Hometown Sounds: Serato Sample puts the spotlight on Jersey club hitmaker UNIIQU3
Rap artists get all the shine but you have to put big respect on the deejays and producers giving them the full-blown appeal. So getting Serato Sample to come through with its latest Hometown Sounds feature focusing on hip-hop personality UNIIQU3? Tough.
It’s just over 10 minutes of deep-driving into what UNIIQUE brings to The Culture. Tap in.
Serato dropped the latest episode of “Hometown Sounds,” featuring fast-rising DJ, producer and New Jersey native UNIIQU3. Each episode of the original series follows esteemed producers as they reinvent the sounds of their hometown cities, fueled by Serato’s plugin Sample 2.0. The newest installment with UNIIQU3 highlights the vibrant Jersey Club scene as she reimagines the sounds of her hometown, transforming fellow Newark artist Rah Digga’s popular club hit “Party & Bullshit 2003” utilizing Serato’s revolutionary stem-separation technology.
With its fast-paced beats and hyper-energetic bass, Jersey Club is an underground party scene that has exploded into a global phenomenon. Heavily influenced by sampling, the genre flips familiar sounds into pulsating dance floor anthems. Dubbed the “Jersey Club Queen,” UNIIQU3 is best known for her infectious beats and clever use of samples. She continues to catapult the genre into the mainstream, having recently wrapped a nationwide tour with Tinashe and opening for Beyoncé’s monumental Renaissance World Tour last year.
“Hometown Sounds” follows UNIIQU3’s inspiring musical evolution, from her childhood training as a classical ballet dancer at Garden State Ballet School to establishing herself as a seminal figure in the Jersey Club movement. The episode also includes cameos from prominent leaders in the scene, including New Jersey legends Rah Digga and Just Blaze, pioneering Jersey Club artist DJ Tameil from the Brick Bandits crew, DJ Taj, DJ Jayhood, and more. Guided by UNIIQU3 and her influential friends, the music documentary paints a vivid picture of the New Jersey-born genre that she lovingly calls “the pulse of the city.”
Using Sample 2.0, UNIIQU3 reveals her creative process as she transforms Rah Digga’s “Party & Bullshit 2003” into an unmistakable Jersey Club beat. These tracks are best known for their “booming bass, catchy vocals and contagious energy,” says UNIIQU3. Equipped with Serato’s Stems technology, she expertly manipulates the track by isolating stems and implementing Jersey Club samples with its infamous beat pattern while showcasing the game changing power of Sample.
About UNIIQU3:
UNIIQU3 began her music career as a sought-after vocalist in the Jersey Club scene, and since then has solidified herself as one of the most electrifying producers and DJs in the game. Supplying dance tracks with edgy, flirty and empowering vocals that interact with the dance floor, her hybrid performance is truly unique. She also throws some of the Tri-State’s hottest DIY events, like her annual festival PBNJ (Philly, Baltimore, New Jersey) which highlights the East Coast club culture, and hosting emerging talent on her SiriusXM Radio Show. Audiences can catch this powerhouse spreading her talents across the globe, from Australia to South America, leaving her impact wherever she goes.
UNIIQU3 is the future of dance music, who continues to raise the bar by breaking boundaries for her community and redefining the definition of success. She is on a mission to inspire others by proving to the world that you can do whatever you want as long as you work hard and stay true to yourself. UNIIQU3 has been delivering energetic projects including Digital Diva Vol 1 & 2, Phase 3, Club Queens Vol 1 & 2 , Bitches is Outside Vol 1, Heartbeats, and her newest EP Ramen Noodles is out now.
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About Serato:
Since its inception in 1999, Serato has been at the cutting edge of audio software innovation, enabling DJs, producers and artists to take their creativity and performance to the next level. The brand’s first-ever product, Pitch ’n Time, has become the industry standard for time-stretching audio and forms the backbone of the company’s core product, Serato DJ. One of the most widely used and powerful DJ software tools available today, Serato DJ is constantly updated with new features and is revered by the most iconic DJs of our time. Serato has also established itself as a leading brand in music production with Serato Sample and Serato Studio, which have become go-to tools for Sample-based producers and beat-makers alike. In 2022 and 2023, Serato transformed the industry once again through the introduction of its real-time stem-splitting technology Serato Stems across its product range, to global and industry acclaim. Serato’s advanced suite of music production tools provides creators with endless possibilities for producing, sampling and remixing music that will continue to drive culture forward.
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