Building the scene, going out and doing shows and connecting with the fans, cultivating the fanbase in all these cities. I’m very glad that it’s happening.
A-TRAKI’m one of the few DJs who uses turntables. I’m the only DJ that’s scratching.
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I love disco and we sample it a lot for Duck Sauce. For me, that sound is kind of a new manifestation.
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It’s always important to me to play something other DJs aren’t playing.
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I’m one of the few DJs who uses turntables. I’m the only DJ that’s scratching.
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When I get up I still check the rap blogs before I check any kind of dance stuff.
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I’ve been doing it since I was prepubescent when I loved to scratch records and play good music. As it happens, you know I sort of fell into the mix. I really feel like I played a role in bringing dance music to America years ago.
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I think one of the biggest things that’s changed in terms of the rapport with the crowd is that now crowds come to hear our songs. We’re getting closer and closer to an artist performance.
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One thing that I learned in recent years from working more with other people is this idea that part of a producer’s job is to make people comfortable and confident.
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I have a radio show on Sirius XM. I put it up as a free download on my Soundcloud and on iTunes. That’s a portal for me once a month, to play songs I know aren’t getting played on that station the rest of the week.
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That’s what a DJ is at the end of the day – someone who leads where the music goes. The only thing that’s changed is that in America, people have woken up in the last few years and realized it.
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There are things I like, there are things I strongly dislike. In my DJ sets and in my production I just gravitate towards what I like.
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I think whether dance music had exploded in America, I still would’ve been a DJ a long time. This is my first love.
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At the end of the day, Fool’s Gold is a label that, when I hear something I like, I try to grab it for the label. There’s a ton of great music coming out.
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There’s a ton of amazing music that’s not getting heard.
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It’s a good feeling to have something to stand for in any part of your life. It’s like personal integrity.
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I’m not even a trained producer. I just keep following my ear and working on stuff until it sounds the way I like it.
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