Birth: June 29, 1972
When I think about the stuff I turned down it's kind of insane..
As for my store, most artists' sites send you to a third-party storefront like iTunes, whereas we're disseminating it ourselves. I was always uncomfo….
I've always feel like it's been my place to offer an alternative..
If I have a chance to positively impact how the populace views DJs, then I'm going to try to do my part to nudge things in the right direction..
The reason why it is that strong, and why HipHop is so inbred, is that there is a very structured wheel, a very definable system on how to get paid i….
Cutting and pasting is the essence of what hip-hop culture is all about for me. It's about drawing from what's around you, and subverting it and deco….
I always managed to fly a bit below the radar, but high enough to avoid colliding into anything..
I tend to gravitate away from the more trendy Ibiza style of dance music. It's not me..
It's satisfying to put out new music. And I think that's the context in which I'm comfortable revisiting things from the past..
I always consider every album to be a snapshot..
The music that I have always liked has always been more rooted in anger or sadness or alienation or any of those inspirational factors that drove roc….
I was sort of like a kid in a candy store, realizing it was fun making beats without the perceived burden that every track I did had to be a some pro….
My main thing is constantly looking forward and trying to make music that I couldn't have made at any other time..
Anything that sparks some eight-year-old's interest in music or DJing is great..
My core values are still the same about music, and my work ethic, and what I want to represent to people..
I don't care if I get kicked out of every rich kid club on the planet. I will never sacrifice my integrity as a DJ...ever..
When I make music, it takes me two hours to get into the flow. To me it's like tapping into some kind of subconscious frequency: I just have to turn ….
So, in addition to being a full-time father of two and everything else in life, it isn't so much that I'm sitting around plotting an album. I just ki….
Frequently, when I'm compared to someone, I'm like, "Is that really what people think I sound like?".
I still consider myself a consumer of music more than anything else..
When I'm looking for DJ sets and stuff to drop, I look for music that I feel is gonna get the reaction I want from the crowd..