D-Sisive: At the impressionable age of nine, Derek Christoff witnessed a moment in music history that would (unbeknownst to him) alter the course of his young adult life: he sat transfixed in front of the television, watching the DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince music video for 'A Nightmare On My Street'. At once Derek was pleased by the reference to his favorite horror film, but also perplexed by the strange yet undeniably cool rhymes and rhythms he was hearing. Not knowing anything about Hip Hop music at the time - except that he simply must hear more - Derek begged his unsuspecting mother to buy him the He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper cassette. Thus was young Derek sent blind and stumbling into a world of words and music that would slowly transform his thoughts and sensibilities, his style and aspirations, his very sense of self! Years rolled by and Derek's musical tastes grew more refined. The sounds of Cypress Hill, Funkdoobiest, Black Sheep, Wu Tang Clan, Redman, and A Tribe Called Quest would continually flow through monstrously huge headphones that seemed to be a permanent fixture of the boy's head, some weird biological growth designed to force the music in, and keep the noise of the rest of the world out. At fifteen, he engaged himself even more deeply to the music and, morphing into D-Sisive, began to write his own lyrics. An independently released EP entitled J.A.C. (1998) was the culmination of this burst of teenaged creativity and inspiration. The mid 90s saw D-Sisive become fully submerged in the Toronto Hip Hop scene, mainly through his contribution to the groundbreaking Cryptik Souls- a collective of local emcees that could proudly boast the membership of such talents as Abdominal, Moka Only, Circle Research, and many others. Other collaborations included songs with or for Mastermind, Len, Abs and Fase, and Classified to name a few. But, his most notable collaboration was with Canadian DJ/Producer DJ Serious. Their single, 'Popped' - a song exclusively about D-Sisive's disdain for pop music and his fantasies of physically tormenting the prominent pop stars of the time, set against Serious' radio-friendly beat - gained worldwide attention and (ironically) earned a slot in Canadian radio's Top 40. The success of the song helped the DJ Serious album, Dim Sum, earn a Juno Award Nomination for Best Hip Hop Recording (2001) as well as an Urban Album of the Year award in 2002 at the Canadian Independent Music Awards. "Popped" was also featured on the Rawkus UK Scratch compilation. DJ Serious and D-Sisive embarked on a Canadian tour to promote the album and after returning to Toronto and performing solo, D-Sisive was voted Best Unsigned Artist in 2002 by Now magazine, and named Live Performer of the Year by Fritz le Chat in Vice magazine. Though proud of the success of 'Popped', D-Sisive was unprepared for the simultaneous praise and backlash the song generated. Perhaps finally realizing that people were in fact listening to, appreciating and/or hating his music, it became clear that it was time for him to consider what exactly it was that he wanted to create through his music, what he wanted and needed to say. Having earned a platform from which he could perform and attract crowds of both unseasoned and opinionated listeners, D-Sisive was forced to re-evaluate his songwriting and what being an emcee was all about for him. For a few years, he did just that, disappearing from the scene and taking time to expose himself to new artists and ideas that would come to influence his later work both lyrically and in terms of production. In 2005, D-Sisive "came out of retirement" with his contribution to the first two singles on DJ Format's sophomore album If You Can't Join 'Em, Beat 'Em. The album debuted at number one on the UK Independent Music charts in its first week, and marked the beginning of D-Sisive's UK/European success. Touring with DJ Format and long-time colleague Abdominal across the UK and Europe for much of 2005, D-Sisive performed at major festivals such as Glastonbury, Leeds and Reading, Australia's Good Vibrations, and Ireland's Electric Picnic. D-Sisive embraced his time under the spotlight, attracting enthusiastic fans across the continent and working harder than ever as he edited and released Yesterday.The Mixtape, a collection of early recordings and rare, unreleased material spanning from 1995 to 2004. For those who missed J.A.C. almost ten years ago, this was the first collection of D-Sisive's music ever released. More recently, D-Sisive has done production work for a new project initiated by Stu Stone (founding member of the LA-based The Stone Movement, supporting actor in the cult-hit Donnie Darko, and voice of 'Chuckie' in the beloved My Pet Monster animated series) and actor/comedian Jamie Kennedy (The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, Malibu's Most Wanted). D-Sisive produced and co-wrote their internet hit 'Rolling With Saget', which includes vocals by Full House dad Bob Saget. The song will be featured in the upcoming MTV series "Blowin' Up" which is set to premier this year. Currently, D-Sisive is self-producing an EP entitled This Is Just A Friend Call, as well as finishing 1995.The Pre-Album which will feature production by D-Sisive, DJ Format, The Arkeologists, Muneshine, Moss, Mr. Attic, Classified, Self-Proclaimed, Snoog and DJ Serious. Both projects will be released on D-Sisive's own .aboyinaroom.recordings. in 2006. As for his first official album, don't hold your breath. 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