DJ Mana joins ECLER's PRO Team of top internationally recognized DJ's!

DJ Mana (Annam Le), a multi DMC and ITF Champion, has joined forces with ECLER and Soundwerks Audio. DJ Mana, from Montreal has been DJing since 1993. He began as a mobile DJ, mixing CDs at school dances and house parties. His first experience with the turntables came in 1995, when his older brother brought home a Technics SL-1200. Annam realized that this tool had a lot of potential. He started to practice mixing house and techno music on other peopleís turntables until, in 1997, he bought his own tables.

In late 1998, hip-hop quickly became the main focus in Mana's life. He began playing underground hip-hop shows with partner and apprentice, Killa-Jewel. Among these shows include Under Pressure, KoolOut.com, Mr. Lif, Swollen Members, and an underground Hip-Hop residency at Blue Dog. From this experience, Mana was ready to take the next step- battling.

Mana's first battle was the 1999 ITF Montreal Elimination. He came in the battle ill-prepared with only 2 sets. DJ Matrix easily beat him in the first round. Viewing his defeat as a learning experience, Mana was not discouraged. He continued to seek guidance in his music path. P-Love became Mana's mentor for a year until P moved back to New York. Mana began roaming Montreal to learn from a variety of turntablists, including Spazmodik, Scream, Progress, D. R. One, and Matrix.


Real Name:
Annam Le

Started DJing in:
1993

Main Influences:
DJ Krush, Cari Lekebusch, Kid Koala, DJ Shadow, DJ Klever, Q-Bert, A-Trak, D-Styles,
P-Love, Miles Davis, Ned Hoddings

Discography:
Holiday Fever Mix CD (ICM Records, 2004)
Metamers LP (Independent, 2002)
EasyBreathiní Mixtape (Opus Recordings, 1999)

Battle Experience:
2004 Montreal DMC Champion
2003 Montreal DMC Champion
2002 Hawaii Import Revolution Champion
2002 Vestax Extravaganza Canadian Finalist (2nd Place)
2002 Hawaii KoolMixx Champion
2000 Montreal ITF Champion

Mana will be going into battle with ECLER's award winning HAK 360 scratch mixer. We are proud to have him join our team!