My Boy Elroy is the Chicago-based DJ/Beat-Boxer of the world famous Acid Jazz pioneering group & Grammy nominated live act, Liquid Soul. He is also known as the DJ and producer of Digital Tape Machine's first album entitled "Be Here Now" released in May of 2013 as well as their four track EP "Omens" released April 23rd of 2014 featuring Kris Myers and Joel Cummins of Umphrey's McGee. His passion & dedication to his craft along with his unique presentation quickly led him to open for a sold out show @ the Riviera for the one & only Massive Attack. He's shared the bill with legendary greats of our times such as B.B. King & Stevie Wonder and pioneers of electronic music such as FKJ, Bonobo, Beardyman, Paul Johnson, Kerri Chandler, Marques Wyatt, Mark Farina, and playing such festivals as North Coast, Electric Forest, Taste of Randolph and many more! His DJ styles are a combination of buttery and emotional mixes and productions of Deep and Funky House, Nu Disco, Tech House, and Instrumental Hip-Hop with beat box and scratching spicing it all up bringing you a completely original sound of DJing and musical performance. With a vast catalog of smooth and eclectic mixes My Boy Elroy has a great deal of his life dedicated to producing original music with releases on Apulia Records, Bulletdodge, Slur, Elevate Tracks, JQM Records, Sea of Sand, and Friction Free. Also since 2005 My Boy Elroy has been the Music Director, Creative Director, and DJ for Chicago's amazing high-flying gravity-defying Midnight Circus being the first American circus troupe to get welcomed to perform their show at the world renowned MONTRÉAL COMPLÈTEMENT CIRQUE in 2014.
Combining musical performance with DJing, catch him live or simply enjoy his expansive catalog here on Soundcloud!
Here it is! The first ever musical collab between My Boy Elroy (Liquid Soul/The Midnight Circus/Digital Tape Machine/Johnny Derp) and Maxwell Jenkins (The Midnight Circus/Betrayal/Sense 8/Lost In Space)
The two of us have worked together since the lad was nearly 4 years old crushing clown and acrobatic acts in his family's vision come to life 14 years ago known as the Midnight Circus that I still to this day music direct and DJ/perform in...WHO KNEW!? <333
What an effortless and amazing time getting to create our very own song together in the studio this afternoon at 2:18pm exactly...ENJOY!!
Elroy: Drums/Production Max: Rhythm and Lead Guitar/Bass Guitar Recorded at My Boy Elroy's Recording Studio
Original Production and Performed by DJ noDJ. Remix Produced Mixed and Mastered by My Boy Elroy.
Very happy about this one. All things funky, deep, jazzy, and disco for the House headz that want it in their lives. Enjoy this newest addition to the catalog!
TRACK LISTING: 1: The Same For Me - Andy Hart 2: Lamaj - Brame & Hamo 3: Most Really Pretty Girls Have Really Ugly Feet - HNNY 4: Alright - Nachtbraker 5: Lock and Rock - Lay-Far 6: Ambiguous - Junktion 7: How We Chill Feat. Mylene - Artenvielfalt 8: Without You - Nightrider 9: JAS (Eli's Bonus Beats) - Tim Deluxe 10: Magic Rhodes -(City Soul Project Remix) - Angelo Ferreri 11: Howsmusic - Detroit Swindle 12: Baby Keep It Up ( Pooley's Main Mix) - Olene Kadar, D-Low 13: Duration - S3A
Alright kids...this one's on me. <3 Dare to share with your favorites and thanks you for all your party lovinz all years years! xoxo!! -Elroy