Donald Glaude. Such a performer!
Donald Glaude. Such a performer!
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my inspiration would have to be Sasha. When his album Airdrawn Dagger came out some years ago, i couldn't believe my ears! plus i was probably on mushrooms
i love the energy of dance music and way dj's can use it to stir emotions and move entire crowds of people. but when I listen to Sasha's mixes its more like a personal adventure through the soundscapes he fabricates.
+1 Sasha/JD are right up there in my book.
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This question is so easy to answer for me. It may sound kind of extreme but after listening Ricardo Villalobos I realized that djing was what I wanted to do for a long time. I alreday knew the basics but he impacted very deep in my mind... it changed my view and approach to djing.
If you have not had the chance to listen to him, please take some time one day to do it, he is one of a kind dj.
This is an old example, but one I like...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-En1WjGhT_o
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Sasha, without a shadow of a doubt.
I had got all the Northern Exposure and Renaissance mixes, and they were good but I was certain his reputation was hype. So I went to see him live at Bedrock in London. The place was rammed, the vibe was electric and he played music like I have never heard in my life before - angelic, textural, muscular _tunes_. I was straight the whole evening and it was still a life changing experience.
Later, I discovered that he had been playing at most of the musical events that shaped me, like the early Universe raves and dance clubs in Torquay and Exmouth. Sasha was even a regular at my local record shop, Mighty Force Records. Not such a fan of his recent works compared to when he was remixing D:Ream and M-People and working with BT's lush piano pieces, but he's never boring. the fact that he's a digital DJ is a bonus.
Him and Pete Tong. Listening to the Essential Selection while travelling down south past Stonehenge, listening to him break the big tunes of the 90's was another defining moment. His mixes always start off with the pop tunes the kids want to hear, then he takes you on a journey that ends up in some seriously twisted techno places. I think people underestimate his skills. He's dropped tracks I would never touch and he pulls it off (e.g. Paolo Mojo "Sirena" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a67HwrJK5kw). I have a lot of respect for Tongy.
+1 for local dj's. Cincinnati doesn't have much of a scene for electronic music, but we have some really talented dj's. Can't forget Mr. Dibbs, and Animal Crackers.
One of the biggest things i left out was, SCRIBBLEJAM!!!!!!! (R.I.P)
Been going there every year since '98, and seeing the dj competitions was probably the reason i got behind the decks in the first place.
Things like this helped it along...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw0v6kkasMk
I was right in front of the stage for this.
Derrick Carter, no question. I'd been mucking around with dance music for about 4-5 years and played just about every type of dance music before I properly sat down and listened to his stuff (about 1998). Up until then I'd played everything from goa trance to coffee table deep house. It was after this epiphany that I really discovered the sound that I still play.
The records he chooses to play really chimed with all the bits I loved about house music and he made me realise it's perfectly ok to mix sweet melodic tunes with techy repetitive tracks and that there's nothing wrong with accessable, non-pretentious tunes aimed squarely at the dancefloor.
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