DJ Puzzle
DJ Puzzle (real name Jason Everett Donnelly) is a Los Angeles-based American DJ, composer, music producer, remixer, and sound designer. He founded Peace Love Productions in 2001, a producer of royalty-free sounds for loop based music software, which led to the beginning of his professional career in music. He sold Peace Love Productions to Mbira Technologies in 2008 and started a new company Soundtrack Loops with business partner Matthew Yost. In 2009 he signed a publishing contract with Reverbnation and APM Music in Hollywood to be one of 13 artists chosen for the Reverbnation music library. Since then he has composed songs for TV shows including Wicked Tuna and an Oculus VR exclusive virtual reality video game called Damaged Core by High Voltage Software.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jason Everette Donnelly |
| Born | March 22, 1973 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | House Breaks Electro |
| Occupation(s) | Disc jockey, Music composer, Music producer |
| Instruments | Drums, Keyboards, Guitar, Turntables |
| Years active | 1989-present |
| Labels | BasicLUX, Sony, Solar Sound Records, Play Me Records, MalLabel |
| Website | www.djpuzzle.com |
Video games
Damaged Core Oculus VR High Voltage Software 2016
Zombieland: Double Tap - Road Trip PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC High Voltage Software 2019
Film Scores
REFORM by Jamal Caesar - 2012 Blackash Blue Pictures
PROGRESS by Jamal Caesar - 2015 HBO, Best Boy Productions, Blackash Blue Pictures
Music On TV
- As The Record Turns - Jefferson's Secret Bible on Smithsonian Channel
- Class Soiree - Portlandia (TV series) Season 1, Episode 6 on IFC (U.S. TV channel)
- God Knows - Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown Season 5, Episode 8 on CNN
- Suspended On A Line - Wicked Tuna Season 4, Episode 10 National Geographic Channel
- 80s Metal 5 120 BPM with Stacey Blades - The Rainbow Bar and Grill Documentary
Selected discography
Compilations, Singles, & Albums
- Emoticon
- Jah Boogie - Power (Dj Puzzle Club Mix)
- MYU Entertainment - TMRW - (Dj Puzzle Remix)
- Geodesic Peers Disc 1 and 2
- Summer Daze; New Sound Theory BasicLUX Records
- Shoong, Don't Let Em Catch Ya Alive; Precipice Recordings
- Lose Control - Solar Sound Records
- Lose Control - 20 Must Hear House Tunes;Club Traxx
- Steam Roller - Twisted Angel The Official Christmas Dubstep Party;One Sound Records
- Karmacoda - Love Will Turn Your Head Around (Dj Puzzle Remix)
- Karmacoda - Leaving You (DJ Puzzle Remix)
- Drop It Low EP - MalLabel
- Illustrated - Traitors (Dj Puzzle Remix) - Play Me Records
- The Sky, The Sea, and the Unseen - Solar Sound Records
- Light Web - Solar Sound Records
- Defender - Solar Sound Records
iPad, iPhone, & iPod Touch Apps
- Midi Sequences & Synths Patches For Gruvtron By Sound Trends
- Loops for Looptastic & Studio.HD by Sound Trends
- Jah Boogie - Power (Dj Puzzle's Club Mix) Meta.Dj App By Sound Trends.
- Trap - iPro.DJSampler By iThirtySeven Pty Ltd
Music Software for PC
- Loops as part of the Mixcraft Software by Acoustica
- Loops on the Acid Dj 3.0 content disc
- Loops on PreSonus Studio One Version 2
Sample CDs and Sample Packs
- Tribal House; Loopmasters
- Dirty Disco:Nouveau Break Beat; Sony Creative Software
- Afterhours EDM; Sony Creative Software
- ACID DJ Expander Pack; Sony Creative Software
- Designer Dance Tools; Sony Creative Software
- Dj Puzzle: Scratch Tactics; Sony Creative Software
- Trance Sold NRG; Sony Creative Software
- Trance Sold NRG2; Sony Creative Software
- X-Core : Hardcore Techno Construction Kit; Sony Creative Software
- Dj Puzzle : Dubstep Complete; Sony Creative Software
- Complex Electro Funk; Sony Creative Software
- Smoldering Scores; Sony Creative Software
- Dj Puzzle: Urban Vibes; Magix Software GmbH
References
Interview: "Sonic TALK Special - Jason Donnelly Library Music Composer" "Retronyms Artist Spotlight: DJ Puzzle" "Dave Smith Instruments Artist Spotlight: DJ Puzzle"
External links
- http://www.djpuzzle.com – Dj Puzzle official homepage
- http://www.peaceloveproductions.com – Royalty free music loops
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4591965/ Dj Puzzle on IMDb