising - Sol Bling from "Sol Uprising Mixtape Sampler" (Shaman Work)
The Ground - All We Got from "All We Got" 12" (Inquisitive)

2002
Slum Village - Intro 2, Insane, La La, Star from "Trinity (Past, Present, and Future)" CD/2LP (Capitol/Barak)
Elzhi & Mu - Me and Mu from "Slum Village Dirty District" CD/2LP (Sequence)
Mu & La Peace - Freestyle from "Slum Village Dirty District" CD/2LP 2002 (Sequence)
Lacks - Worth from "Elevator Music" EP (Inquisitive)

2001
Major - Concrete Ni**a from "Concrete Ni**a" 12" (ABB)
Que. D - Serious from "Still Bangin'" 12" (Up Above)

Tracks Appear On:
Waajeed & Invincible - The Place Where We Dwell from "Rising Son: The Legend Of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi" soundtrack CD (QD3/Image Entertainment) 2006
Tiombe Lockhart - O' Bloody Days, O' Starry Nights from DJ Sake1's "Suite903 No.11" CD (Fader) 2006
Waajeed and the Jazz Katz - Knives Out from "Exit Music: Songs With Radio Heads" CD/ "EP #2" 12"(Rapster/BBE) 2006
Roy Ayers - Funk In The Hole (PPP Remix) fromDJ Mitsu's The BBE Sessions mix CD(BBE) 2006
Waajeed - Starz from "Fabric26: Global Communication" CD (Fabric) 2006
PPP - The Look Of Love from "Rewind! 4" CD/LP (Ubiquity) 2005
Greyboy - To Know You Is To Love You (feat. Bart Davenport) (Platinum Pied Pipers Vocal Mix) from DJ Languages "Real Music for Real People" LP/CD, (Rapster/BBE) 2005
PPP - 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover from DJ Language's "Real Music for Real People" LP/CD, (Rapster/BBE) 2005
PPP - 1 Luv 2 U (feat. Neco Redd) from "Nicci Cheeks Presents... Hip Hop Love Soul" CD compilation (Fat City) 2004
Waajeed - Starz from "Jazz Cats" 2LP/CD (Jazzy Sport/American Rag Cie) 2004
PPP feat. Elleud - Ridin' High, Open Your Eyes from "Rewind! 2" CD/LP (Ubiquity) 2003
Major - Concrete Ni**a from DJ Babu's "Duck Season"(Sequence) 2002

Unreleased Remixes:
Mark de Clive-Lowe - Heaven (feat. Bembe Segue) (Remix) (ABB Soul) 2006

Bling47 Releases:
Waajeed & The Jazz Katz - Marvin vs WJK, 12" EP 2006
Jay Dee - V.3,MP3 2005
Waajeed - E-BPM, MP3 2005
Waajeed - BPM, LP/CD 2003
Wasted Youth - 2 Blocks 1 Mind, EP/CD 2003
Various - Best Kept Secret Mix CD, EP/CD 2003
Jay Dee - The Official Jay Dee Instrumental Series Vol. 2: Vintage, LP/CD 2003
Jay Dee - The Official Jay Dee Instrumental Series Vol. 1: Unreleased, LP/CD 2002