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DJ Fade is an American born Hip Hop artist and Universal Records label DJ. He is best known for producing Mixtapes and his promotional Mixtape site That Crack.

Early Life
Fade discovered his natural music ability in the 1980's while imitating scratch hip hop on an old turntable his father, a then United States Army Sergeant, won in a poker game. Fade’s impromptu performances at Army Base recreation centers made him a legend. He served as a resident DJ at local roller skating rinks throughout High School.

Fade left music after High School and enlisted as a United States Army private. Following his assignment to Germany Fade created a German fan base by DJing at German underground night clubs.

Mixtape History
Nashville based DJ Fade emerged as one of the elite DJ’s in Southern Underground Hip Hop winning the 2005 Southern Mixtape Awards Innovative Mixtape DJ of the Year & Get'Em Magazine's 2006 Most Valuable Player award in 2006.

DJ Fade released more than 200 mixtapes in from 2002-2012, featuring many newly supported independent artists. Several then independent artists featured on his Mixtapes went on to commercial music careers including Young Buck, Haystack, Shonie and Lil Wayne.

Record Label History
In early 2007 DJ Fade co-founded New Industry Records with rising New York rapper St Laz of Potterfield. “Support the Artists, Not the Game,” says Fade, “isn’t a promotional tagline it’s a way of life.”

Supporting Independent Artists
DJ Fade partnered with the American Idol Underground in 2007 to launch the first ever American Idol Underground Mixtape Track competition.