After attending the highly known Hip Hop concerts Fresh Fest 1 & 2, he decided he wanted to write lyrics and stay productive in the world of Hip Hop. By the late 1980s he would begin to take the art of penmanship serious. He discovered Hip Hop music being played on WHPK, a local college radio station in Chicago that supports Underground Hip Hop music. A tradition of recording these shows developed because it allowed him to have Hip Hop classics before they made it to the record stores.
While attending Hillcrest High School he landed a job at a record store and became a connoisseur of music. At the same time finding a new Hip Hop show on another Chicago radio station WGCI. The show was called the "Rap Down" and aired on the station’s AM frequency. The late Disco Dave, Frankie J, and Chicago radio pioneer Ramonski Luv hosted the show. Bizczar would always call the station and support the "Rap Down" and was a member of WGCI’s Junior Achievement program for 3 years.
The Junior Achievement program at WGCI radio provided high school students with good academic standing in their respected schools the chance to learn the mechanics and participate in the full operation of a broadcast station. Some of the tasks included the development of program logs, establishing sale accounts and the production of commercials for them, while broadcasting a 9-hour format and sharing the station’s AM frequency with the "Rap Down". Privileges included running errands and assisting some of the biggest names in radio like Tom Joyner, Doug Banks, while acquiring knowledge of the Music Industry.
His performance in the program convinced Ramonski Luv and Disco Dave to invite him to produce and co-host the "Rap Down" many nights when the show was moved to the FM frequency. The Junior Achievement program would conclude, but Bizczar would find other ways to stay active and pursue a career in the Entertainment Industry by performing and participating in Chicago’s Underground Hip Hop community until another opportunity presented itself.
Having skills as a writer for his High School newspaper, he was asked to become a contributor for a local music publication called "Jam Sessions". As a writer, he wrote reviews of newly released albums and conducted interviews with established and upcoming recording artists and producers. This allowed him to establish relationships with many artists, their management, and record executives because of the nature of the magazine. Rather than shove his demo into the faces of many celebrities, he would ask questions about the Music Business and it’s dirty politics.
The magazine went out of business, and since he had developed relationships with many record label executives, he was offered internships doing Marketing and Promotions at record labels like Warner/Elektra/Atlantic Records (WEA), Sony Music, PolyGram, Def Jam, Tommy Boy and several Marketing firms specializing in guerilla street promotions.
In the midst of this he was casted by Chicago based Sharon King Casting and landed a supporting role in the Simone Nissan featured movie "Reasons". The movie starred the late comedian/actor Bernie Mac, which Bizczar played the younger character of, rapper MC Eiht from Compton’s Most Wanted, actress Lisa Raye, broadcasting pioneer Bonnie Deshong, and was Directed by Monty Ross, who has produced some of Spike Lee’s films. This movie was never released but influenced him to enroll in Columbia College Chicago as a student of film and the arts. While attending Columbia he joined the school’s music organizations C.U.M.A. and C.O.R.E. These organizations supported the unison of Chicago talent trying to make it in the music industry. He also developed film treatments and scripts, which he turn into featured films in the future.
While attending Columbia College, he was asked by two friends Massive and DJ EQ of the Chicago Hip Hop crew The Illstate Assassins, to co host a bi-weekly Hip Hop show on the University of Chicago’s radio station WHPK. The show lasted for 3 strong years and Bizczar would become a consultant to many artists trying to make it in the music business.
Bizczar would get lucky and run into Riot One of Sound Scandalz and member of The Illstate Assassins. The two would collaborate and produced his first album titled "THE GREAT BIZCZAR SINISTA".
After the success of “THE GREAT BIZCZAR SINISTA”, he went on to record his sophmore album “BATTLE PLANS”. This album featured production by Riot One, Dj Clash Titan, Johnny Holliday of Absoloot Beatz and The Bizczar Sinista.
His 3rd album “EVERYTHING YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR” is scheduled to be released in early 2009 and will feature production from Riot One, Johnny Holliday of Absoloot Beatz, and producers The Vinyl Frontiers, who are from the Netherlands.
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