BIO  Establishing his own spot amongst the ranks of East Coast hip-hop's seminal figures, DJ/producer Statik Selektah utilized his turntabling skills and ingenuity in PR and promotions to break some of the region's most promising artists, bearing his own influence on the national mixtape circuit. Born January 23, 1982 in Lawrence, MA, Patrick Baril was exposed to production equipment at a very early age, tinkering with his parents' eight-track machine, cassette recorders, and turntable. By middle school, he was already DJing school functions, but he was inspired to be a true wheels-of-steel artiste after hearing DJ Premier scratch and mix records on Funkmaster Flex's Hot 97 radio show. Soon after, at 14 years old, he purchased his first turntables and mixer. Calling himself DJ Statik (the "Selektah" surname came later), he started to work clubs and private parties up and down the New England coast. In 2000, after living in New Hampshire, he moved back down to Massachusetts to enroll in the audio production program at Boston's New England Institute of the Arts. That same year, Selektah started putting out mixtapes, namely his Spell My Name Right series. With his mixtapes and DJ gigs, Selektah never passed up the opportunity to champion local hip-hop from Boston and the surrounding New England area. In particular, Selektah was responsible for introducing fellow Lawrence, MA, native Termanology to the world, helming his Hood Politics mixtapes in the mid- to late 2000s. Managing all of these tasks became much easier when he established in 2003 his own PR/marketing firm ShowOff. In 2006, he turned ShowOff into an official record label, with Termanology & Producer DC's Out the Gate LP as its first release. By this time, though, Selektah's prestige had grown considerably. His radio shows were playing in several places, from London to Mobile, AL; he produced beats for many artists, including Foxy Brown, AZ, and Joell Ortiz; and most importantly, the DJ dished out tons of mixtapes with big name and up-and-coming artists, such as Nas, Q-Tip, John Legend, Royce Da 5'9 (The Bar Exam, co-hosted with DJ Premier), and Saigon. Statik dropped his first LP, Spell My Name Right in 2007, and his follow up Stick 2 the Script  album in 2008. Other artists he has produced for following that include Talib Kweli, Bun B, Styles P, Consequence, Freeway, M.O.P. and Jadakiss. Rockstar games reached out for Statik in late 2008 to enlist him as DJ and producer of the Grand Theft Auto IV update "the Lost and Damned", as well as 2 songs for Midnight Club: Los Angeles. In March 2008, Selektah and Saigon recorded All In A Day's Work in a 24 hour period, and was acclaimed by critics. He also tours as DJ for Q-tip & occasionally Nas, as well as headlines his own world tours. Statik's latest album, 100 Proof: The Hangover, dropped February 2nd, 2010 on Showoff/Brick Records, and his collaboration album with Termanology drops October 2010. Catch DJ Statik Selektah every Thursday Night on Eminem's Shade 45 Sirius/XM Satellite Radio Station as well as FM stations such as WJMN, KDON and more weekly. www.showoffhiphop.com ~ Cyril Cordor, All Music

Discography (mixtapes and albums)
- Something to Front On (Sept 2000) 
- Wakin You Up (Feb 2001) 
- Spell My Name Right 1 (unreleased) (2001) 
- Spell My Name Right 2 (Sept 2001) 
- SMNR 3 : UnderStand yet (Dec 2001) 
- SMNR 4 : The Streets (Feb 2002) 
- SMNR5 : THE ALLSTAR JUMP OFF hosted by Chubby Chub (July 2002) 
- Digiwaxx Mixshow Power Summit Extravaganza (Sept 2002) 
- SMNR6 : MAJOR THREAT hosted by Talib Kweli (October 2002) 
- SMNR7 : CITY ON SMASH (January 2003) 
- Manhattan Clothing Mix Volumes 1 & 2 (2003) 
- Digiwaxx MixshowPowerSummit Extravaganza 2 (sept 2003) 
- SMNR 8 : Major Threat 2004 Hosted by Gangstarr (dec 2003) 
- SMNR 9 : Its A Problem hosted by Method Man (April 2004) 
- Akon - Trouble Album Sampler (May 2004, SRC/Universal Records) 
- Reggae Smashment 2004, Japan-only release, Nov 2004 
- The Champs Are Here, Boston Hip Hop CD, Nov 2004 
- The Get Lifted Soul Mixtape, Hosted by John Legend, Dec 2004 
- Nas - The Prophecy, Dec 2004 
- The Champs Are Here Vol 2, May 2005 
- Royce Da 5’9" - The King Is Back, June 2005 
- Reggae Smashment : The Classics, July 2005 
- AZ - Welcome to My World, October 2005 
- G-Unit Records - The Empire Strikes Back, December 2005 
- Soundtrack To The Summer w/ Mixunit.com & Lord Sear, May 2006 
- Termanology - Hood Politics IV : Show & Prove with DJ Clinton Sparks, October 2006 
- The Sun Still Rises In The East (East Coast Slang Volume 1) with Dj Big Mike, November 2006 
- Nas - The Prophecy 2 : The Beginning of the N (2006), November 2006 
- The Look Of Love : Hip Hop Is Alive hosted by Q-Tip, December 2006 
- Royce Da 5’9" - The Bar Exam hosted by Dj Premier, February 2007

Production Credits
- AZ "Animal", (2006, Quiet Money Records)
- Method Man’s "What’s Happening (Showoff Rmx)" - heavy national mixshow rotation, promoted by DEF JAM
- Royce 5’9 "Hip Hop (Inspiration RMX)", 2004, Showoff Records
- Royce the 5’9 f/ Ed Rock & Termanology "Watch Your Back"
- KRS-One "The Cutclusion" off the LP Keep Right, 
- KrumbSnatcha "Intro" off Let The Truth Be Told, 
- Reks "Work" feat MSC and Rip Shop off Along Came The Chosen, Brick Records, 2002
- Infamous Mobb "Ready To Bang", Showoff Records, 2004
- Mobb Deep "Everytime f/ Termanology""", Showoff Records, 2006
- Nas, Styles, Capone, and Scram Jones "Wise Guys", ShowOff Records, 2004
- OC , "Intro" , "Outro" on the StarChild LP, Grit Records, 2005
- Ballcklub "More Or Less" & "Ballcklub Soda" off of The Most Leanient, Brocky Records, 2005
- Granite State (Bugout) "What Up B", Showoff Records, 2006

"Scratch" Credits :
- Reks "Skills 201" (brick records, 2000)
- Mr Lif "Pulse Cannon"