DJ Tay
Alumni Profi le | Winter 2012 James We Know The DJ “We Know The DJ” and his name is Taylor James, a
Baltimore native and 2009 business management graduate of HU. James has been making a name for himself, deejay- ing since he was 16. And he is now the official DJ for Justin Beiber. His “We Know the DJ” brand has been a hit on all the social media sites, including twitter, where he has more than 200,000 followers. “There are not a lot of deejays you can recognize,” James explained. “I want people to know the DJ not just the icon.” While James was a student at HU, he deejayed almost
every HU event on and off campus. He was well known throughout the Washington metropolitan area as a student. He would travel to D.C. to deejay at a club and still be back in time for class the next day. When he wasn’t deejaying at local clubs or events, he was creating mix tapes. “DJ BabeyDrew was one of the first people I met when I got to Virginia,” James said. “I learned a lot from him.” While James was at HU he jumpstarted his career, at the same time helping others. He taught Megan Bowie aka DJ B*Ryte, a former HU student, that went on to become the official DJ for Amerie, the basics of deejaying and let her practice on his equipment to perfect her technique.
While sitting in a barbershop right before graduation
Ryan Marsh aka DJ Boogie, who also attended HU, and is now the CEO of Star Camp Music, called to ask James if he wanted to DJ for Justin Beiber. “The kid on the Internet?” James responded. “Sure.” And that was the best decision he ever made. When asked how it feels to travel the world with one of the hottest teen icons, James said he’s been with Beiber so long he is more like a little brother. “His first show had only 300 people. I got to see him
progress.” Since touring with Justin Beiber, James has performed in
Never Say Never a Motion Picture Film, on The 2010 Teen Choice Awards, The Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC's The View, Ellen Degeneres Show, NBC's The Today Show, Tonight Show with David Letterman, Jay Leno, The Wendy Wil- liams Show, The George Lopez Show, The US Open, Dick Clark's New Year's Eve and on BET’s106 & Park. Even with his busy schedule James still found time to visit his alma mater and DJ the class of 2011, 100 days to gradu- ation celebration in January. James feels like he has yet to reach his career high. “ I don’t feel like I’ve been there yet,” James said. “I still feel like there is more in store for me.”
Hampton University Alumni Magazine 19
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