{{Multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=December 2008}} {{More footnotes|date=December 2021}}}} {{lowercase title|title=dj BC}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = DJ BC | birth_name = Bob Cronin | image = | origin = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | occupation = Remixer, record producer, DJ | genre = Hip hop | years_active = 1996&ndash;present | label = Fork In Hand Records<br />Springman Records | associated_acts = The Beastles<br />Big D and The Kids Table }}

'''Bob Cronin''', better known by the stage name '''DJ BC''', is an American disc jockey and mashup producer.

BC's work has been heard from the radio stations in Boston and New York City to stations in Paris and Athens. He founded a mash-up night in Boston, known as Mash Ave, in 2004, and founded the popular Bootie Boston in 2007. He now serves as a resident DJ at the mash-up night Bootie ATL in Atlanta.

dj BC received both acclaim and controversy after his release of ''The Beastles'' in 2004, a mash up of music from The Beatles and the Beastie Boys. The music was quickly removed at the request of Apple Records, the owner of all Beatles intellectual property, including their songs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/06/14/ill-submarine-beastles-mashup_n_3440159.html|title=LISTEN: Beatles/Beastie Boys Mash-Up|date=14 June 2013|website=HuffPost UK|access-date=22 December 2021}}</ref> As a result of the release, the ''Boston Phoenix'' marked him as Boston's Best Lawbreaker,<ref>[http://www.djbc.net/mashes/BCbestof.jpg Best lawbreaker] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927164227/http://www.djbc.net/mashes/BCbestof.jpg |date=2007-09-27 }}, ''Boston Phoenix''</ref> the Detroit ''Metro Times'' marked his CD one of the best of 2004,<ref>[http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=7175 Best (and worst) music of 2004], ''Metro Times''</ref> and he was featured in ''Newsweek'',<ref>[http://www.djbc.net/beastles/newsweekbeastles.jpg Time for your mash-up?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927164215/http://www.djbc.net/beastles/newsweekbeastles.jpg |date=2007-09-27 }}, ''Newsweek'', 2006-03-06, p. 61</ref> and Rolling Stone.<ref>[http://www.djbc.net/mashes/beastlesrollingstone.jpg DJ BC Presents the Beastles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927164209/http://www.djbc.net/mashes/beastlesrollingstone.jpg |date=2007-09-27 }}, ''Rolling Stone''</ref> He later released ''Let It Beast'' in 2006<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boingboing.net/2006/02/12/new-album-of-beatles.html|title=New album of Beatles/Beasties mashups – drop-dead awesome! — UPDATED|first=Cory|last=Doctorow|date=12 February 2006|website=Boing Boing|access-date=22 December 2021}}</ref> and the double-album ''Ill Submarine'' in 2013. Some tracks from the first Beastles album, along with other dj BC mashups and Beastie Boys bootlegs, were included on a rare 2-Part limited vinyl release by the Japanese record label Hotshot Records.

dj BC's follow-up project was ''Glassbreaks'', a ten-song album combining the music of Philip Glass with additional beats, production, and raps from such artists as The Fugees, Lil Jon, Q-Tip and Kanye West. ''Glassbreaks'' is also no longer available.

On the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, dj BC released ''Wu Orleans'', an album combining the music of New Orleans with the music of Wu-Tang Clan. The album was named a top download in ''Spin'' magazine, and was later released on vinyl.

dj BC released an official remix album for the band Big D and the Kids Table in Spring 2008 with the album title ''Strictly Mixed and Mashed'', and he appeared on the band's 2009 record Fluent In Stroll as well as their Wicked Hardcore Christmas EP. The video for dj BC's production Wicked Hip-Hop Christmas, with rapper Black ELement, has circulated widely online.

In 2011, dj BC released the 12-track album ''Another Jay on Earth'', featuring remixes of Jay-Z vs. Brian Eno. The source material includes Jay-Z's ''American Gangster'' album, Brian Eno's ''Another Day on Earth'' album, Eno's song "Another Green World" as well as interviews and spoken word clips, additional sound effects, beats and scratches.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.djbc.net/anotherjay/ |title=Another Jay on Earth |access-date=2011-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406163859/http://djbc.net/anotherjay/ |archive-date=2011-04-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

BC has also remixed songs for official releases by bands such as Heaven 17, Sonic Boom Six and The A.K.A.'s. He was named Outstanding DJ/Dance Act of 2007 in the Boston Music Awards.

==References== {{Reflist}} *[http://archive.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2005/01/25/a_little_bit_of_this_a_little_bit_of_that/ "A little bit of this, a little bit of that"] in the Boston Globe *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060221124156/http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/this_just_in/documents/04414469.asp "This Just In"] in the Boston Phoenix *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070307015323/http://www.spin.com/features/everybodystalkingabout/2006/08/060829_wuorleans/ "Everybody's Talking About Wu Orleans"] in Spin (magazine) *[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/christmas/6841034/Hip-hop-Christmas-rap-is-unexpected-web-hit.html "Hip-hop Christmas rap is unexpected web hit"] in Telegraph UK

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20180430033649/http://djbc.net/ djBC official site] *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130516195133/http://thebeastles.com dj BC's The Beastles]}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20200807040943/http://djbc.net/christmash/ dj BC's holiday mashups home]

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