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--- bump2k selectah <djessential@webtv.net> wrote:
> I originally come from the days of going to rave/ small house music
> socials in '91-'92, in Phoenix. Back then we had a couple of great
> dj's
> (ie. Eddie Amador, Len Sobeck (r.i.p.), and DJ Neal (Emile) that
> would
> rock the dancefloors of phx, till the early mornings. They had great
> track selection, tight beatmixing/ flow, and played from their soul,
> whether it was house, techno, or breakbeat. That's what I learned
> from
> those dj's. Then I started djing myself seriously in '94. I went to
> L.A.
> with DJ Pari (who had moved to Phx. from Germany), to see Galliano
> and
> Brass/ Mushroom Jazz DJ's Marques Wyatt and Mark Farina. We were
> both
> impressd with them, because of their talents of mixing rare groove,
> acid
> jazz, and house, always keeping a tight flow.
>
> Then when me & Pari began the Hip Joint
> night in Phx., Pari would play everything from Eddie Harris, Roy
> Ayers,
> Prophets of Soul, Lonnie Smith, Marcos Valle, Jorge Ben, Shirley
> Bassey,
> Hugh Masekela, Manu Dibango, to Acid Jazz/ Hip Hop ie. Galliano, Main
> Street People, Jhelisa, MC Solaar, Outside, Dodge City Prod., and
> Digable Planets. He would never mix a thing just cross fading, but
> the
> crowds were always grooving. Then in '98, I saw Louie Vega play an
> amazing 3 hr. set, where he played everything from rare groove, to
> disco, to latin, afro-funk house, to funky house, to tech house, then
> to
> jazzy house, and then to deep, deep house. he took us on a journey
> that
> night. So, I learned from all four instances. A great DJ should spin
> a
> wide range of tracks, beat mix smoothly, throw some unexpected tunes
> in,
> and take the dancers on a long, audio journey.
>
> Essential
>
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