What are some of your favorite cities or countries to play in?
Los Angeles, Denver, New York City, Seattle, Dallas, Atlanta, Toronto, and
plenty more. I love playing in Holland, Japan, and South Africa as well.
Who are your favorite producers today?
Phace, Misanthrop, Mefjus, UpBeats, Gridlok, Original Sin, Audio, Mind
Vortex, the list goes on.
How hard do you push yourself?
I want to be the best. Whatever that takes. I don’t cut corners.
How often do you tour?
Every week nonstop for over 17 years. On average, two shows a week.
What would you be doing if you weren’t a DJ?
Cooking or involved in a restaurant somehow.
What are you listening to lately?
Lots of chill music and Indie Rock. My favorite album of last year was Sway
by the band, Whirr. Heavy, droning, and beautiful.
What is your favorite album by another artist?
The new Phace album for Drum and Bass. I usually say my favorite album
of all time is Loveless by My Bloody Valentine. Lost Souls by the Doves is
also up there.
What’s next for you?
I’m kind of hitting a ceiling for what I can pull off in a DJ set. I am on four
decks now, with unplanned sets to make it interesting. I could theoretically
go to five decks but then a lot of nuance would be lost and I would end
up somewhat metal jerking myself off on stage while no one in the crowd
would even know what is going on. So right now, I am going to focus on
writing more music and branching off a bit more into my food and cooking
endeavors.
Explain the stories and history behind your tattoos.
On my left arm, I’m currently working on a full sleeve, courtesy of the
amazing artist, Dan Bones. It is originally inspired by a piece of work by
artist, Ryan Begley. My sleeve is now somewhat dungeons and dragons
and fantasy themed. It is an epic battle between snakes, skulls, mutant
ravens, wolves, and more, featuring a giant sword and a twenty sided die.
It also incorporates an earlier tattoo I got with the words, “DISCIPLINE
THROUGH PAIN.” I love it!
My first tattoo ever was on my upper right arm. It was the logo of the Drum
and Bass label, Metalheadz. It was a quickie done at some shitty biker
tattoo studio near Pittsburgh. Years later, I had it lasered off to make room
for a better tattoo. On my right forearm, I have a piece done by a super
awesome artist named, Jason June. It is a design featuring a wooden staff,
feather, and swords by a metal artist from Italy named View from the Coffin.
My chest tattoo is my favorite. It took me two years to get the appointment
with legendary artist, Carlos Torres, but it was worth it. This is a black and
grey piece which I call, “a death’s head kraken”. There is a skull on my
upper right arm that has octopus tentacles that stretch across my chest
and down my arm. It looks like some serious dutch master oil painting.
On my back, is another early tattoo, this time from tribal legend,
Leo Muleta from Blackwave in Los Angeles. It was one of his
original dragon designs. It is well done and of the time period
that I got it.
I also have some miscellaneous tattoos. I have the word,
“destroyer” on my right hand and a bone cross inspired by a
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piece of jewelry from a company called Blood Moon on
my neck. These were also done by Jason June.
Do you have any plans to get more tattoos? If so,
what else do you plan on getting?
After I finish my left sleeve, I have been thinking
about what to get next. I want to fill in some space
on my right arm, so probably more work from
Jason June and hopefully a little more tentacle
action from Carlos Torres to round out his
piece.
Why is body art important to you?
It is a constant visual reflection of personal aesthetic. I love showing people what
my taste is like.
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