DJ CASSIDY

DJ CASSIDY has been at the nexus of culture for well over half his living years as the definitive deejay of music impresarios, entertainment moguls, fashion icons, nightlife innovators, tech giants, and world leaders. He performed at both of President Obama’s inaugurations, Barack and Michelle Obama’s 50th birthdays at the White House, Oprah Winfrey’s New Year’s Eve school opening in South Africa, Jay Z and Beyoncé’s wedding, the nuptials of Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian, and Kourtney Kardashian, and countless other affairs hosted by the most influential pop culture icons of our time. A Grammy-nominated entertainer, DJ CASSIDY is widely regarded as the modern-day music renaissance man.

Curating music for the most culturally definitive figures of our time began long ago for DJ CASSIDY. His love of music and appreciation of sounds both classic and cutting-edge date back to age five when he discovered pivotal hip-hop records like Run DMC’s “Sucker MC’s” and cult classic dance films like Breakin’. He visited record stores every weekend and studied the back of each vinyl sleeve, learning who wrote and produced his favorite songs. Inspired by Afrika Bambaataa’s, Kool Herc’s, and Grandmaster Flash’s genre-defying style, a young DJ CASSIDY made it his motto to play all music, for all people, all over the world. For his tenth birthday, Cassidy asked his parents for two turntables and a mixer—and DJ CASSIDY was born. First, he played school functions, then the VIP rooms of New York City hotspots, then major events for the most transformative music, film, television, fashion, technology, and corporate brands in the world, all recognizing DJ CASSIDY’s unique ability to connect with, unite, and electrify everyone, everywhere.

Like his approach to deejaying, DJ CASSIDY’s approach to producing music is unbound by genre and era. His releases as a recording artist, producer, and songwriter have united artists spanning multiple decades and sounds under one harmonious groove, harnessing his inspirations of the past to create classics for the future. DJ CASSIDY has been nominated for two Grammys for his work with Mary J. Blige, for whom he produced the No. 1 R&B hit “Still Believe in Love.” His platinum single “Kill the Lights,” featuring Jess Glynne, Alex Newell, and Nile Rodgers, scored a No. 1 slot on Billboard’s Dance Club Chart and continues to grow each year as a new dance-floor standard. His hit single “Calling All Hearts,” featuring Robin Thicke, Jessie J, and Earth Wind & Fire, topped the UK Official Charts. And his remake of the Rupert Holmes classic “Escape (The Pina Colada Song),” with reggae legend Shaggy, rocks dance floors around the globe every summer.

With his beloved brand Pass The Mic, DJ CASSIDY has transformed how we experience our favorite artists and songs. What began as a virtual experiment in 2020 during a global pandemic transformed into a viral phenomenon, a historic YouTube series, a hit television show, a sold-out live tour, and ultimately, a multi-platform, culture-driving brand. Its groundbreaking BET television specials united an awe-inspiring collection of musical icons to sing along to their most iconic songs, each show featuring one-on-one performances that felt iconic yet uniquely intimate, legendary yet uniquely personal. Within ten episodes, DJ CASSIDY passed the mic to an astounding two hundred twenty legendary superstars spanning five decades—including Earth Wind & Fire, Nile Rodgers, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, New Edition, Run DMC, LL Cool J, Salt ’N Pepa, Missy Elliott, Wyclef Jean, Ice Cube, Wu-Tang Clan, Nelly, Shaggy, and so many more.

DJ CASSIDY has since taken his show on the road with Pass The Mic Live!, headlining sold-out arenas nationwide with artists such as Chaka Khan, Charlie Wilson, TLC, Boyz II Men, Bobby Brown, Ne-Yo, and Robin Thicke, in addition to a historic event in 2023 at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall in celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary.

In July 2024, DJ CASSIDY brought the trailblazing experience to Las Vegas for an iconic one-month residency at Planet Hollywood starring hip-hop icons Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Slick Rick, and Doug E. Fresh, along with a roster of legendary special guests including Public Enemy, Akon, Raekwon, Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat, Too $hort, and Warren G—making each show a unique, one-time-only event. DJ CASSIDY’s Pass The Mic Live! The Iconic Las Vegas Residency marked the first Vegas residency of its kind, uniting an ensemble of hip-hop legends solely for this experience. The show took audiences on an unprecedented musical journey, redefining the art of collaboration while channeling the spirit, showmanship, and aesthetic of old-world Las Vegas mainstays like The Rat Pack.

After conquering the Vegas Strip, DJ CASSIDY brought Pass The Mic to the world stage, acting as the first musical conductor of the Democratic National Convention Roll Call, curating songs for all 57 U.S. states and territories, conducting the unprecedented seventy-five-minute segment on live television viewed by twenty-one million people. With the viral Roll Call becoming the most talked-about moment of the entire convention, The Hollywood Reporter declared, “DJ CASSIDY may have just changed the face of presidential politics forever.”

Then, DJ CASSIDY brought Pass The Mic Live! to the world’s biggest New Year’s celebration, reuniting with his Las Vegas Residency “Rap Pack” on ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve for a show-stealing twelve-minute, thirteen-song performance, recreating the Vegas experience for twenty-two million live television viewers. Most recently, DJ CASSIDY’s Pass The Mic Live! headlined the 2025 NBA All-Star Halftime Show at the Chase Center in San Francisco with a live televised extravaganza at center court starring Bay Area icons E-40, Too $hort, Saweetie, and En Vogue.

DJ CASSIDY’s career is the culmination of a lifetime of deejaying around the world. Recognized from miles away by his signature boater hat, vintage brooches, bright bespoke ensembles, and twenty-four-karat-gold microphone, DJ CASSIDY performs around the globe twelve months a year, electrifying audiences with an infectious showmanship and a musical palette so broad he relates to everyone within his reach. Through Pass The Mic, DJ CASSIDY continues to transform the way we interact with our favorite artists and songs with a one-of-a-kind musical experience featuring artists who have shaped music culture on a global scale over multiple decades. As a deejay, emcee, producer, and cultural aggregator, DJ CASSIDY continues to seamlessly build bridges between people of all walks of life, solidifying himself as the modern-day maestro—our premier music man—transcending genre and generation, uniting artists and fans alike through the spirit and sound of celebration.