I always jokingly tell people that if they’ve seen the movie “Catch Me If You Can,” they know how I became a DJ 
I spent over 20 years as a major market radio DJ, so I’ve been immersed in the music industry since high school. Along came Covid, and in 2020, it was either watch every single Marvel movie ever made in chronological order, or teach myself to DJ. Once the clubs opened back up, I would show up to the legendary Station 4 in Dallas every weekend and hang out in the booth with my good friend DJ Josh Sanders and just watch every move he made. With a background in radio and production, I would just watch and soak up everything he was doing and began to put it all together in my head. After club management said, “Hey you’re a DJ, aren’t you?” from seeing me in the DJ booth for so long, the only natural response was “Of Course!” and I was.asked to open for a circuit DJ at an upcoming Halloween party. I showed up to that party with nothing but a USB and a ton of confidence, and while I’m sure it wasn’t my finest performance, it was the beginning of a new love affair and surprisingly went off without a single mismatched beat.
My music style? Imagine if a circuit party and a tech house afterparty had a baby, and that baby was raised on mainstage EDM bangers but snuck out at night to vibe with circuit queens. I play music like a mad scientist – blending beats, building energy, and making sure nobody leaves with dry clothes. Basically, if it makes you dance, scream, or throw your hands up like you just won the lottery, it’s in my set!
That’s easy. Controlling an entire room’s emotions with just a USB and questionable life choices. Also, watching people go from ‘I’m just here for one drink’ to ‘I need to find my sunglasses and my dignity’ in under an hour. That’s worth the “We’ll hire you for exposure and sugar free Red Bull!” I usually work for.
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Honestly, it’s like stepping into an alternate universe where everyone is sweating, the bass controls your heartbeat, and the only language spoken is “Clack”! The energy is insane – one minute, you’re casually vibing, and the next, you’re in a synchronized squat routine with a guy wearing nothing but a harness and bad intentions.
But the real magic? The people. Nowhere else will you find a crowd that treats staying on beat like a religious experience and considers a remix of a remix an act of divine intervention. It’s a place where everyone’s sweating, living, and collectively agreeing that sleep is just a suggestion. And I live for it!
Welcome to the dark side. We have USBs, no sleep, and an emotional dependency on BPM counts. But seriously, if you want to become a DJ, just remember you’ll spend 90% of your time organizing music, 9% pretending to organize music, and 1% actually DJing. It can also be a very lonely lifestyle. I’m lucky enough to have an amazing partner that travels to 100% of my gigs so far (fingers crossed). But not everyone is so lucky. If you’re lucky enough to travel, you’ll spend countless nights where one minute you’re the focus of 1,000 people for 4 hours, and the next you’re lying alone in a hotel room bed before flying across the country to do it again the next night. Oh, and get ready for people to request songs that make absolutely no sense in your set or for the type of music you’re playing. Enjoy!
In my 30’s, I was in the Catholic Seminary to become a priest. I felt very called to my faith at that time in my life, and left my job in radio, sold everything I had, and moved to Chicago to join a religious order. The whole chastity thing didn’t last long and if Father Tony knew what happened in my first-floor apartment in that formation house, he’d burn it to the ground (if you’re reading this Fr. Tony, please forgive me, for I have sinned). That lasted about two years before I decided it wasn’t my calling after all, but I wouldn’t trade that time in my life for anything. It gave me a lot of introspection about what my real calling was, and who’d have thought that I’d go from that lifestyle to one of being able to bring happiness to people through music all over the world. Amen.
