Gates started DJing at the age of 13 for dances and house parties back in 1990. In 1994 Gates along with some friends, started some weekly Teen Dances that attracted an average of 400 people every week strong for about two years running. Satisfying the massive by always bringing in the newest music was not good enough for Gates though. Late in 1995 Gates picked up some of his first pieces of vinyl and began to learn new skills on the turntables. Learning these new skills from K-FLiP and DJ GRIP. Then putting them to good use alongside the best DJs in western New York, DJ Jus Nice and Funky Dred. Concentrating on keeping the vibes hot while adding that extra flavor that only vinyl could provide came very natural for Gates. The fact that Gates could loved and could play almost any type of music, Hip Hop, R&B, Reggae, Soca, Dance, House and Old School made it easy for him to land his first club gig. Gates has played at the biggest and best clubs in Niagara including clubs such as, Cell Block, Club Extreme, Impaxx Night Club, Pharoahs Entertainment Complex, Insomnia, Level 3, etc. While holding down residencies at these clubs he also has traveled to do special events and concerts. Gates has traveled all over Ontario and Western New York to play all different music styles ranging from Dance to Urban for crowds as large as a few thousand people.

Opening DJ for:
Fabolous
Ghetto Concept
Kardinal Offishall
Maestro Fresh Wes
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
Rascalz
Reel 2 Real
DJ Kool
Admiral Tibet
Courtney Melody
Junior Cat
General Trees
Blessed
Kid Capri
Solitaire
Danny Fernandes
Carl Henry
Shawn Desman.
Rossette
Iwer George
Denise Belfon
Elephant Man
Jay Diggz

Beenie Man
Caramel City
Swollen Members
DJ Jazzy Jeff
Vanilla Ice
Nappy Roots
Cory Lee
Bunji Garlin
Destra Garcia
Edwin Yearwood
Faye-Ann Lyons

Worked alongside:
Starting from Scratch
Baby Yu, RG, Jay Dunaway,
Jae Sun, DR Jay, Spex
Master T, Soca Monarchs,
Baby Blue Sound Crew
Stone Love, Bad Boy Bill,
Tasha Rozez, DJ Q-Ball,
DJ Hukker, DJ Kholes,
Jump Up Kings, DJ Deuce,
DJ Shan, Mr Muzz, Verse One
...plus many more