This edition of the Profess Interview Series brings to you an exclusive conversation between C.E. Moore and Reach Records recording artist, DJ Official. In our interview Official talks about his new album “Entermission,” what it’s like to go from behind the deejay table to the limelight, partnering with various artists, and the idea of reconciliation and restoration with Ambassador & Da Truth.
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On the new album: “In July of 2008, me, Json, and Lecrae were sitting around the table and they said, ‘You’ve been this so long, why don’t you make a tape?’…I had just never had an opportunity to do something. They asked if I had tracks and I told them, ‘Man, I’ve got tracks for days!’ So, Json kind of challenged me to go forth with a project.”
On being in the limelight: “It’s weird. I’ve been playing in the background and it’s a position I love doing. I don’t need to be center stage. I’ve never wanted it…”
On the restoration of Ambassador & Truth: “I think that the key is restoration within all fronts. Let’s forget about the music right now. Let the Lord deal with you guys in your personal lives—within your own marriages, within the church—and then let’s see about music later on down the line, or at all.”
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Nelson Chu aka DJ Official is currently deejaying for Lecrae, Triplee, Tedashii, and Sho Baraka. He was born on the Bronx, NY, lived in Brooklyn (Flatbush Area) for his early childhood, then moved to Amityville, Long Island in his later years.
Official currently resides in PHILLY. He’s been doing music professionally for 8 years now. He got his start with DJ Riz and Cipha Sounds in 96′ but took a little hiatus after gigging with them for 2 years. He’s been making beats since 96′ and has done a lot of music for a lot of people in the industry. He loves making beats (he creates roughly 3 to 7 a week). He’s traveled the globe been doing what he’s always wanted to do his whole life and that is music.
DJ Official has been featured in Vibe Magazine, The Source (July, 2001), BET, and many others.
To follow DJ Official on Twitter: @DJOfficialDJ
To find out more about DJ Official go to www.myspace.com/djofficial or www.reachrecords.com.
We’d like to thank DJ Official for answering some of our burning questions. A very special thank you Bradley Tomlinson of Reach Records for setting up the interview for us.
