Sherwood Jarrett III, better known as DJ Blakout is a widely popular American hip hop & house DJ. At the early age of 16 he started off carrying record crates to parties for his cousin DJ Trai Love, It was at that point in his life that he found his passion for music and the art of DJing. During the time when hip hop was growing at a fast pace, he vividly remembers taking a trip to New York and picking up The Lost Boys and Hot 93.7's own DJ Craig G for a party in Connecticut, that experience made him realize that he wanted to turn his dream into a profession. Once he was able to purchase his own turntables and mixer, he started teaching himself how to DJ by mimicking scratch techniques performed by his favorite DJs. Some of his biggest influences are the legendary DJ Kid Capri and DJ Craig G who later became his mentors and showed him how to perfect his craft.Fast forward to now, and you can see that same young man has emerged into a prominent DJ. Since successfully turning his love into a career, DJ Blakout has been sought out by some of the hottest celebrities such as Chris Brown, Sean Kingston, Nicki Minaj and Victoria Justice to name a few. DJ Blakout is known for his eclectic selection of music, never sticking to one particular genre, and perfectly blending tracks over the course of the night. DJ Blakout is the CEO of Blakout Music and the official DJ for Supermodels Unlimited Magazine.