DJ Rock Paper Scissors

I discovered DJing by way of my love of dancing. I was having trouble finding enough of the dance parties that I wanted to be at in Des Moines. The scene, certainly has a few stand out dance parties but I found many of them to be really basic. I came to the conclusion that I could not rely on other people to do it for me. I was running that idea though my head for a while. When I found myself at a small party in a different city. Luiza da Silva e Sá from CSS was spinning on CDJs and I sort of swooned a bit (for CDJs not Luiza). Shortly thereafter I got some equipment and got started. When I first started, I was struggling to find enough electronic music to fit my vision for what a dance party could be. Then I stumbled across Breakbeat, still my favorite genre to spin. If you’re not familiar with Breakbeat you’re not alone but it’s actually one of the oldest and most influential electronic genres out there. A one sentence explanation might be old Funk, Motown or soul vocal tracks, put it over more danceable instrumentation. Come find me and hear for yourself.