Two Technics SL1200s, a Rane Empath, and thousands of great records [O/][iii][O/]
Influences
Dad, Wicked Crew (Jeno, Garth, Thomas, Markie), FLY (Dino, Luan, Trevor), Saint Louis Warhehouse Parties Circa 1992-1998 (That Girl Alexis, S.O.L., Conspiracy, etc.), DJ Harvey, Larry Levan, Greg Wilson, Jeff Feller, Marc Buxton, Rich Medina, Doc Martin, Hardkiss Bros., Dubtribe, Tom Middleton, Ashley Beedle, Jazzanova, MAW (Little Louie Vega & Kenny Dope), Blaze, Frankie Knuckles, Kerri Chandler, Theo Parrish, Karizma, DJ Pope, Mark E. Quark, Josh Wink, Kink Britt, Mark Grant, Sneak, DJ Halo, Mr. V, Alex Alvarez, Franck Roger, DJ Deep, JoJo Flores, Grant Nelson, Marques Wyatt, Miles Maeda, Kevin Yost, Mr. Fingers, Romanthony, Moodymann, Gary Martin, DJ Heather, Rasoul, Q-Burns, Blaze, LTJ Bukem, Lego, Enoch, Mark Farina, Spinna, Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind & Fire, Curtis Mayfield, Rufus/Chaka Khan, James Brown, Sugar Hill Gang, Dazz Band, Salsoul Orchestra, TSOP, Parliament, Sade, Commodores, Jimmy Smith, Joey DeFrancesco, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Quincy Jones, Marvin Gaye, Prince, Zap & Roger, Barry White, The Doors, Isaac Hayes, Al Green, Rush, Midnight Star, Michael Jackson (circa 1982 and earlier, pre-BAD, before he lost his flippin' mind and went completely nuts — God damn Mike, what the hell happened man?), The Police, Pink Floyd, Benny Goodman, Magwai, Depeche Mode, Underworld, Orbital, Erasure, Yaz, Kool & The Gang, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Soul II Soul, Pet Shop Boys, Santana, Steeley Dan,...You get the picture. Anyway, this list is always growing and could literally go on forever. Thank you everyone for your musical contributions. It has made life here on earth a most enjoyable experience.
Sounds like? Hmmmm... well, it really all depends on time, place, mood, crowd, etc.. Lots of different sounds for lots of different varying circumstances, and I try to stay away from playing the genre game. It's too limiting and I don't want to pigeonhole my selections. Great tracks are great tracks, and great tracks should always be allowed a to get into the mix, regardless of what someone has decided to label them. If I had to describe my sound to someone though, I'd say it tends to gravitate towards the organic side of EDM. Deeeeep, jazz-drenched house, heavily textured with juicy elements of soul, disco, funk, latin, tribal, acid, tech, garage, dub, skate jams, broken beat, afro, psychedelics, etc. Old school, new school, all killer, no filler, plus healthy doses of groovin' percussion, smoked-out keys, warm vibes, growling chords, quirky basslines, exotic rhythms, and unexpected left turns that come straight out of nowhere. The entire experience is expertly into a seamless, diverse, eclectic journey that's custom built for your mind, body, and soul. From the smooth and seductive to downright jumpin’ n' bumpin’. Prepare to sweat because this is the good stuff baby!
C'mon, haven't you read enough DJ bios by now? They all read pretty much the same: "I did this, I did that, blah, blah, blah..." -- Seriously, does it really matter? Just get out and get down ;-)
When it comes to true, real deal house, getting to know the music is what's important, NOT necessarily the DJ. If you really want to know me, a bunch of text written on MySpace isn't the right place to do so. Just meet and talk with me in person.
Listen people, turn the damn radio (and the stupid television) OFF! Don't walk...RUN away from mind-numbing mainstream events. Be smart and don't be fooled. Life is way too short to waste on the crappy, watered-down, soulless, unfullfilling fodder the machine laughingly calls "music". Choose wisely and enrich your time here on earth, your journey, your life experience with music that has actual substance and meaning. Invigorate your mind, body, and soul with TRUE HOUSE MUSIC! You'll be much happier and have much to fondly reflect on in the end. Promise.
Fellow house soldier Jay Tripwire recently wrote an excellent piece (below) that accurately summarizes the way many house heads feel about house. Please take a moment to read and share where you see fit.
How I Feel About House Music:
We live in an age that is full of consumption, greed and false worship of weak idols.
People listen to the radio, and it is filled with depravity and a message of consumerism.
People watch these music videos that are full of false glamour and exhibit decadent lifestyles.
These poor souls have had their minds corrupted on a sonic level, their dreams and ambitions are not real, they seek a dark path to an empty hollow existence.
There are those of us who see this, and understand this, we work for a better way of life that is about the soul and about the spirit, we live to broaden our minds and open ourselves to a true sound, we understand all forms of music, and we amalgamate these forms into 1 true sound. Many of us have devoted our full lives to spreading this message, and many of us toil and work hard to keep perpetuating our message.
We are the children of house music, and as the children of house music we have a duty, a calling if you will to spread our word and not to fall prey to the words of a foul world, that is filled with racism, depravity, corruption, and war.
At this time we must call onto ourselves to see the bigger picture house music has, and the original message it is designed for and live by that code and to spread the word.
We must remain unified and not be so fractional in our views of what is house music, because house music is everything. House music has no true definition other than its ability to bring us together, to unify such diverse people into 1 true vibe and 1 global meaning.
Some of you reading this may not see house this way, but you need to open your eyes and ears and let it inside of you. You need to let go of what society tells you even more, the fact you listen to house is the biggest step to an open mind and the choice into the right direction.
Each and every one of us now more than ever to has a duty to uphold, to spread the word and live the way we are supposed to be. We are community and we have to start acting more like brothers and sisters and unify.
Some of us have become jaded, some of you have let drugs and other substances get in the way of understanding the message, and I am no individual to make any such judgment towards anyone, because house is not about judgment, religion, or other such binding things. You have a duty to your soul to let go of these things that hold you back from the journey to enlightenment and the stepping stone is house music.
House music is supposed to open our eyes and minds to the real world, house is often a catalyst to people becoming enriched with a wide array of expression and freedom ,and by going out and celebrating our lives thru dance and social interaction we break the shackles and the oppression of our governments and cleanse ourselves of the corrupt messages that are constantly trying to brainwash each and every one of us.
I call on each and every one of you to think about what you have read and remember the true meaning of house music and live in the way in which this movement really is about. Be true, be unified and stand up against the powers that be, because our house music culture is based on it. Our parties were renegade and our world was mystical, we truly lived underground. Now more than ever our ranks are fractioned, instead of there being a place where all house lovers congregate they only choose certain styles of house when in truth we should all embrace every aspect and come together in the true nature of house as a whole, not as a close minded fraction of its individual parts.
Please help in spreading the word, and perpetuating its original message of universal love and harmony towards all people of all races of all creeds and sexual orientations. If we do not act now in coming forth and being one we will lose everything so many of us have fought and sacrificed for in the name and meaning of a musical message and one of the greatest movements of our generation.
Please pass this message on and do your best to stay true.
Thanks so much for the hospitality----we had a great time in St. Louis! I wish we had a house scene like that---it's dead in KC. I'm so sad I don't know when I'll get to go dancing again! Thanks for everything!
It was awesome havin you come show P-town what's up... I definitely want to come see you some time again, and it would always be great to have you back here.
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