FULL NAME: James 'Da Scientist' Stamos
MUSICAL CREDITS: Wu-Tang Clan, Nile Rodgers, NYC's Giant Steps, Tibetan Freedom Concerts, MUCHMUSIC'S ED THE SOCK!.
BIRTHDAY: August 29.
HAIR: this week......Blonde.
EYES: brown.
WEIGHT: 170 pounds.
BIRTHPLACE: Toronto, Ont. Canada.
F.Y.I.: Lived in NYC for almost Ten years/ Is a New York Knicks season tickets owner. MVP on the Hightimes Magazine baseball team/ Main band in New York was managed by Supermodel Beverly Peele. Was fourth runner-up at Superbowl 29 in the Madden Football Video Game Tournament....AND oh!- did attend one of P.Diddy's famous Hamptons parties!!!.
LIKES: Satellite dishes, Playstation 2,CSI Las Vegas, gadgets, female wrestling, Boomerang channel, gummi anything, ESPN, ED the sock... (I'm serious).The Knicks/Leafs/Jays/Cowboys.
HATES: Non-sports that are called...sports, Nintendo 64,lame ass video game shows, Chicago Bulls, curling, figure skating sportscasters that also try to do basketball and football and hockey and baseball and...Rrrr.

  I'll quickly rip through my credits so you can get a better idea of where I'm coming from.
When you talk about hip hop/funk/r&b....and trouble! it's all about NYC ... so I moved to NYC and began exploring the music industry.
  I auditioned for the job as bassist for the infamous original GIANT STEPS house band. I won the job as the 'ACID JAZZ' bass player.
GIANT STEPS was the starting point for hip hop(1990-91) and was responsible for spawning acts like DIGABLE PLANETS and THE FUGEES just to name a few.
  I joined NYC hip hop project managed by supermodel BEVERLY PEELE (you'll see her in few hip hop and r&b videos), called the CLOUDWALKERZ, which led to many high profile shows. Members of the band included GARY DOURDAN  (ALIEN RESURRECTION/ CSI), and SUPERMODEL TYSON BECKFORD (POLO, RALPH LAUREN). Tyson's appearance on the 'E' channel's show MODEL included performance footage of the 'C'WALKERZ', as well as an interview with our rapper (1st born 7) on how he came to be the first to get Tyson's start in the modelling business.
  Having a top model as a good friend also has its perks such as , one of my all time high-lights, COURTSIDE KNICKS TICKETS! The center of the universe!
  CLOUDWALKERZ performances included private concerts for celeberities
like OLIVER STONE, NEW YORK KNICKS, the prince of MOROCCO (in MOROCCO), to supermodel birthday bashes for BRIDGET HALL, WARIS, and CHRISTY TURLINGTON just to name a few.
  C'WALKERZ also performed at the MODEL CELEB VOLLEYBALL CHALLENGE in the Hamptons (covered by FASHION TELEVISION). Another notable performance on the bill was a blues band headed by tennis great JOHN MacENROE (he was... okay). That's where I met Gary D.-  he needed to use my bass to play for Johnny Macs set.
  During this stretch of shows friendships with celebs included U2, PEARL JAM, DONALD TRUMP, NY. KNICKS, MTV'S FAB FIVE FREDDIE, DAVID LEE ROTH, OLIVER STONE, WOODY HARLESON, PRINCE MOHAMMED of MOROCCO, and many more.
  OLIVER STONE once invited the band to view his yet unfinished movie
NATURAL BORN KILLERS after which we found ourselves constantly on gossip pages (DAILY NEWS, NY POST).
  U2 once did a radio interview and mentioned our band which they had seen the night before.
  I made an appearance on DENNIS RODMAN'S MTV 'WORLD TOUR' show when it was in NYC.
  Played bass in the house band for HIGH TIMES Magazine’s 20th anniversary party.
  I was also lucky enough to record at NYC's POWER STATION studios with producer STEVE BOYER (PETER GABRIEL, ERIC CLAPTON).
These sessions included guest players such as; drummers ANTON FIG (LETTERMAN), STERLING CAMPBELL (DAVID BOWIE), STEVE FERRONE ( DURAN DURAN), and guitar-producer NILE RODGERS (CHIC). At this time a less known PUFF DADDY checks out some of our sessions.
  Describes our rapper as; 'too biblical'. (Ya!...but who's the one being nailed to the cross in his videos?) LL.COOL.J liked us though. The untold story about these sessions was that $100,000 (US) dollars plus was spent for this 'demo' and was financed by an Italian Mafia singer from Italy.....moving right along...
Was enlisted by GREG TATE (co-founder BLACK ROCK COALITION with VERNON REID of living color ) to join his BRC band MACKDIVA. This was a huge thrill for me since I was a big LIVING COLOUR fan. At the same time a real challenge to prove my skills yet again being a 'whiteboy bassist' in a BLACK ROCK COALITION project. The CD was reviewed in VIBE magazine.
  Since my performance included many gadgets, effects, gaming consoles, and sample triggers- that's why I was given the name 'DA SCIENTIST NYC'.
Performed at (club) WETLANDS' HIP HOP EXPLOSION backing up NYC's best poets and rappers. This show included performances with; ONYX, WU-TANG CLAN, ORGANIZED KONFUSION, and THE ALKAHOLIKS. This was the first show where I feared for my life (the band had the option to wear kevlar vests, also being supplied to the security staff ).
  I was hired by Tibetan artist DADON, to compose and perform tracks for her CD. One of DADON'S shows was at Martha's Vineyard: which included an over-night stay at the (president) CLINTON'S neighbour's ranch house. Another highlight included meeting the DALI LAMA himself.
  With DADON, I performed at the TIBETAN FREEDOM CONCERTS (NYC, D.C.).
Musical contacts and collaborations included; DE LA SOUL, SEAN LENNON, LEE SCRATCH PERRY, BEASTIE BOYS, and A TRIBE CALLED QUEST.
  In Toronto, I recently did a session with Nelly Furtado and her production team Gerald and Brian of THE PHILOSIPHER KINGS .
  Also, in Toronto I along with Dj. FLASH hosted a party for BET (black entertainment television).
  For seven years as musical director/D.J for ED the sock's talk show ED's NIGHT PARTY as well as, a couple years being his co-star on his Muchmusic show ED's BIG WHAM BAM. I also, decided to put a sports/lifestyle TV show BLEACHER CREATUREZ. Currently, I'm the Gaming/Gadget Editor for Canada's Street Style Magazine - PEACE www.peacemagazine.com.   .
Thank You.