DEEJAY PUNK-ROC "The first true star to emerge from the burgeoning nu-breaks scene" —Update They're calling it the nu-breaks scene. Strobe-quick edits, thick 'n' chunky scratching, mountain-moving drum loops—all the good stuff of golden era '80s funkin' up the big-beat jazzy/lounge sound of au courant mega-faves like Chemical Brothers, Propeller-heads, and the Crystal Method.

DeeJay Punk-Roc is the mixmaster with Old School hip hop ties and next big thing tastes who's putting breakers back spinning on their backs. ChickenEye is the full-length debut out on Independiente/Epic that's about to take clubland and the world beyond by storm.

Scope the first single off ChickenEye: "My Beatbox," complete with police siren, adrenaline-to-the-spine bass lines and go-for-the-jugular vocoder. But first make sure you've got something to put between your back and the floor. "These beats are machine-gun Massive with a capital M for mental…" — DJ Magazine Be warned: With bass-driven tunes like "I Hate Everybody" and "Far Out," the beats hit hard and the gunfire rapid vocals hit even harder. "Taking in everything from Sugar Hill to Beastie Boys,

There's a mellow, jazzy funk kind of vibe on such tunes as "Rocking It," "The World Is My Ashtray," "All You Ladies," and "No Meaning." They're dangerously infectious: full-throttle fusion, no confusion at all. "Calling all cars: Be on the lookout for a mean muthafucka with dimples carrying a black beatbox…" — "My Beatbox" The youngest of six children, 26-year-old DeeJay Punk-Roc is Brooklyn, NY, born and raised. With a father who listened to everything from Barry White to the Isley Brothers, DeeJay Punk-Roc grew up with few musical prejudices. He loved music and loved sharing it, DJing at block parties from the time he was a kid. "I was up to no good, like everybody else—I just didn't get caught. The Army took me off the streets and instilled a discipline in me that enables me to do what I'm doing now" —DeeJay Punk-Roc DeeJay Punk-Roc left high school and home at 16 to join the US military. During his eight years in uniform, Punk-Roc was stationed in Japan, Germany, and England. In addition to discipline, he credits the military with broadening his mind. "It was good to get to my boys. Hanging out, listening to, and making, music…" DeeJay Punk-Roc returned to civilian life in 1993. Within a year he'd organized a party night called The Busted Speaker at a neighborhood school park. Small groups of kids with beatboxes turned up for a challenge.

With no special agenda—just for pure, spontaneous fun—DeeJay Punk-Roc got together with a friend who had a small amount of studio equipment. Among the tracks laid down was "My Beatbox"—picked up by Airdog Recordings (his UK label) and released on their 1997 Still Searchin' compilation. "A must for all beat freaks" —Muzik Groups as diverse as The Beastie Boys, Pitchshifter, Korn, and Force MDs have called on DeeJay Punk-Rock for his slammin' remix production touch. Among those who have paid their respects to Punk-Roc with their own remix tributes: Mantronix, Roc Raida, Run DMC's Jam Master Jay, Mick Jones's Big Audio Dynamite. And, DeeJay Punk-Rock just completed a national tour with electronic rockers The Prodigy and industrial-breakbeat pioneers Meat Beat Manifesto. "I've never headed in one particular direction. It's kinda like a big pot into which I throw everything and hope that it comes out nice…"

DeeJay Punk-Roc's record collection numbers 15,000 albums and uncounted singles. His major musical influences are Barry White, George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic, and Grandmaster Flash and the Sugar Hill Gang. Grab hold of his debut, ChickenEye: It's eclectic, electro booty shakin' pleasure with no let-up.