Mick Boogie

Mick Batyske, known by his stage name DJ MICK (also sometimes styled as MICK) and formerly Mick Boogie, is an American DJ and entrepreneur. He is an A-list DJ and spun private parties for celebrities including Kanye West, LeBron James, Jay-Z and Will Smith. In addition to his mix tape releases, he has performed in venues internationally, including New York City, Dubai, Tokyo, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. As an entrepreneur, he has invested in various start-up companies including Localeur, in which he is also an advisor and consultant.

Early life and education

Mick was born in Youngstown, Ohio. He attributes his musical taste to the different songs he listened to as a child. His mother bought him records when he was young and he also learned to play the piano and drums while attending school. He attended John Carroll University where he earned both a bachelor's degree and MBA. While attending John Carroll, he worked as a radio DJ for WJCU 88.7, and later for Power 107.5 and Z107.9. While attending grad school, he decided to turn his music hobby into a career. After graduating college, he became the official DJ of the Cleveland Cavaliers. In 2008, decided to move to New York City and ended up moving to Brooklyn, New York.

DJ and performance career

Mick was the DJ at a private event for Jodie Foster at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France. The same year he deejayed at the "Two Kings" influencer dinner held by LeBron James and Jay Z, an annual event that he has made several appearances at since 2008.

Mick expanded his performances in 2012 with a performance at Vibe's Magazine 20th Anniversary party. He was also in attendance for Super Bowl XLVII where he performed alongside The Roots at the annual Madden Bowl party, an event that he also performed for 2013. His 2012 birthday party was an event that featured a set that he personally performed and a performance by DMC of Run DMC. He also performed at Brian Atwood's New York Fashion Week party at the Four Seasons and a party for Aerosmith's Steven Tyler at The Darby in New York City.

It was in 2012 that Mick began a one-year deejay residency at Hyde, inside the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada. During one of his sets over Memorial Day weekend in 2012, Jennifer Lopez debuted her single Goin' In. He also started touring internationally, including traveling with VH1 in India to promote its revamped VH1 India channel. He also performed at Entertainment Weekly's annual EMMY Award party in Los Angeles and on MTV during the MTV Video Music Awards' Rap Fix show. His private performances in 2013 included a party hosted by Jay-Z and Beyonce during the NBA All Star Weekend in Houston, Texas and the Miami launch event of a new Audemars Piguet watch, hosted by the company's brand ambassador LeBron James.

Music and production career

Mick began releasing mixtapes after college. His collaborations have included works with Jay-Z, Eminem and Peter Bjorn and John. His 2006 mixtape ''The Pre-Up'', hosted by Eminem and The Alchemist (an early release of some tracks from '' Eminem Presents: The Re-Up''), was cited by ''Rolling Stone'' as one of the top five hip hop mix CDs of the year. In 2007, he worked with Little Brother on the mixtape ''And Justus for All''.

Also in 2007, Mick collaborated with Busta Rhymes to pay tribute to deceased producer James "Dilla" Yancey on the mixtape Dillagence. Busta Rhymes referred to him as a "hip hop historian" for putting together the project. Mick has presided over several critically acclaimed mash-ups, including ''Adele 1988'' (which combines Adele's debut album with artists ranging from Naledge to Big Pooh) and ''Viva La Hova,

which mashed up Jay-Z and Coldplay. In 2011, inspired by the A Tribe Called Quest

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