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I always jokingly tell people that if theyâve seen the movie âCatch Me If You Can,â they know how I became a DJ đ I spent over 20 years as a major market radio DJ, so Iâve 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, âHey youâre a DJ, arenât you?â from seeing me in the DJ booth for so long, the only natural response was âOf Course!â 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 Iâm sure it wasnât 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!
Thatâs easy. Controlling an entire room’s emotions with just a USB and questionable life choices. Also, watching people go from âIâm just here for one drinkâ to âI need to find my sunglasses and my dignityâ in under an hour. Thatâs worth the âWeâll hire you for exposure and sugar free Red Bull!” I usually work for.
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Honestly, itâs like stepping into an alternate universe where everyone is sweating, the bass controls your heartbeat, and the only language spoken is âClackâ! 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. Itâs a place where everyoneâs 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. Iâm 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 youâre lucky enough to travel, youâll spend countless nights where one minute youâre the focus of 1,000 people for 4 hours, and the next youâre 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 youâre playing. Enjoy!
In my 30âs, 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 didnât last long and if Father Tony knew what happened in my first-floor apartment in that formation house, heâd burn it to the ground (if youâre reading this Fr. Tony, please forgive me, for I have sinned). That lasted about two years before I decided it wasnât my calling after all, but I wouldnât trade that time in my life for anything. It gave me a lot of introspection about what my real calling was, and whoâd have thought that Iâd go from that lifestyle to one of being able to bring happiness to people through music all over the world. Amen.
