Little Dready Boy Productions is the work of Native American creator and DJ, Clifton Bailey. Clifton has worked in the fields of art, film, music and literature his entire life and has traveled extensively throughout the country connecting and learning from the various sounds and creators.
Working with multi Platinum artists such as Big V From the Nappy Roots and countless others from the underground to the famous. He has played on lineups with Ron Carroll, Esseks, Gene Hunt, Mikrodot, Illinenium, Liquid Stranger, Forrest Green, Zen Seleckta, Filibusta, Dirty Snatcha and many more.
From the Colorado Invitational Bong A Thon to the East St Louis Burn and Learn, the Rhode Island International Film Festival cast after party, and countless festivals such as Flint Drop Fest, Midwest Daydream, Halloween Dream, Sugar Creek Music Festival, 618 Fest, The Rotten Apple Festival, and many more small events Dready has been putting in work wherever a stage can be found.
Clifton has curated stages across the country whenever needed including at the famous Your Mom’s House in Denver Colorado among other places.
Even creating stages when necessary to help push the bass culture scene, as he did in his home region when he helped bring dubstep to Lower Illinois by being a pioneer underground promoter and event planner. With shows like Guerrillas in the Midst, and The House at The End of The Road together with hundreds of house parties and smaller events he was in the forefront of the bass movement in the areas outside of Carbondale Illinois.
Little Dready Boy currently operates the only radio station dedicated exclusively to hip hop and EDM in the southern Illinois region. Through this and regular streaming he continues to bring fresh sounds and new experiences to the area.
A true underground artist, often overlooked by the established cliques and gate keepers of the industry he has persevered and continued to create and perform for nearly 18 years.
Little Dready Boy is primarily a Traktor DJ who curates a unique set for each performance utilizing an array of digital controllers to weave a tapestry or narrative of sound. Original samples, step sequencers and even on the fly production and improvisation can all be found in a typical set.