TheRealDJTNT
Tre'cee Artis (born July 28th, 1992) better known by his stage name DJ TNT, is an American Hip- Hop DJ and producer born in Buffalo, New York. Growing up aside from video games, he loved to play with sounds, cassette decks and radio stations.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
While moving around with his family he learned about different genres of music, culture and the influence music has on people. DJ TNT got his start at the age of 14, while living in Maine his father (DJ Teddyb) brought him into the club nightlife scene (East Coast Rap & Top 40) and helped him land his first residency in the year of 2008, while attending high school.
In 2011, after finishing school DJ TNT moved to Oakland, California to continue chasing his dream. He was not afraid of the change in diversity or music and made friends networking in the music industry. Hearing the new West Coast Bay Area sound he fell in love and felt inspired to be
apart of the culture. In 2013, to help provide a platform for independent and upcoming artists, DJ TNT started hosting radio shows showcasing new music and interviews. From there DJ TNT started landing Bay Area gigs by just being around when needed, helping promote, fixing sound issues at events, and knowing how to read the crowd.
Over the years, DJ TNT has hosted various artists mixtapes, as well as his own through online platforms Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes and Datpiff. In 2015, he started producing records with independent and upcoming artists, which began getting noticed by popular Bay Area blogs.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Since then, DJ TNT has played countless parties and got to rock the stage alongside artists such as San Quinn, Nef Tha Pharoah, Mistah Fab, RBL Posse, Rayven Justice, The Rejektz, Kool John, Young Gully, Clyde Carson, D-Lo, Dru Down and many more. DJ TNT has been on different tours from California through the Pacific Northwest with artists such as J.Lately, Willie Joe, That Boy Tyson, Lil Yase, Word Up, Dope City Saints, Allendale Chizle and OMAYGA. His most memorable moment is playing at the Monte Carlo Casino Ballroom in Las Vegas for the Dallas Cowboys NFL fan fest. Recently he has played in quite a few festivals including Day N Nite Festival(2016) in Los Angeles with Lil Yase, Rolling Loud Bay Area (2019) with Lil Blood, Hiero Day(2018) in Oakland with Wordup, and again in 2019 with Griselda (Conway the Machine & Benny the Butcher). Playing at Rolling Loud was a special memory because DJ TNT got to drop his record ''Further'' in his set and see the crowd response.
Your musical influences
My dad DJ TeddyB (RIP) was a major influence on me growing up as an adult. My other influences come from mostly independent artists who have the passion to get further in their careers and have that same hunger I did as a upcoming DJ. However I do have some mainstream influence from the 90's-2000's Hip-Hop and R&B.
What equipment do you use?
HP Laptop, Akai MPK 25, Novation Launchpad, Yamaha DX-7 Keyboard, Focusrite Scarlett2i2, Scarlett Studio CM25, Numark Mixtrack Pro 3, Numark NV, Beats Studio Headphones, Seagate HD, Beats Portable Beatbox, Fl Studio 11, Harbinger PA 15 & 12, Pro Tools,
