About Us-artists and other members

Artist

Pheonix, AZ

RooX is an American hip hop recording artist from Phoenix, Arizona releasing music under the music label Dirtsquad recordings. RooX created Dirtsquad in 2015 while still in high school with fellow MCs who later became label mates/ business partners. They would partake in freestyle competitions with one another to entertain people in attendance which ultimately gave them their beginning buzz to launch the clothing/music brand. After school was finished, RooX became fully focused on music and releasing projects such as: RooX Remixes, From the ashes a Phoenix tale, Numbers, Dirtsquad - The Statement. Once RooXs music was heard by fellow artists and concert promoters he and his music team Dirtsquad began opening for national headlining acts such as Lil Wayne, Joyner Lucas, Twista, Caskey, Jarren Benton, Riff Raff, Devin the Dude and more. One of the main goals RooX has as an artist is to give his audience the message to always believe in themselves even in the darkest of times. 

Artist/Producer

Phoenix, AZ

Aaron Klein, Stage Name (AK), was born

 December 30,1996 in Phoenix, Arizona.

He graduated from Deer Valley High School class of 2015. AK was introduced to hip hop during his middle school years by a close friend. Shortly after, Aaron was interested and started to freestyle in his room everyday. During his freshmen year in high school his aunt passed away due to a illness and Aaron was devastated. The only way to help him deal with the pain was expressing his feelings through his music.

Artist/Producer

Eugene, OR

Caleb Madden aka Cmadd is an artist and producer Born on June 2nd,1999 in Somers Point, New Jersey. His music career began with releasing music on Soundcloud and freestyling in the hallways in High School. He began making beats and engineering his own music in college and quickly amassed a large catalog of music including 5 albums, 2 mixtapes, and a 6 song EP. His music is vastly unique from the majority of mainstream artists and he takes pride in that. When he met RooX in college everything changed for him. He gained confidence as a performer and entertainer and has done countless sold out shows with Dirtsquad. Currently he is focusing his efforts into building his catalog, producing for amazing artists such as Bari Bandz, Loot and ItsDenny, and building his presence as an artist, super producer and influencer.  His 5th album, "One Day At A Time" released on his birthday, June 2nd 2023.

 Photographer/Security/Hype Man

Eugene, OR

Music and  sports have always been a big part of my life, but for some reason music chose me. The first hip hop artists I listened to were The Notorious B.I.G, Bone Thugs n Harmony, Eminem and Lil Wayne. Their talent and focus in their albums made me want to pursue a mission, like a team chasing for a championship. Since sophomore year of high school Cmadd has been a brother more than a friend. He gives me hope to see what's bigger in life and has gotten me into a group that has a one common goal. After going to a few shows, I always noticed the group works like a team and not as individuals. Since I've joined the group, I found a talent in photography and being a security guard is always something I wanted to try. Time to chase dreams and never look back, DIRTSQUAD!

Producer/Sound Engineer

Eugene, OR

 My names Casey Duclos, AKA Spaceman or Spacey. Cmadd and I would sit down and make music before we even knew how to make music recording lyrics on phones and using free beat making programs. My part in the squad is music production, vocal mixing, and DJ. I've Been In numerous music programs and classes ever since I was a little kid, so music seems to come naturally to me. Drumming Is what really got me started in music and being in jazz bands really gave me my own style when it comes to music production. Some of my inspirations include; Big Sean, Anderson Paak, Bruno Mars, J Cole, Day Trip, and many more. Music has a beauty to it that nothing else can compare to. So that's Why I "Make Music, Make a Difference."

Content Creator/Social Media Manager

Eugene/Cottage Grove, OR

T Energy (Taylor Hollowell) is a content creator for Dirtsquad. He is constantly helping with Artist Connections, Instagram reels, Editing, Youtube VIdeos, and other Content Creation.