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.
A-TRAKThe essential component of being a DJ is setting the mood; it’s playing to the context. So that if you’re not able to adapt from one context to another, then you’re not a DJ.
More A-Trak Quotes
-
-
I worked with him for years. I still think Kanye [West] is one of the most important people in music in the last ten years.
A-TRAK -
The essential component of being a DJ is setting the mood; it’s playing to the context. So that if you’re not able to adapt from one context to another, then you’re not a DJ.
A-TRAK -
I think whether dance music had exploded in America, I still would’ve been a DJ a long time. This is my first love.
A-TRAK -
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.
A-TRAK -
I’m one of the few DJs who uses turntables. I’m the only DJ that’s scratching.
A-TRAK -
There’s a ton of amazing music that’s not getting heard.
A-TRAK -
It’s always important to me to play something other DJs aren’t playing.
A-TRAK -
When I get up I still check the rap blogs before I check any kind of dance stuff.
A-TRAK -
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.
A-TRAK -
Right now it feels like we’re playing a role, like me and a couple of my friends, in where popular culture is going. That’s a very rare thing in a person’s life to be able to be a part of that. It’s a responsibility I take seriously.
A-TRAK -
I love disco and we sample it a lot for Duck Sauce. For me, that sound is kind of a new manifestation.
A-TRAK -
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.
A-TRAK -
It’s a good feeling to have something to stand for in any part of your life. It’s like personal integrity.
A-TRAK -
I’m still a hip-hop producer. I never put a label on what I can do as a producer or a DJ.
A-TRAK -
We have to wake up early and make songs everyday. I run my record label. You work at hours where your body isn’t designed to work. But it’s fun.
A-TRAK