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When I was growing up, I used to make tapes off the radio. This is back in the day when Theo used to be on 92.3 the beat, in the early 90s. I recorded damn near everything that came on. Old school jams like Teddy Pendergrass, anything by Parliament, Funkadelic, Zapp & Roger. Back then new hip hop was Ice Cube (on the solo tip w/o NWA), Snoop of course, Warren G, E-40. I was a west coast diva as an adolescent, lol. I was much more into West Coast hip hop back then. R&B was Guy, Hi Five, 702, SWV. If it came on the radio and I liked the sound it was going on to little BGI's mixtapes. I amassed a huge collection of tapes off the radio until about 94, when my parents let me buy CDs on my own. Even after that I still made tapes because I liked to make my own mixes. Nowadays I make my own playlists from music I download off the 'net. I have this thing about putting together my own playlists and mix cds.
Ever since I was that little girl making mix tapes off the radio I wanted to be a DJ. Even though I didn't pursue it outside of making my own mixes, the desire never left. Today, I'm satisfying this desire by taking DJ classes this spring.
I went to the open house for this DJ school in West LA, and I got on the turntables for the first time. I felt so at home. In the free practice class I learned a bit about the history of DJing, and I learned how to cue a record. And, I won a free semester at the DJ school! I feel so lucky. I feel like I'm a step closer to pursuing my passion. I'm ready to drop some cash on a pair of turntables and a mixer and scratch and mix to my heart's desire. I feel really blessed to have the opportunity to take DJ classes, because it's not something that's traditionally taught in a class setting. It's more of an underground thing.
I have a few ideas for a DJ name. So far I got DJ Lady Verb. It's fitting with the whole English teacher thing right? Also up for consideration is DJ Spin-Nice, and DJ Virgo. If you have any suggestions for a cool DJ name, hit me up and let me know.
Da mixmaster,
BGI
posted by Black Girl Interrupted @ Monday, March 03, 2008
4 Comments:
Congrats on the class! You are have your hands in everything these days. I was the mixtape queen! I had boxes of them. I still go back and listen to them. That's the only way I can hear really old songs that were local, regional or one-hit wonders. Let us know how the class and career turn out.
@ southern lady - thanks! i sure do have my hands in everything nowadays. i have lots of creative energy inside me right now that needs to be released.
old tapes are the business!
DJ Shorty Love...DJ Lady Love...DJ No Mo 9-to-5...ahhhh...forget it.
I'm jealous. I want to take a DJ class!!! I used to scratch my mother's records back in the day and she would get pissed!
@ funky fresh - thanks for the suggestions. i'm super excited about taking the classes.
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