# Jerry Calliste Jr.
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{{Short description|American entrepreneur and producer}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| name = Jerry Calliste Jr.
| birth_name = Gerald C. Calliste Jr.
| alias = Hashim
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|11|26}}
| birth_place = [New York City](/source/New_York_City), [U.S.](/source/U.S.)
| genre = {{hlist|[Hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music)|[electro](/source/Electro_music)|[funk](/source/funk)|[pop rap](/source/pop_rap)}}
| occupation = Entrepreneur and producer
| years_active = 1983–present
| label = Cutting
| associated_acts = Imperial Brothers, High Fidelity Three, Soft Touch, MC Devon, Jai Sims, [Dave Clarke](/source/Dave_Clarke_(techno_DJ)), [Diplo](/source/Diplo_(DJ)), [Frankie Bones](/source/Frankie_Bones), Scott Henry, Ryan Shaw, [Tom Middleton](/source/Tom_Middleton), [Johnny Vicious](/source/Johnny_Vicious), [David Guetta](/source/David_Guetta), Jay Strongman
| website = {{URL|jerrycallistejr.com}}
}}
'''Gerald C. Calliste Jr.''' (born November 26, 1965), also known as '''Hashim''',[{{cite web |year=2000 |title=Hashim Interview |url=http://www.electroempire.com/cgi-bin/articles/index.cgi?action=details&ID=31 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605054506/http://www.electroempire.com/cgi-bin/articles/index.cgi?action=details&ID=31 |archivedate=June 5, 2008 |accessdate=August 7, 2011 |work=Electro Empire}}] is an American [entrepreneur](/source/Entrepreneurship), producer, [songwriter](/source/songwriter), [publisher](/source/publisher), and former [DJ](/source/DJ) who is best known for the [hip hop](/source/hip_hop_music), [electro](/source/Electro_(music)), and [dance music](/source/dance_music) song "Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)" (1983).{{ref|amg}}
== Education ==
Calliste attends the Ross School of Management & Leadership at [Franklin University](/source/Franklin_University), where he is a double major student studying for a [Bachelor of Science in Information Technology](/source/Bachelor_of_Science_in_Information_Technology) and a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Sciences.{{ref|ciotoday}}
== History ==
In 1983, Calliste co-founded the New York Independent record label Cutting Records Inc. with two partners and recorded under the name [Hashim](/source/Hashim).{{ref|amg}}{{ref|electroempireA}}{{ref|electroempireB}} At the age of 16, Calliste used a $50 [Casio](/source/Casio) keyboard (combo calculator) to teach himself how to play keyboards by ear.{{ref|electroempireA}} One year later, he went on to write and produce "Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)".{{ref|electroempireA}} During the early 1980s, he "made it to #43 in the [''Billboards''](/source/Billboard_magazine) Dance Disco Charts".{{ref|electroempireA}} Since 2001, Calliste Jr. is president and CEO of both Bassmint Music and Caldella Music.{{ref|lantern}}
{{Listen
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| filename = Hashim - Al-Naafiysh (The Soul).ogg
| title = Hashim – "Al-Naafyish (The Soul)" (1983)
| description = Sample of Hashim's "Al-Naafyish (The Soul)" (1983), an influential [electro](/source/electro_(music)) track.
}}
According to Kellman in 2007, Hashim was the work of Jerry Calliste Jr. He became involved with music as a teenager; he started DJ at the age of 12, and in the early 1980s, he promoted parties.{{ref|amg}} His graffiti work on a banner for Tommy Boy Records led to him attaining a part-time gig doing custodial work at that label's offices.{{ref|amg}} Having been raised a [Catholic](/source/Catholic), he converted to [Islam](/source/Islam) in 1982 and adopted Hashim, which means "decisive" in [Arabic](/source/Arabic_language), as his [Muslim name](/source/Muslim_name).