Trevor McFedries, was known professionally as Yung Skeeter and formerly known as DJ Skeet Skeet, is an American DJ, producer, director, manager, and recording artist currently signed to Dim Mak Records. He has worked as a DJ, producer, and director for acts like Katy Perry, Azealia Banks, Chris Brown, Steve Aoki, and others. He toured alongside Katy Perry on her 2011 California Dreams Tour. He has also performed at festivals like Lollapalooza and Coachella. In 2008, he was given the "People's Choice Award for Best DJ" by Paper magazine. Skeeter is also an artist advocate at Spotify and a brand ambassador for VitaminWater.
Early life
McFedries grew up in Davenport, Iowa. In high school, he was a "football star" and enjoyed playing basketball. He moved with his family to Los Angeles when he was 16. He earned a college scholarship to play football but dropped out of college and moved back to LA. Los Angeles has been his "home base" since that time. He started DJing at the age of 19.
Music career
As DJ Skeet Skeet, McFedries' music career took off in earnest in 2007 when he met Shwayze and Cisco Adler. The three created a partnership that would culminate in the 2008 release of a self-titled album. The album made it to the top 10 on the Billboard charts with two songs that charted on the Billboard Hot 100 list. The popularity of the trio led to the creation of a short-lived reality television series on MTV called Buzzin'. Also in 2008, DJ Skeet Skeet was given the "People's Choice Award for Best DJ" by Paper Magazine. He also became the first DJ to perform at the entire slate of shows on the Warped Tour in 2008. By 2011, he had worked with acts like Chris Brown, Ke$ha, 3OH!3, Bonde do Rolê, and Sky Ferreira, creating remixes of their tracks and producing various songs. In 2011, he also opened for Katy Perry on her California Dreams arena tour, sharing a stage with both Perry and Robyn. McFedries and Perry had been friends long before the tour. During this time, he worked as a producer in the A&R department at Photo Finish Records. In 2012, he decided to change his stage name to "Yung Skeeter," because radio stations were not allowed to say "DJ Skeet Skeet" on the air. He released several original tracks under this new moniker, including "Stand Again" and "I Like It Loud." He also produced and provided beats for various songs for other artists. Skeeter made his directorial debut in 2012, directing the music videos for Steve Aoki's "Control Freak" and NERVO's "We're All No One." Since 2012, Yung Skeeter has been an Artist Advocate on the Artist Relations Team at Spotify alongside D.A. Wallach of Chester French. His relationship with Steve Aoki vaulted Skeeter into a position hosting a radio show on iHeartRadio for Dim Mak Records. Skeeter continues to host the show. In 2013, he became a spokesman for VitaminWater alongside acts like B.o.B., Matt and Kim, and Santigold. He performed with these three acts in Boring, Oregon as part of VitaminWater's "Make Boring Brilliant" campaign. He has also appeared in ads for the company. Lily Taylor, an aspiring model showed Skeeter a few tracks from the LA-based singer, BANKS in 2013. Upon hearing the songs, he immediately offered to manage her career and did, up until her signing with MONOTONE INC. He helped get her signed to UK-based record companyGood Years Recordings. BANKS' debut album, Goddess, was executive produced by Yung Skeeter. He also produced "Wallace" on Azealia Banks' 2014 album, Broke with Expensive Taste.
