Born and raised in Oakland, CA (San Francisco Bay Area), DJ Ball-D has provided quality music experiences for over 35 years. He is skilled in reading his crowd and stimulating their spirits through his extensive experience in a variety of venues and events. He's rocked an endless list of clubs, private parties, corporate events, and weddings across the states, spinning in cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Las Vegas.
Ball-D is no stranger to scratching, mixing and blending. He is a true turntable-ist and has a very extensive, somewhat eclectic, musical selection playing many genres including R&B/Hip-hop, Top 40, Dance, EDM, Soulful House, Neo-Soul, Reggae, Dance Hall, Funk, Classic Rock/R&B, & Salsa/Latin.
Throughout his career as a DJ and music producer, Ball-D has worked collaboratively beside many notable musical artists as well as paved the way for other well-known DJs in the industry. He's worked with groups such as as Ledisi, Tony Toni Tone', LL Cool J, The Roots, Digital Underground, Too $hort, Sir Mix-a-lot, MC Hammer, Rodney-O, & Joe Coolie. Most recently he has opened up for Slick Rick and Big Daddy Kane.
Ball-D supports the Purple Pam Foundation as he believes in fostering music development in children and values female entrepreneurship in the arts. As an active member of the community, he finds select opportunities to give back.