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Josh Kerman was born on May 25, 1993 and raised in Northbrook, IL. Since the day he was able to express his love for art, dance and music, Josh took every opportunity that was presented to him. Josh started his own business entertaining at children’s parties when he was nine years old, as a storyteller and leading craft projects. He also experimented with the piano, drums, guitar, cello and trumpet. In addition to learning how to read music, most importantly, he valued learning to the count beats per minute in a song. That became a skill, which became the cornerstone of his later passion. His early interest in break dancing would also be an ability he would later use. He learned that playing an instrument was not his forte, but rather the foundation for his journey to become a disc jockey. Josh worked his very first party at eleven years old. When the school’s PTO found out about Josh’s hobby, they asked him to supply the music for his classes’ graduation ceremony.

At the age of twelve, Josh and his older cousin DJed the annual Halloween fundraiser for Unicef held at the Museum of Science and Industry. Josh was motivated to get more work. He walked door to door, selling his name as “The Best 12 Year Old DJ in Northbrook.”

During his middle school adventure, Josh gained a reputation among his peers and the parents of Northbrook as a young man who loves to entertain others with his passion for music. As he performed at events for his own middle school and other schools around his area, including house parties, graduation parties, and holiday events in the city of Chicago, Josh built up his reputation. It was now time to replace his simple sound system with a higher quality equipment and to design and launch a website to promote his name.

When Josh graduated middle school, he followed the path of his inspiration, Kaskade. As a fellow DJ, who graduated Glenbrook North, Josh was excited to walk through the same halls as his inspiration had. Every year, Glenbrook North became more of a success for Josh. During freshman year, Josh focused on creating an image as his high school’s go-to DJ. With the support of the school paper and yearbook, the greater student population began recognizing DJ Josh.

When Josh started his senior year, he began marketing himself more aggressively as DJ KermiTT. In August 2011, Josh joined one of Chicago’s most respected DJ entertainment companies, Bizar Entertainment and Dance. He recognized this as an opportunity to go back to his roots as a break-dancer, and became an interactive dancer. At the same time, he honed his DJ craft with various audiences and venues. Josh’s experience as a dancer taught him how to turn a party into a high energetic celebration. From his dancing at Bizar, he now works for a rapidly growing entertainment company, 4SURE DJ’s and Entertainment.

Josh is excited that as he heads off to College in Burlington Vermont, that he will be stretching 4SURE DJ’s to the east coast!