Jerry Calliste Jr.

Gerald C. Calliste Jr. (born November 26, 1965), also known as Hashim,[1] is an American entrepreneur, producer, songwriter, publisher, and former DJ who is best known for the hip hop, electro, and dance music song "Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)" (1983).

He also went on to start Bassmint Music, an online label and shop based in Ohio, United States.

[19] Also in 2009, Hashim appeared on Activision Blizzard's popular video game DJ Hero: Renegade Edition.

[20] On DJ Hero: Renegade Edition, Hashim is pitted against Daft Punk on the Expert difficulty level.

[22][23] In October 2009, Calliste was co-founder and partner of the technology startup venture Simplestream.us (now Simplestreamtech.com), an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) cloud.