ie.Merge (also spelled I-Emerge, I.Emerge, ie.MERGE and ie.MERG, and also known as Blesd[1]) is an American hip hop turntablist who won the 2004 and 2005 DMC World DJ Championships.
[3] Growing up in Northern New Jersey, Merge (aka Micheal Weinstein)[4] was heavily influenced by the New York City hip hop scene.
He practiced along with artists such as former X-ecutioner Mista Sinista and Q-Bert, he is also influenced by other genres as well, such as drum n bass, rock, jazz and soul.
He has won every prominent US title, becoming America's top DJ in 2003 and 2004 at Guitar Center's annual Spinoff.
Merge won the 2004 2005 DMC World Championship in his 2nd year of participation in the competition, ending a four-year hiatus of American winners.