DJ Handler, music entrepreneur, brings his spin to JF4.0

DJ HANDLER (NYC) – Erez a.k.a. dj handler is the founder and director of Shemspeed (largest, most diverse Jewish music site), Modular Moods (an independent record label), The Sephardic Music Festival and Hip Hop Sulha. As the brains behind the Shemspeed empire and many of the hyped parties in and around NYC, dj handler defies musical stereotypes. As a multicultural maestro, he spins a mix of Baile Funk and Afro Beat blended with 80′s free style and hip hop, while incorporating Ashkenazic cantorial music and traditional Yemenite melodies . He has performed with Lou Reed, Anthony Coleman, Matisyahu, MC Paul Barman, Spankrock, and Idan Raichel, and countless others. The Village Voice stated that his work “as producer and DJ is among the most adventurous and banging on the new Jewish music scene;” and the Forward listed him as one of the Top 50 “most influential Jews of 2007″. dj handler’s music, style, and presence get famous US clubs to resemble the craziest festivals abroad.