Winter 2012 | Alumni Profi le
The Full Package
Andrew Bisnaught aka DJ BabeyDrew graduated from HU in 2002 with a degree in mass media arts. He started deejaying at the age of 12, and by the time he was 14 had booked his first gig. He received his nickname “The Full
Package” in 1998 as a freshman at HU when he started in- terning and deejaying for the radio station Hot 102.1 in Virginia Beach.
“I knew how to do everything at the station from commercials to deejaying to on air personalities,” Bisnaught said. “They didn’t have an IT department yet, so I was the IT department.” Upon arriving at HU, Bisnaught got his start by shadowing
Troy Ellis aka DJ Mista Nice, a well-known DJ that has sup- ported big name artist from HU. He also borrowed equipment from Ahmad Davis aka DJ Rick Geez, a 2002 HU broadcast journalism graduate, that tours with the Clipse and deejays on air for 103 Jamz in Norfolk, VA. When Bisnaught initially started deejaying in the Student
Union he said it was a tough crowd that eventually warmed up to him and started to show him love. He mentioned his most memorable moment at HU was “rockin” the crowd at shows in Ogden Hall.
From there he accredits HU for jumpstarting his career. Before
Bisnaught made it big he got a chance to mentor DJ Tay James and guide him. “Before I knew it, Tay was really killin’,” Bisnaught said proudly. “All of a sudden he was the man!” After graduation, Bisnaught stayed in Hampton, Va. to build upon the
strong foundation he had already established. He met Chris Brown when he interviewed him at 103 Jamz in 2005, and first deejayed for him in Jamaica soon after. Bisnaught knew he would be a star and from there, his success
and recognition only increased. He said his career high was appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show with Chris Brown in 2007 and 2008. “One thing kept leading to another and every couple months I was doing more and more,” Bisnaught said. Since becoming Chris Brown’s official DJ he has been touring across the world. Every month it’s something new that he would have never predicted 10 years ago. Bisnaught has been featured in VIBE magazine’s Top 100 DJ’s and on stage he has supported some of the industry’s biggest artists such as Kanye West, Nas, Estelle, Ne-Yo, T-Pain, Jadakiss, Gym Class Heroes, Ludacris, Bow Wow, Christina Aguilera, Nickelback, Pitbull, Sean Paul, and Lil’ Wayne. “One of the main keys to deejaying is confidence,” Bisnaught stated, giving advice to those coming up. “It’s more than just about skills.”
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