DJ Shub (Dan General) is a MohawkDJ and music producer and member of the
Six Nations of the Grand River
Six Nations (or Six Nations of the Grand River) is demographically the largest First Nations reserve in Canada. As of the end of 2017, it has a total of 27,276 members, 12,848 of whom live on the reserve. The six nations of the Iroquois Confederacy ...
. He has won numerous awards for his work as a former member of
A Tribe Called Red
The Halluci Nation, formerly known as A Tribe Called Red (a name inspired by hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest), is a Canadian electronic music group who blend instrumental hip hop, reggae, moombahton and dubstep-influenced dance music with ...
, a DJ, and for solo pursuits.
Career
Shub began practising skills in his parents' basement, eventually winning the Canadian title at DJ competitions in 2007 and 2008. In 2012, he also represented Canada in the Redbull Thre3Style DJ competition in Chicago.
DJ Shub has won numerous awards as a DJ including DMC Canada DJ Championship titles (2007 and 2008), a DMC Canadian Battle for Supremacy title (2008), a Canadian Red Bull Thre3style title (2012).
DJ Shub was a member of the group
A Tribe Called Red
The Halluci Nation, formerly known as A Tribe Called Red (a name inspired by hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest), is a Canadian electronic music group who blend instrumental hip hop, reggae, moombahton and dubstep-influenced dance music with ...
, leaving in 2014. With the group DJ Shub recorded a number of albums, including ''Nation II Nation'', winning a number of awards, including Aboriginal People's Choice Music Award.
On December 2, 2016 DJ Shub released an EP entitled ''PowWowStep''. It includes six songs featuring the Northern Cree Singers, smoke dance singer Frazer Sundown, and a northern drum from Blackfoot territory called
Black Lodge Singers
The Black Lodge Singers of White Swan, Washington are a Native American northern drum group led by Kenny ScabbyRobe, of the Blackfeet Nation. The Black Lodge Singers are largely drawn from his twelve sons. They have released twenty albums for ...
. The album was award with an Indigenous Music Award for Best Instrumental Album in May 2017; the Canadian Organization of Campus Activities (COCA) named him DJ of the Year in June 2017.
DJ Shub's music video for "Indomitable" was shot at the Grand River Champion of Champions
Pow Wow
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in
Haudenosaunee
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territory. It features
fancy dance
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r and techno music producer Classic Roots. The song includes the drums and vocals of the Northern Cree Singers. The video won the 2017 Native American Music Award for Best Music Video. It was nominated for the Best EDM/Dance Video at the 2017 Much Music Video Awards. In 2018, the song "Indomitable" would be used as the opening theme for Sacha Baron Cohen's television series ''
Who Is America?
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''.
DJ Shub won the
Canadian Screen Award
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