By David Doub
What got you into music, specifically DJing. My love for music. My dad played guitar, sang, and played drums. My mom played piano and sang. My mom put me into Tap dancing and Ballet at a very young age. When I was 16 she signed me up for voice and piano lessons. I think music just runs through my veins. DJing just seemed to come naturally. When I was 17 I started getting into dance music. My friend had a set of turntables at his house. We worked together and I would go over there during breaks and weekends to hang out. I would have started playing records and practiced beat matching. 6 Months later I was Djing in Dallas playing some of the hottest clubs around. What are some challenges and perks of making music as a DJ? Perks to making music is your more than likely be booked for some of the hottest shows around. I have had the honor of being booked in Baltimore, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and more. The challenges are to continue to educate yourself on the up and coming gear, tricks of the trade, and keeping yourself relevant. What do people want to hear? You’ve been involved with a lot of nerdy time events like A-Kon. Can you tell us how you got into those events and what different challenges they present over traditional DJing? I love the nerdy conventions. I was very lucky and had a chance to DJ AKON 6 years ago. I impressed the crew and I volunteered every year after that to do whatever they needed. It was not easy. We went through some very hot weather and lots of changes in event times. We never gave up and continued to support and do whatever the cons needed us to do to support our love for what we do. I had the opportunity to DJ in front of 6,000 people and get a free promo video out of that. The promo video has helped me with other conventions and events. To get into these events, it’s very competitive and there is always someone waiting in line to take your place. Unfortunately, that happened to me this year after 6 years of loyal service with one of the big cons All I can say, is never give up, stay true to your name, give 100% in all you do, and be persistent. There is always another convention you can get into. You’ve started some of your own events, can you tell us more about how you run those and what got you started in the first place. I started at a very young age of putting together events. I was hired on at a bar called Zubar in Lower Greenville. I had a weekly there and was given free artist expression. I worked with some local artists and started the very first Art Party there. The event was a success! I went on to throw a huge birthday party for some of Dallas’s DJ legends, Jeff K (94.5 Edge) and Rob Vaughn. There was a huge turn out and DJ Merritt and Redeye came out to this event to show love and support for the community. This helped me gain trust and popularity in the scene. I went on to throw multiple art and music festivals, the Xtreme Body Painting Show, and more. Is there any local DFW Creators that you enjoy, be it art, music or what have you? I love so many artists in our community. Local DJ and Dallas Producer Left/Right (AKA: Chris Lund), DJ and producer Chris Jungle (Basshead Society), Aaron Hensley, Ethan Toles, Gilbert Najera (DJ Titan) Artist Khalid Robertson (Creator of my company Basshead Society’s logos and art), Angel Etter from “Mansfield Tattoos, Sam E. Bone (Just Inked Radio), Bassheadsociety.com DJ’s and producers, and so many more. What are some local North Texas events that you enjoy attending? I have really enjoyed A-Fest, ANT (Anime North Texas), A-Kon, Ikkicon, Nomikai, and so many more. If you had advice for up and coming DJings or folks who want to put on musical events in North Texas? Never give up on the dream. Join my network of DJ’s, Artists, and Producers on facebook at Basshead Society Group. You can also follow us at www.bassheadsociety.com and www.instagram.com/basshead_society . We have a huge network of local artists, photographers, DJ’s, producers, singers, and models all trying to do the same thing. Come hang out with us and network with these creative minds. There is so much to experience and love in our network that you wont believe. We do have a monthly workshop that we are doing and if anyone is interested they can email me at [email protected] for more details. We book local creatives all the time and there are multiple shows coming up and we do need help. |
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