DJ Squeeky

In this 2015 interview for the Memphis Flyer, DJ Squeeky reveals the tools of his trade throughout the years:

Q: What are some of the machines that you use to produce?

A: I’ve used the SP-1200 [drum machine]. I had a Boss Dr-660. I had an old Roland keyboard before Mini came out. My music back then was more like a sample thing. I was sampling things that I heard and was putting beats to it. I’m still using the drum machine to make beats. The MPC-3000. I’ve been dealing with Fruity Loops too.

Also, for the historians out there, this Pitchfork review from 2025 mentions the following:

It’s hard to accurately pinpoint the sound’s progenitors, but among longtime fans and the scene’s living elder statesmen, there’s a loose consensus that its initial innovators were DJ Squeeky and DJ Zirk. Kingpin Skinny Pimp, one of the period’s heavyweight MCs, specifically credits Squeeky for originating the ratcheting trap cymbals found in all manner of hip-hop production today. Both DJs traded in swampy murk, programming on rudimentary drum machines like the Boss DR-660 or DR-5. But Squeeky’s work emphasized melody while Zirk’s was darker, more textural.