I started DJ-ing in the '90s. DJ-ing is in every record I do. When I make records I make them for DJs.
In an interview, President Obama said he recently deejayed a small dance party at the White House. Obama has a lot in common with deejays. He takes requests and then completely ignores them.
Disco evolved into Chicago warehouse. Then there was techno; eventually, it evolved into EDM.
I prefer to unwind by DJing. I learned that from Mike D from the Beastie Boys. After a show, he would DJ. Once I saw that, I wanted to do that. And now DJing is like my lifeline. I love the power it represents.
I used to do this one club called New York Sound Factory where I played house, hip-hop, and dancehall. I was one of the first DJs in the South to play everything.
I play a lot of hard, uncompromising dance music; it can be anything from dance to rock to reggae.
I have such respect for the art of deejaying. I hesitate to even call myself a deejay.
I have enough rhythm to blend at this point. I have enough rhythm to blend one song into another. But man, I have such respect for the art of deejaying. I hesitate to even call myself a deejay.
DJing is an art that I have the utmost respect for, and I've been practising it since I was 17 years old. Doing Tom Cruise wedding-type things becomes the focal point of every interview, and you realize that you have to cut it out if you don't want to be answering questions about that.
I made my name and reputation DJing in hip-hop clubs in New York. 'Celebrity DJ' is a term that I hated. To me a celebrity DJ is someone that's on 'Big Brother' or in some kind of B-movie who gets a gig to DJ even though they're not talented enough to do it.
I am a D.J., I am what I play.
Yeah, I actually still have my crates that I used to DJ out of when I was first DJing - my crates that I would travel with and take to the club.
For me it all started with two turntables and a mixer.
Every day I'm learning stuff. I started back in August with a DJ friend and since then I've been practicing and taking lessons every day.
DJs are the new rock stars.
I actually have been really influenced by dance music.
I got into DJing because that was the coolest thing to do and I've never looked back.
I look at the deejay thing as something - I'm good at it because I have my own music. I have enough rhythm to blend at this point.
I would always have turntable elements in my records even if it was just one scratch.
DJing is like a great tasteful art form.
Then I just moved into being a DJ when that turned into the hottest thing.
He was an original, an innovator, and his influence will forever live on in our culture. Whether they know it or not, all DJs have been influenced by him. Thank you, DJ AM.
I basically taught myself how to DJ, but I've been inspired by DJs throughout my whole career. I have some good friends that would hook us up with music. You learn some little things here and there from each DJ and you just take it and put your own style into to it.
There is a scene in the movie with DJ Cutkiller, one of the biggest European DJs from France, and he was scratching like crazy. When I saw that, I was 14, and I was like, 'Yo that's what I want to do. That's crazy.'
House music is the root of all electronic dance music.
