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Club Credits
Krave (Las Vegas), The Stud/The White Horse (San Francisco), Roxy (New York City), Kamp (Rhode Island), Ripples/ Mick & Mac’s/ Fire Island 2 (Long Beach), Parlor Club (Los Angeles)
Musical Influences
“When I turned 2I, started working in a bar close to home, just a part time gig for some extra cash. At the time, I never knew what an impact this would have on my life. Working as a cocktail waiter I became good friends with the resident DJ. During some of the busiest nights I would sneak off into the DJ booth and play with the intelligent lighting. After getting to know a lot of the dance remixes that he played, I watched the crowd react to the music. One night, something kind of clicked in the back of my head saying, “Hey, you could do this!”. Later, I was talking with a friend who promoted an LA club, and as we were talking about how I wanted to become a DJ, he offered me my first shot at gig of my own. After that night of keeping the dance floor packed, I knew that this was something I was REALLY good at. I am continually evolving and growing musically, I love the challenge to keep moving my performance up to the next level.
Projects and Mixes
“I had just finished a set at the Parlor Club in LA when a guy approached me, saying that he was starting a club night in Long Beach and wanted to do some give-a-ways for their first night to promote the club. He talked me into creating a mix CD for them. A month later, I had my very first CD! After it was released, I had people coming up to me at clubs saying they heard my CD and loved it. “We play your CD in the car on the way to the clubs to get in THE MOOD” they told me. Since then, I’ve made 4 other MIX type CD’s for Bear Kamp. With each new CD I make, I feel as if I get stronger and learn more. Every time I put together a CD I always put in songs that I would want to dance to. If I’m not dancing and shakn’ my butt when I make it, then the song needs to be taken out of the mix. You have to please yourself, that’s true of all things in life, I think. If you approach anything, trying to simply please the person your doing this for, you probably won’t do a good job. If you set your own high standard to match, you’ll please everyone!”
The Future
“I don’t think that I’ll be losing interest in DJing anytime soon. The energy and reaction of a crowd is a feeling that you can’t get from anything else! Always re-inventing yourself, and doing things that no one else has done is key to a successful career. “YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU’LL GET WHEN I SPIN!”
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