Biography

Dj ToneDef started spinning at a tender young age of 13. Born and raised in Elmhurst Queens, then known as DJ TNT, Tone was first influenced by staying up late nights recording mix show DJ's like Red Alert, Chuck Chillout, Tony Humphries, Marley Marl & Mr. Magic, Shep Pettibone and the Latin Rascals. He took his love for the music and got his first official set a year later. He began playing at local parties quickly advancing to the club circuit spinning at New York based spots such as MKs, Golden Palace, the Pyramid and the legendary Tracks

He took a break from the club scene to pursue college radio at Suny New Paltz's No Doubt Radio show on 88.7 WFNP and respectively held that down for 2 years. Radio was the obvious choice of path for Tony so he took his skills to work for the prestigious pseudo.com. There he became a resident deejay alongside Dj Camilo of Hot 97, Dj Avee and Dj Evil Dee of the Beatminerz. For 3 years, ToneDef made pseudo his second home. He played underground hip hop on a show called 88hiphop and played rare soul and funk breaks on the Koolout show but still felt a void in his life. He felt that his true passion for deep, soulful house wasnt being expressed enough due to the high demand for hip hop at the time.

Along the path of his dj career, as expected he went on to wear the producer/remixer hat back in 93. He began producing his own style of tracks that rapidly created a buzz within the underground industry.
He became notoriously known for making smooth, melodic and jazzy hip hop tracks with the likeness of a Pete Rock or Large Professor gem yet with a signature sound all of his own. His house tracks, also with the same intensity from strong influences of the days of working alongside Little Louie Vega and Kenny Dope Gonzalez of Masters at Work, gained strong and positive feedback at various venues. Once he became a respected dj/producer/remixer/turntablist, It was then AmpleSamples Music was conceived. He went on to make unreleased remixes for such artists as Das EFX, Ak Skills, Mos Def, Street Smartz, Amerie, After7, and Eric Benet to name a few.

You can contact Dj ToneDef for bookings or production services at djtonedef3@hotmail.com and on www.myspace.com/djtonedefinite.
You can also catch Dj ToneDef spinning live on his following weekly on-line radio shows:

"Midnight Mass"

Soulful & Gospel House

Every Friday, Late Night

12-3am EST.

1-4pm Tokyo time

www.prepartyradio.com

"Mixology 101"

Soulful, Gospel House, Garage Classics

Tuesday Nights

8-10pm EST.

9-11am Tokyo time

www.soul-satellite.com

"Mixology 101"

Deep, Soullful & Gospel House

Monday Nights

9-11pm EST.

10-12pm Tokyo time

www.jerseydjs.com