Freaky Flow is the stage name of Stephen Grey, an American

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DJ.

Biography

Life

Freaky Flow was born in 1977 as Stephen Grey in

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. In 1979 with his parents, he relocated to

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, Canada. While attending high school, he began to DJ as a hobby. Eventually it developed into a career while earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree at the

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. In 2009, he moved to

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. He has dual citizenship in the

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and Canada.

Career

In 1993, Freaky Flow first began DJing mainly at house parties and small events. He started his career in

, Canada. In 1995, Freaky Flow was "introduced" at the very first Liquid Adrenaline event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 1995, Freaky Flow released his first DJ mix tape, entitled ''Music To Make You Freak – Volume 1''. In the years that followed, Freaky Flow released seven additional mixes, in audio cassette form, prior to releasing his first CD in 1999. In 1997, Freaky Flow launched Placebo Recordings (a subsidiary of Stickman Records) with MC Flipside, and The Stickmen. The label produced three vinyl records. In 1999, Freaky Flow released his first DJ mix CD, entitled ''Obscene Underground – Volume 1: Freaky Flow'' (often referred to as "Tits", due to the album artwork, which bears this word on the front of it), which has sold over 20,000 units in Canada (and was not widely released outside of Canada). In 2001, Freaky Flow was signed to

Moonshine Music Moonshine Music was an electronic music record label founded by Steve Levy and Ricardo Vinas, in Los Angeles in 1992, and later headquartered in West Hollywood, California. Moonshine released over 250 compilations albums, many of which were DJ mixe ...

. That same year, he released his first mix CD outside of Canada, entitled ''World Domination''. In 2002, Freaky Flow released another album on Moonshine Music, entitled ''Keep It Live'', his first ever commercially released live recording. The album is hosted by MC Flipside, and was recorded at an event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2003, Freaky Flow released the album ''The Envy'', on New York label, Topaz Records. In 2004, Freaky Flow independently released another mix CD, entitled ''Flashback'', featuring only songs that he had written, co-written, or remixed since the start of his career. In 2006, Freaky Flow launched a new record label, Freaky Flow Recordings. That same year, the label released the debut album of the Canadian electronic music group, The Heavy Petters (often billed as Freaky Flow Presents: The Heavy Petters). The album was entitled ''Smell The Glove''. Freaky Flow served as Executive Producer. In 2009, Freaky Flow released the mix album ''The Furious Factor'' on New York's Moist Music, as a joint-venture with Furious Records. This album was a retrospective mix compilation made up entirely of notable releases on Toronto-based drum and bass label, Furious Records. In 2011, Freaky Flow continued his ''Volume'' mix series (the last of which was ''Volume 008'', several years earlier), with two new mixes, ''Volume 009'' and ''Volume 010'', both given away free online. Grey has also been known to include music from other genres in his DJ sets, ranging from

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. He is the owner of ''Freaky Flow Recordings'' (a division of ''Freaky Flow Entertainment Group''), the record label that released the Canadian electronic music group,

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(often billed as "Freaky Flow Presents: The Heavy Petters"). Having released six mix CDs in total, Freaky Flow has sold more drum and bass mix albums than any other Canadian DJ. In Canada, Freaky Flow has sold more drum and bass mix albums than any other DJ from anywhere in the world,
including the best-selling drum and bass mix album ever released in Canada, ''Obscene Underground – Volume 1: Freaky Flow'' (often referred to as "Tits", due to the album artwork, which bares this word on the front of it), which has sold over 20,000 units in Canada (and was not widely released outside of Canada). Freaky Flow has performed in over ten countries, including Canada, the United States, Japan, Slovenia, and others. He is also currently sponsored by gsus sindustries, a clothing company, and represented by the Cyber Groove agency, a DJ booking agency.

Discography

Albums

* ''Obscene Underground – Volume 1: Freaky Flow'' – Stickman Records (1999) * ''World Domination'' – Moonshine Music (2001) * ''Keep It Live'' – Moonshine Music (2002) * ''The Envy'' – Topaz Records (2003) * ''Flashback'' – Freaky Flow Productions (2004) * ''The Furious Factor'' – Moist Music (2009)

Singles

* ''On The Down Low / Mist'' – Placebo Recordings (1997) * ''The Swinger / Here We Go'' – Wikkid Records (2005)

Remixes

* ''What It Takes (Remix) / Just A Second (Remix)'' – Placebo Recordings (1997) * ''Compare / Compare (Remix)'' – Second Generation (2001) * ''Doubt Love / Doubt Love (Remix)'' – Sound Gizmo Audio (2003)

References

External links

Freaky Flow website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Freaky Flow Date of birth missing (living people) 1977 births Living people Musicians from Philadelphia American drum and bass musicians Canadian DJs American DJs Remixers Electronic dance music DJs