Omar Barton (born June 21, 1985), better known by his

stage name A stage name or professional name is a pseudonym used by performers, authors, and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. The equivalent concept among writers is called a ''nom de plume'' (pen name). Some performers ...

DJ Candlestick, is an American DJ, radio personality, and record producer. He is a member of The Chopstars of the ChopNotSlop subgenre, former on-air personality for

KQBT KQBT (93.7 FM) is an urban contemporary radio station in Houston, Texas. It is owned by iHeartMedia. The station's studios are located along the West Loop Freeway in the city's Uptown district, and the transmitter site is near Missouri City, ...

93.7 The Beat Houston, The Choice 90.9

KTSU KTSU (90.9 FM broadcasting, FM), known as "The Choice", is a variety radio station based on the campus of Texas Southern University. It was founded on June 23, 1972. Its studios have been located on campus at the Center for Professional Media ...

(his alma mater) and DJ for The Nice Guys. He is the DJ behind Chop Care as well as many other ChopNotSlop mixtapes. He is currently a mixer on Drake’s radio station Sound42 on SiriusXM.

Biography

DJ Candlestick has been DJing since 2001. He is a member of The Chopstars (ChopNotSlop subgenre). He has worked at various radio stations in Houston including

, and

before joining

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's Sound 42 station on

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. He was also a member of the Houston-based rap group The Nice Guys.

ChopNotSlop Radio

ChopNotSlop Radio is an online radio station that specializes in ChopNotSlop music. It is the first 24 hours

chopped and screwed Chopped and screwed (also called screwed and chopped or slowed and throwed) is a genre of hip-hop music and technique of remixing music that involves slowing down the tempo and DJing. It was pioneered by DJ Screw, and became a staple in the ...

radio station. It was created in 2008 with the intentions of helping keep the subgenre that

DJ Screw Robert Earl Davis Jr. (July 20, 1971 – November 16, 2000), better known by his stage name DJ Screw, was an American hip hop DJ based in Houston, Texas, and best known as the creator of the chopped and screwed DJ technique. He was a centra ...

had created alive. The station currently has one live show every Sunday that features

OG RON C Ronald Rummell Coleman (born August 19, 1973), better known for his stage name OG Ron C, is an American DJ, radio personality, Grammy nominated record producer, and entertainment and management company executive, who is currently signed to OVO ...

, DJ Candlestick, DJ Slim K, DJ Lil Steve and

DJ hollygrove The Chopstars, also known as Chopstar DJs or simply Chopstars, are a collective that include American disc jockey, DJs and Turntablism, turntablists that perform chopped and screwed remixes of popular music under Chop Not Slop Ent. Their "ChopNo ...

with live-on-air turntablism where they chop and screw music.

Partial discography

* 2011: '' Chop Care:

OG Ron C Edition'' * 2015:

Little Dragon Little Dragon are a Swedish electronic music band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 1996. The band consists of Yukimi Nagano (vocals, percussion), Erik Bodin (drums), Fredrik Wallin (bass) and Håkan Wirenstrand (keyboards). Little Dragon's ...

Nabuma Purple Rubberband *2017: ''Moonlight'' Soundtrack, accessdate=27 Feb 2017

References

External links

OG Ron C Official Website
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Biography

ChopNotSlop Radio

Partial discography

See also

References

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