DJ GQ was born Gary Hardie on August 10, 1978, in Miami, Florida. After moving to Jamaica in his childhood, DJ GQ began spinning in Jamaican clubs and became a sponsored dj by the age of 14. At that time, his sponsorships included companies such as Pepsi and Appleton Rum.

Currently residing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, DJ GQ has become a mainstay of the Fort Lauderdale and Miami club scene. He is widely credited with being the pioneer of reggae/hip-hop blends and, as of 2007, has distributed over 300,000 mixtapes worldwide. In recent years, these mixtapes have been entitled "Let 'Em Know" and numbered sequentially. The origin of this name is a sound bite that he has continued to use in which rap artist DMX (rapper) yells "GQ...let 'em know!" This sound bite has become somewhat of a signature for DJ GQ. Of note, his cd "Let 'Em Know 17", which was hosted by Birdman, received wide acclaim, including a positive review in USA Today and "Let 'Em Know 18" hosted by Styles P was positively reviewed in Source Magazine. DJ GQ's "Let Em Know Part 19" was hosted by Miami Rapper Pitbull (rapper), and Part 20 is currently in the works, and is said to be hosted by hip-hop legend DMX.

In 2008 DJ GQ will release "Let Em Know; Da Album", with the first single being a track entitled "Bad Boys", featuring DMX, Junior Reid and Dawg E. Slaughter.

DJ GQ's current artist affiliations include a veritable laundry list of the most popular reggae and hip-hop personalities, including DMX, Sean Paul, Mr. Vegas, Elephant Man, Junior Reid, Akon, Birdman, Mr. Cheeks, Pitbull and many others. Some of DJ GQ's credentials include:

Events:

- Voodoo Lounge, resident dj (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)

- Art Bar, resident dj (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)

- Dub Car Show 2007 (Detroit, Michigan)

- Dub Car Show 2007 (Miami, Florida)

- Myspace Party feat T.I., 2007 (Chicago, IL)

- Girls Gone Wild 2006 (Miami, Florida)

- Sony Ericsson WTA NASDAQ-100 Tennis Red Carpet celebrity DJ 2006 (Miami, Florida)

- Official DJ For the DUB CAR SHOW 2006 (Miami, Florida)

- Hosted the Launch of MTV Caribbean (Tempo) 2005 (St. Mary, Jamaica)

- Kevin Lyttle European Tour 2004 (Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, Romania)

- Girls Gone Wild 2004 (Miami, FL)

- Andre Rison's Retirement Party 2003 (Pittsburg, PA)

- Usher Tour After Parties 2002 (Miami, FL- Atlanta, GA)

- Hip-Hop Explosion (Arista) 2001 (Miami, FL)

- Heavyweight Explosion 2000 (Manhattan, NY)

- Dancehall Queen 2000 (Jamaica)

- Super Bowl Official After Party 2000 (Miami, FL)

- Bob Marley Festival 2000 (Miami, FL)

- Super Bowl Official After Party 1999 (Miami, FL)

- Teen Splash 1999 (Jamaica)

- Ragga Summit 1998 (Miami, FL)

- Bay Front Bash 1998 (Miami, FL)

DJ for:

- Kevin Lyttle (Exclusive DJ)

- Pee Wee Kirkland (Exclusive DJ)

- Akon

- Mr. Vegas

- Mr. Cheeks

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