DJ BUDDHA Q: Dj Budda Q is the newest resident DJ at Q Bar Bangkok but is nothing new to the Bangkok music scene. He has been a resident DJ in many Bangkok hot spots and even a regular featured DJ on Koh Pha Ngan for their legendary Full Moon Parties.
He has also DJ’d London, England / Bangkok, Phi Phi Islands, Thailand / Malaysia / Singapore and Perth, Australia. Q considers himself not only a DJ but a true turntablist, well skilled in not only the art of mixing but cutting and scratching as well.

Q as many of his friends call him was born in the United Kingdom and has been a DJ since 1989. An avid hip hop fan and DJ he changed focus to a new genre making a lot of noise in the London underground music scene known as Jungle or Drum and Bass. Music became his life and he decided to learn more about it by going to school. He was educated at Greenwich Community College in Recording/Studio Engineering and put that knowledge to work in producing his first record label from 1991-1994 Haul & Pull Rekords independent record label, Released 4 “12 Singles. The first single–“For Da Rude Bwoy” -reached #6 UK NME Drum and Bass Chart.

He was a resident DJ at The Clinic in Soho where he hooked up with the legendary pioneers of Drum and Bass music, Renegade Hardware, and went on to become a member of Trouble on Vinyl (TOV) music label.

He decided to leave England and take his love of music and the sounds of TOV elsewhere in hopes of spreading the hype of this latest musical revolution Drum and Bass. Q had some friends in Thailand that convinced him to come for a visit and it was love at first sight. The nightlife was amazing and so were the people and he felt that this might be the place to not only further the growth of “drums” but also introduce the world renowned styles of hip hop and reggae to the Thai youth.

Since then Q has been promoting events, producing music and even made a name for himself as a model and writer. He has worked with famous Thai artists such as Da Jim, Joey Boy, Thaitanium, T-Bone and Modern Dog. He has been a featured writer for Zone Magazine and has appeared in commercials for everything from Dutch Mill,Suzuki Motorbikes, UBC Oscars telecast, Crown 99 Whisky, Mittweida, Heineken, Matching Studios Agency, Nike, and Pepsi.

Q was also a member of the eclectic hip-hop/reggae/alternative jam band the Kai Jo Brothers, who were signed to Universal Music and produced the hit album “Let’s go to the Sea”. With the Kai Jo brothers, Q toured all over Thailand appearing frequently on TV, radio, and magazines, even going so far as to be one of Thailand’s representatives by performing at the Opening Festival on the Waterfront Espalande Theatres On The Bay in Singapore.

Q is looking forward to making an impact immediately and says that by the end of the night everyone will never forget Q the Bar but they’ll also never forget Q the DJ, they might even name the bar after him someday.