J.Period | |
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| Also known as | The Mixtape Assassin [1] [2] |
| Born | February 12, 1975 |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop, reggae, R&B |
| Occupations | Disc jockey, remixer, producer |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Label | Truelements Music (2000-present) |
| Website | jperiod.com |
Joel Astman [3] [4] (born February 12, 1975), [5] known professionally as J.Period, is a Brooklyn-based mixtape DJ, remixer and hip-hop producer. He is best known for producing official mixtape collaborations with Q-Tip, John Legend, Nas, Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, Lauryn Hill, the Roots, the Isley Brothers and Mary J. Blige, and an "audio-biography" style that incorporates personal interviews with these artists into his "Best Of" compilations. [6] His original productions and remixes have also appeared in film trailers for Universal Pictures' American Gangster (2007) [7] and Fox Searchlight's Street Kings (2008). [8] In November 2008, J.Period became the first DJ/producer commissioned by Activision to score and produce an entire video game soundtrack, Tony Hawk's Motion for Nintendo DS. [9]