Dj ToneDef started spinning at a tender young age of 13. Born and raised in Elmhurst, Queens, then known as DJ TNT, was first influenced by staying up late nights recording mix show DJ's like Red Alert, Chuck Chillout, Tony Humphries, Marley Marl, Shep Pettibone and the Latin Rascals. He took this love of the music and got his first official set a year later. He then went on to deejay at local parties then moving on to the club circuit djing at such clubs as Tracks, Golden Palace, MK, and the Pyramid.
He went on the do college radio in Suny New Paltz's No Doubt Radio show on 88.7 WFNP and respectively held that down for 2 years. Radio was the obvious choice of path for Tony so he took his skills to work at the prestigious pseudo.com. There he became a resident deejay alongside Dj Camilo of Hot 97, Dj Avee and Dj Evil Dee of the beatminerz. For 3 years, Tonedef made pseudo his second home. He played underground hip hop on a show call 88hiphop and played rare soul and funk breaks on the koolout show but still felt a void in his life. He felt that his true passion for deep, soulful house wasnąt being expressed enough due to the high demand for hip hop. Along the path of his dj career, as expected he went on to wear the producer/remixer hat back in 93. He began producing his own style of tracks that rapidly created a buzz within the underground industry.
He became notoriously known for making smooth, melodic and jazzy hip hop tracks with the likeness of a Pete Rock or Large Professor gem yet with a signature sound all of his own. His house tracks, also with the same intensity from strong influences of the days working alongside Little Louie Vega and Kenny Dope Gonzalez of Masters at Work, gained strong and positive feedback at various venues.Once he became a respected dj/producer/remixer/turntablist, It was then AmpleSamples Entertainment was conceived. He went on to make unreleased remixes for such artists as Das EFX, Ak Skills, Mos Def, Street Smartz, Amerie, After7, and Eric Benet.to name a few.

You can contact Dj ToneDef for bookings or production services at djtonedef3@hotmail.com