Vision
I dream of an immersive space, with a stellar sound and visuals that allows people to step inside the soundwaves of the music, to live in the moment, to feel safe and to dance freely without judgement during the day or at night. Away from the speakers people should have a place to relax, hydrate, talk and connect.
Bio
Avid music collector, DJ, producer and promoter, Jasha (pronounced Yasha) is a classically trained violist, percussionist and guitar player, with a passion for psychedelic music and the cultures that surround it. You could find Jasha DJing at a popular nightclub, an underground rave, a drum circle, music festival or a Phish concert parking lot.
At his home studio, Jasha has been DJing and experimenting with midi, synthesizers, drum machine programming and digital recording, sampling and live instrumentation for over 30 years.
To support his music addiction, Jasha is an entrepreneur and multimedia marketing professional specializing in enterprise website and mobile app development and is co-founder of The Original Hullo® Buckwheat Pillow.
Jasha and his wife Amelia have four children. They treasure time with family and nature. They love to explore music, dance culture, flow arts and nightlife around the globe.
Steelo Records International
In 1995 Jasha co-founded Steelo Records International, a record pool dedicated to underground hip-hop and hard-to-find reggae, dancehall and dub music. Sourcing records from New York City and Los Angeles distributors, Jasha helped a growing community of DJs to build their crates with 12″ singles, white label promos, remixes, LPs and 7″s. Jasha opened for distinguished hip-hop acts including DJ Jazzy Jeff, De La Soul and The Pharcyde.
Pacesetter Sound System
Jasha was drawn from mainstream hip-hop to reggae and dub music because of it’s message of unity and love. Jasha co-founded Pacesetter Sound System, with the veteran Jamaican singer and microphone magician Super Irie and fellow selectors Bam-H1, Bullrush and Fairchild.
In addition to selecting and DJing, Jasha managed booking and promotions for Pacesetter Sound System as they performed across the U.S., held multiple year long residencies and played alongside many international superstars including Burning Spear, Yellowman, Sugar Minott, Shabba Ranks, 311, The Skatalites, The Meditations, and Michael Rose (formerly of Black Uhuru).
Pacesetter also co-hosted reggae festivals which featured world class reggae acts Israel Vibration and the Roots Radics Band, Culture, Justin Hinds and The Dominoes, Sister Carol, and Shinehead among others.
Street Platinum & Gold Productions
Jasha co-founded Street Platinum & Gold Productions which released 5 Borough Fire, a double LP compilation of Reggae produced by Philip Smart and Jah Life Studios including vocals and dub tracks by artists including Garnett Silk, Nicodemus, Dean Fraser, Scion Success and Sammy Levi among others.
Jasha also selected, mixed and produced multiple mixtapes for Street Platinum & Gold including Reggae Veterans Day featuring Scion Success and Platinum Blends featuring Shabba Ranks and Major Damage.
Ecstatic Bass and Dubstep Mixes
Make love not war 2024
Jasha Bass Mix
Hip-Hop Reggae Remixes
Classic Man Ryda
General Jasha Remix
Classic Man Ryda
General Jasha Radio Remix
She Knows Limb by Limb
General Jasha Remix
Don’t Tell Em Gyal Bruk Out General Jasha Remix
Bagga Tings Throw Sum
General Jasha Remix
Tech House Tribal Acid Mixes
Jasha went to his first underground raves in Minneapolis in 1992, and by 1994 was collecting house, techno, acid and trance records and attending raves in Madison, Milwaukee, Chicago, NYC and San Francisco through the 1990s.
After seeing Daft Punks first U.S. performance at Even Furthur festival in 1996, Jasha bought his first Roland TB-303 and started building his home studio and experimenting with electronic music and recording.
Jasha moved to Maryland in 2001 and started digitizing his vinyl and collecting digital dance music tracks. He has continued to DJ and dance in the DMV and around the world at clubs, underground parties and large festivals.
jasha Winter Mix 2024
Jasha Winter Mix 2023
Jasha Summer Mix 2022
Jasha Winter Mix 2021
Jasha Solstice Mix 2021
Jasha Bday Mix 2020
Cultural Reggae Mixes
Jasha grew up listening to Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Black Uhuru and jumped deeper into collecting reggae, dub and dancehall after falling in love with Jesse Jender’s track Rude Boy Remember in 1992.
By 1995 Jasha had a wholesale account with Ernie B’s Records in Los Angeles, the largest reggae music distributor in the world and was ordering original pressing LPs, 12″s and 7″s and new release reggae and dancehall riddims. Jasha has continued to collect and DJ reggae music for over 30 years.
Early Warm Mix
Next Chapter Mix
Reggae Veterans Day Mix
Featuring Scion Success
Platinum Blends Mix
Featuring Shabba Ranks
Booking
Bookings and info for General Jasha and Pacesetter Sound System:
202.725.8387 • [email protected]
Former members of Pacesetter Sound System include Bam H-1, Bullrush, DJ Trichrome, Fairchild and Super Irie. All mixes for promotional use only. Music by, and the names Steelo Records International, Street Platinum & Gold Productions and Pacesetter Sound System are copyrighted. All rights reserved.