It all started in the Summer of '06 when my friend let me borrow his turntables and some records while he was out of the country for a few months. I really had no idea what to do, but I figured it would be nice to have a cool new toy for the summer. Little did I know that this would be the start of an addiction not only to turntables, but to buying records. When all was said and done, I think I had $350 worth of records by the time I had to return the Technics at the end of August...and I couldn't even play them since I didn't even have my own record player. At least I have this live mix I did (which I'm still pretty proud of).
Flash forward almost three years later. I've had my own set of turntables for just under a month now and I couldn't be happier. I'm usually an impulsive buyer when it comes to music equipment, but I resisted the temptation to buy them for over 2.5 years until the time was finally right. Thanks to Craigs List, I found a deal that was just way too good to pass up and I have absolutely no regrets.
Now in less than 24 hours I'm going to be spinning at Mass Movement's Funk Fuzz event in Long Beach. I thought I would start spinning at little kickbacks and BBQ's, but I had no idea that my first public set would be at an actual bar/club. Although I'm far from calling myself an actual "DJ," I'm still excited that I have this opportunity. Like my brother said in an email earlier today, "Everyone has to start somewhere."
I guess I can check off one more item on my list of musical goals/accomplishments...
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