Live DJ performances
Club, lounge and live-event sets shaped around the room, the crowd and the moment.
The story behind the sound
Built from
the ground up.
Piano lessons, school mixtapes, a home studio and a relentless love of DJing laid the foundation for Slammin’ Entertainment.
Growing up in Pittsburg, California, Sam Maxion took up piano at 12 and graduated from Pittsburg High School. He studied recording arts and journalism at Los Medanos College and Diablo Valley College, while refining his DJ skills in local groups and at events. In his teens he made highly structured mixtapes for friends and family, editing with the “pause button” technique; that mixtape series has since been remastered and made available for download.
A San Francisco radio mix-off organized by Cameron Paul became an early turning point: Sam’s entry placed No. 2 among more than 1,500 submissions. After interning at Wild 107, his “Underdog” production earned him a chance as a station mixer and helped launch the name Slammin’ Sam. He went on to create mix shows across the station’s schedule.
Sam later built a home studio around samplers and multitrack recording equipment, then left radio to develop Slammin’ Entertainment as a DJ, recording studio and record-label service. His production and remix work includes “In A Dream” with Randy Taylor-Weber, The S Factor’s “Hard to Get,” and a remix of “Forget About Dre” featured on Hollywood Hamilton’s Top 30. During the West Coast Freestyle era, his signature sound carried through original tracks, remixes and productions that reached Billboard charts and radio playlists.
Across radio, releases and online entertainment, Sam’s career has also included the “Excitor” mixtape and originals “Aura” and “Take Control,” TVEPN and The Slam Show, and a Contra Costa Times feature reviewing DJ Hero. Today, he continues his connection to DJ culture through performances, studio work and The DJ Museum.
“Let The Rhythm Take You.” — Slammin’ Sam