James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Sly Stone, Isaac Hayes, Black Sabbath, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, Alice Cooper, Terry Reid, T. Rex, The Rolling Stones, The Faces, Deep Purple, The Black Crowes, Pink Floyd, Roy Budd, David Axelrod, Quincy Jones, Fatboy Slim, Gilles Peterson, Underworld, The Orb, Shpongle, ISHQ, Kompakt Records, Daptone Records, GAMM Records, Ninja Tune Records, Stone's Throw Records, Trouble Funk (love that DC Go-Go), Talking Heads, Dave Clarke, Kevin Yost, Sergio Mendes, Nicola Conte, Cal Tjader, Go Home Productions, Jstar, DJ BC and all the other hot shit mashup artists breaking rules, King Tubby, Horace Andy, Boris Gardner, Lloyd Charmers, Bob Marley, Mad Professor, Jackie Mittoo... Can I stop now???
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The situation I'm in - if it's funky, I'm funky. If it's rock, I'm rock. If it's trippy, then I'm trippy. I tell people I'm "Situation-Specific"...
19 + years behind the decks gives DJ Medi4 (Bradley Burlingame) a unique view on DJ'ing and music, in general. Born in Cleveland, Ohio and now living in Los Angeles, California, DJ Medi4 simply cannot stick to one style of music.
"Life's too short to play only 1 kind of music. And it's a shame, considering that's how most DJ's break out. They pigeon-hole themselves as a House DJ, a Hip Hop DJ, and you're stuck. You wake up at 40 years old still playing records with a 6 month shelf-life at 127 BPM, dying to play records that mean something to you. I'm doing it the other way around..."
"DJ's seem to be the only ones that listen to (or play) one kind of music. It's just not reflective of people's music collections, especially DJ's personal collections. "Hell, DJ's are the biggest music freaks of them all - it just puzzles me that they limit themselves..."
Medi4 simply wants to take the idea of DJ'ing back to where it was in the beginning. "In the 1970's when the DJ concept was just starting to sink in, nobody gave a shit what genre of tunes you played. You either played great records or you didn't. Personally, I think people still think that way, you just gotta present the idea correctly, and have some taste and timing."
"I almost retired in 2001 and decided that if I was going to continue DJ'ing, that I was going to play my favorite records - records that really turned me on, regardless of what genre they were in. I love rock, blues & soul just as much as I like electronic music, so why I can't I play both, yknow? You just have to find shows and situations to play in where you can fit your style of music into..."
"I feel just as comfortable played chilled-out house and downtempo sets as I do in full-blown party situations. To me, it's all about the challenge of being situation-specific with my sets - blending in & standing out..."
Since coming to grips with his motivations and clearing his vision, Medi4 has taken off. Since 2004, he's been involved with some extremely high profile events such as:
Resident DJ - Bonnaroo Music Festival 2005, 2006, 2007, & 2008
Resident DJ - Voodoo Music Festival 2004
Resident DJ - Big Wu Family Reunion Festival 2004
Resident DJ - Jamcruise 1, 2, and 3
Resident DJ - Tipitina's Uptown Late Night Jazzfest Series 2005
He's also opened for and toured with:
Beck
The B-52's
The Polyphonic Spree
The Beastie Boys
Galactic
Maceo Parker
Ozomatli
Spearhead
Umphrey's McGee
The Pixies
Soulive
Banco De Gaia
Karsh Kale
DJ Cheb i Sabbah
INXS
DJ Mauro Picotto
DJ John Digweed
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Rebirth Brass Band
The Meters and many more...
His corporate client list includes Nokia, Nissan, Apple, GQ, Rolling Stone, InStyle, Paramont, Miramax, Warner Brothers, Armani, Oliver Peoples, as well as award-winning Los Angeles restaurants AOC, Grace, and The Foundry.
Bradley lives in Hollywood with his wife, Gina, and their dog, Tipitina.
Berni-Rare B-Sides I was chilling out with some friends last Sunday afternoon when me & my buddy decided to crack open a couple of crates, dust off some old classics & spin some of that old wax just for the hell of it. Taking it in turns to try & out do each other.... it wasn't long before we we're straying away from the main mixes & going into obscure B-Side / Remix territory. A lot of fun discovering some old gold, not to mention some REALLY flakey remixes by some now BIG DJ's ; ) I picked my top 10 favourites of the session & decided to make this hour long retro mix with a twist. All tracks are recorded from the original 12" Vinyls which have seen toooooo many parties & most of them are 15-20 plus years old so expect some surface noise especially on the intros which wear down the fastest / get most abuse. Pretty much a straight mix with only a tad of digital f**king with. Great for an after hours trainspotting session or late night groove on ; ) You can hear / download it here...crackles & all.... www.djberni.com Genre's - House (all kinds), Breakbeat (when it was still part of a house track), Other (inspiration for all the others).
Well HI! Happy New Year! Where are you guys? I have tried calling, emailing, texting? Did I do something?? : ) I hope you are well. Sent you a friend request on Facebook too! Miss ya!
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Below is a link to a Censored version of the Black Devil Doll Trailer with embed codes. The nudity has been censored so you should be able to get away with it on myspace. Past it on your profiles, blogs, and bulletins!
Well hello there! How are you? You have been on my mind so much! I hope you are happy, healthy, and harmonious! I miss you. Let me know where you are playing next. Have a wonderful day! xoxo : )
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