• PRESS KIT

    AVAILABLE TO DJ, RECORD VOICE OVERS, AND TEACH LESSONS

     

    GENRE/STYLE
    Open Format

     

    EXPERIENCE
    Since 2002

     

    PERFORMED WITH
    Artists:

    SZA
    Grip Plyaz
    Project Pat
    Cyhi the Prince
    Donnis
    Pastor Troy
    Niko Villanor

     

    DJs:
    A-Trak

    Annie Mac
    Tamara Sky
    DJ Craze

    Jax Jones
    DJ Jelly

    Jillionaire
    DJ Hotsauce
    DJ Montay
    DJ Klever

     

    EQUIPMENT
    Pioneer
    Technics
    Serato DJ
    Rane

     

    AWARDS

    2015 Red Bull Thre3style Regional Qualifier

    2012 Creative Loafing Atlanta Critics Pick for Best DJ for a Drunken Sing-along

     

    LOCAL VENUES (ATLANTA)
    Puttshack (resident)

    MJQ (resident)

    The Basement (resident)

    Our Bar

    Rose and Rye
    Graveyard Tavern
    El Bar

    Traffik

    W Atlanta Midtown

    W Atlanta Buckhead

    Ravine
    Halo Lounge
    Sutra Lounge
    Gold Room

    Opera Nightclub

    Tongue and Groove

    The Tabernacle

    Buckhead Theater

     

    NATIONAL
    CHARLOTTE, NC: Snug Harbor, Label, butter
    MIAMI, FL: Gold Rush, SuperChief Gallery

    NEW YORK, NY: The Counting Room

     

    CORPORATE
    Newport, Redbull, STK, NCAA, epitome, Colt45, LiveNation, Delta Airlines

     

    EVENTS
    One Music Fest, 2016 - 2019
    AFROPUNK Atlanta, 2017 - 2019
    Sloppy Seconds (Monthly Dance Party)
    Down N Durty (Monthly Dance Party)
    URL/IRL (Monthly Dance Party)

    Soju Saturdays (Monthly Dance Party)

    MJQ Wednesdays (Weekly Dance Party)

    No Requests Thursdays (Weekly Dance Party)

     

    INSTRUCTOR

    Scratch Academy Atlanta, 2014, 2015, 2016

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    Bookings and Contact

    For all bookings and inquiries, email:
    booking@tedmc.co

  • Artist Bio

    Open format and award-winning DJ Sofa King Evil has become one of the most sought after music figures in the industry. Occupying a prominent place amongst DJs in the southeast and across the globe, the master mood shifter was crowned with Creative Loafing’s Best of Atlanta Award in 2012. Over the years, Sofa Evil King has rocked parties for Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes and Erykah Badu as well as been hired to curate the soundtrack for a myriad of nightlife establishments, prominent brands and music festivals, including the NCAA, Colt 45 and One Music Fest. He built his culturally diverse platform on seamless yet aggressive transitions as well as his unique blending and scratching techniques that invite people to move in vibrational harmony or bounce off walls.

     

    Sofa King Evil, an Army brat, began spinning in high school as a creative outlet to increase his social currency, but also because he had a deeply rooted interest in hip-hop, particularly indie southern rap. Raised in Clayton County, a suburb south of Atlanta, Sofa King Evil adopted mixtape legend DJ Jelly’s style until he was able to define his own. The first album he purchased was E. 1999 Eternal by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, which set the stage for the deejay’s genre-defying ability to play all music, for all people. Heavily influenced by Three 6 Mafia, Outkast, So So Def Bass Allstars, 2 Live Crew and the whole Miami bass sound, the young turntablist who plays both vinyl and cds, understood early on the power of connecting and uniting people through music.

     

    Sofa King Evil acquired his name as a college radio shock jock at Clayton State University where he engaged (and often enraged) his audience by pushing boundaries and buttons. His bold, tongue-in-cheek on-air behavior made him such a popular multi-media personality on campus, that a cartoon was made as a result of his fame. Sofa King Evil was first recruited professionally by a local club to play a trance set for a car show afterparty. His ability to command the crowd attracted similar gigs however his respect for the vastness of music fueled his desire to be unbound by genre and era. A pivotal player in the game, Sofa King Evil easily separated himself from the pack by offering more than just the ability to bring a party to life. In addition to his wide range of experience and musical taste, he creates the artwork and provides marketing and promotional services for his bookings.

     

    Sofa King Evil, who hosts a monthly event at ATL’s legendary MJQ, is also an avid memorabilia collector and sports fan, specifically wrestling. As a result, he spins at the yearly Vintage Connect Con held at the Georgia World Congress Center where vendors from around the country gather to buy rare clothes, sneakers and other collectibles. Since 2007, the vocal talent has used his skills as the in-game host for Clayton State University’s basketball team, the Lakers.

     

    An innovator and tastemaker, DJ Sofa King Evil’s impact is unquantifiable. He continues to use his gifts and interests to unify people by transporting them to magical places that create memories and moments that last a lifetime.

    Short Form Bio

    Sofa King Evil is an Atlanta club scene staple. He is the resident DJ for long­time running monthly dance parties such as "Sloppy Seconds" at MJQ and "Down ‘N Durty" at Graveyard Tavern in East Atlanta. You can find him at El Bar every Thursday for "No Requests Thursdays" and on Mondays at Graveyard Tavern for "Industry Mondays." He has performed at music festivals including A3C, One Music Fest, and AFROPUNK. Sofa King Evil is a two-time Creative Loafing Best of Atlanta award winner from 2012 and 2013. In 2014, he joined the world-renowned Scratch DJ Academy as an instructor. He resides in East Atlanta, GA.

  • Social Media Tags

    Instagram: @evilkingsofa

    Twitter: @sofakingevil