Occupation: Dj Birth: March 30, 1982
I'm not even a trained producer. I just keep following my ear and working on stuff until it sounds the way I like it..
When you know what you like and what you want and you're able to nudge things in the right direction, that's more profitable than ever, because there….
I think whether dance music had exploded in America, I still would've been a DJ a long time. This is my first love..
There's a lot of producers that are much more technical or gear-skilled than I am. But I have a pure idea of what I like and where I want to go and I….
I like getting feedback from people who show a lot of potential, and it's exciting to witness to new talents developing and bourgeoning. I always try….
It's always important to me to play something other DJs aren't playing..
I have a radio show on Sirius XM. I put it up as a free download on my Soundcloud and on iTunes. That's a portal for me once a month, to play songs I….
I've talked to people who say that their music and their creative work is a much needed and appreciated escape, where they don't have to think about ….
It's a good feeling to have something to stand for in any part of your life. It's like personal integrity..
A few guys will get up there with turntables as purists, to play vinyl or whatever..
There's a ton of amazing music that's not getting heard..
There are producers that have been my friends for many years that I'm still a big fan of, from Boyz Noize to solo acts. Justice. It really varies. Al….
I worked with him for years. I still think Kanye [West] is one of the most important people in music in the last ten years..
I was a bit of an outsider in the hip-hop world because I was a scratch kid and people weren't necessarily trying to hear that all the time..
I think one of the biggest things that's changed in terms of the rapport with the crowd is that now crowds come to hear our songs. We're getting clos….
Right now it feels like we're playing a role, like me and a couple of my friends, in where popular culture is going. That's a very rare thing in a pe….
I love disco and we sample it a lot for Duck Sauce. For me, that sound is kind of a new manifestation..
We have to wake up early and make songs everyday. I run my record label. You work at hours where your body isn't designed to work. But it's fun..
My ears are open to all sorts of stuff. I appreciate some of the big electro house guys.I love their music but I also like a lot of the stuff coming ….
The lifestyle is strenuous on the body, but it's stimulating to the senses and the mind. So there's a give and take. There are days the flights knock….
When I get up I still check the rap blogs before I check any kind of dance stuff..