Jesse Tittsworth (born February 26, 1979), better known under his stage name Tittsworth, is an American DJ, producer, nightclub owner, and record label owner. He has worked on projects with

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, Pitbull,

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and

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. He co-founded T&A Records, Hermanito Label, and U Street Music Hall.

Career

Tittsworth established his own record label, T&A Records, in 2006 with his partner, DJ Ayres. T&A Records has played an important role in cultivating multiple movements in dance music, especially Baltimore club and

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. Tittsworth has released over a dozen vinyl records, including Ammo's last release (

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's battle imprint), a highly sought after white Serato record and a variety of dance records since 2005. Tittsworth's debut album is called ''12 Steps''. The LP featured Pitbull,

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, Kid Sister and

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. The Pitbull collaboration predated the EDM influx and gained the eye of the

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. Follow up songs included the moombahton track Pendejas, with

. He also collaborated with Alvin Risk and Maluca on La Campana, which appeared in FIFA 12. In 2010, Tittsworth helped open, as co‐owner, U Street Music Hall. U Street Music Hall was named as a top ten venue in the US by ''

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'' as of 2013. Tittsworth would be a critical part of the club's operations, bookings and artist liaison for the first two years, and would also DJ dozens of nights in its first five years. In 2014, Tittsworth released a single, "Que Fresca", with reggaeton veteran

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. His next single "After The Dance" featured

and

and was lauded by critics as "A timeless dancefloor motivator that would fit as well in a set with say "

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" as " Step Into A World". He has appeared on worldwide festivals, from ADE to raves like Hard Day of the Dead.

Discography

Albums

* ''Twelve Steps'' (2008)

EPs and singles

* ''The Bonus'' (2006) * ''White Label Exclusives'' (2007) * ''The After-party'' (2007) * ''Broke Ass Nigga'' (2008) * ''WTF'' feat. Kid Sister & Pase Rock (2008) * ''Drunk As Fuck'' feat. The Federation (2009) * ''Here He Comes'' feat. Nina Sky & Pitbull (2009) * ''Remixes'' (2010) * ''Molly's Party'' feat. Ninjasonik (2010) * ''Two Strokes Raw'' (with

) (2011) * ''Juicy Jorts'' feat. Rez & Des McMahon (2012) * ''Club 219'' (2013) * ''Give It To Dem'' feat. Shelco Garcia & TeenWolf (2013) * ''TNT'' feat. Valentino Khan (2014) * ''After The Dance'' feat. Q-Tip, Theophilus London, & Alison Carney (2014)

Remixes

* Scanners - "Salvation (Tittsworth Remix)" (2009) * AC Slater - "BanGer (Tittsworth Remix)" (2009) * Rob Threezy - "Let's Go Ravers (Tittsworth Remix)" (2010) * Clicks & Whistles - "Neva Get Caught (Tittsworth Remix)" (2011) * Nadastrom - "Diabluma Theme (Tittsworth Remix)" (2012) * Breach - "Jack (Tittsworth & Alex Eljaiek Remix)" (2013) * Scottie B & King Tut - "African Chant (Tittsworth Remix)" (2013)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tittsworth, Jesse 1979 births Living people American DJs American record producers Nightclub owners