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DJ Candlestick

American DJ (born 1985)

Summary

American DJ (born 1985)

Field	Value
name	DJ Candlestick
birth_name	Omar Barton
origin	Missouri City, Texas, United States
birth_date
birth_place	Houston, Texas, United States
instrument	Turntables
Turntable
genre	Hip hop
occupation	DJ, record producer, executive
years_active	2004–present
label	ChopNotSlop ENT. (2009–present)
website	www.chopnotslop.com

Turntable

Omar Barton (born June 21, 1985), better known by his stage name DJ Candlestick, is an American DJ, radio personality, and record producer. He is a member of The Chopstars of the ChopNotSlop subgenre, former on-air personality for KQBT 93.7 The Beat Houston, The Choice 90.9 KTSU (his alma mater) and DJ for The Nice Guys. He is the DJ behind Chop Care as well as many other ChopNotSlop mixtapes. He is currently a mixer on Drake’s radio station Sound42 on SiriusXM.

Biography

DJ Candlestick has been DJing since 2001. He is a member of The Chopstars (ChopNotSlop subgenre). He has worked at various radio stations in Houston including KTSU, and KQBT before joining Drake's Sound 42 station on SiriusXM. He was also a member of the Houston-based rap group The Nice Guys.

ChopNotSlop Radio

ChopNotSlop Radio is an online radio station that specializes in ChopNotSlop music. It is the first 24 hours chopped and screwed radio station. It was created in 2008 with the intentions of helping keep the subgenre that DJ Screw had created alive. The station currently has one live show every Sunday that features OG RON C, DJ Candlestick, DJ Slim K, DJ Lil Steve and DJ hollygrove with live-on-air turntablism where they chop and screw music.

Partial discography

2011: Chop Care: Drake OG Ron C Edition
2015: Little Dragon Nabuma Purple Rubberband
2017: Moonlight Soundtrack

References

"Houston Press: The Nice Guys".
(27 Jan 2015). "Little Dragon -Nabuma Purple Rubberband ChopNotSlop Remix".
(27 February 2017). "Moonlight Directs Boost a Chopped and Screwed version Of Its Soundtrack".
(27 February 2017}}). ""Moonlight" Director Barry Jenkins Teams Up With The Chopstars For "Purple Moonlight" Mixtape".

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