djcheezwhiz
TRIBE Member
back when i was 16 a few friends & myself got together & formed the corporation sound crew...my friends dad had bought some home stereo speakers, some belt driven turntables & a pyramid mixer for him, so we took this equipment & our show on the road...we hit up houseparties for our highschool, playing a wide variety of skinny puppy, depeche mode, new order, kmfdm & others...this was tempered by my love for beats & listening to the fantastic voyage show on saturday afternoons on ckln (back in grade 8 i had tried my hand at breakdancing, & the sounds of grandmaster flash)
as we moved through high school a friend of mine got me interested in house music...the sounds of adeva, joe smooth & other classics...inner city was an anthem in our gym class...somehow i managed to continue to play a few gigs here & there, grade 8 graduations, sri lankan cricket dances to name a few...our attempt to dj a high school dance ended in failure when we realized we didn't have any hip hop & the sounds of jesus and mary chain weren't moving the crowd...but things moved on...
in university, got a radio show on the cable station at uoft scarborough with a good friend...this tuesday night mayhem was known as the cow show...aside from our love for stone roses & all things madchester, "rave" music was sweeping the nation...i started buying altern 8, and listening to the sounds of malik x on ckln & the sunday night sounds of james st bass on ciut...pub night craziness followed...but this often meant playing the easy way out, the sounds of spirit of the west, tragically hip & blur (song 2 was quite the anthem)...however friends of mine (rhythm & rhyme) kept me on the path to house music salvation (& even gave me the handle i use on tribe today)...
university finished...i still found myself searching out new music...albums like northern exposure found their way into my collection...dj'ing continued...frat parties, house parties, & as many of my friends started to get married, it turned to weddings...
so tonight almost 16 years after i first went out & played records to my friends on those old realistic decks, i bought a pair of 1200's...i realize it's the digital age, but there is still something magical about the 1200 and the feel of vinyl as you place it on the platter...so many people have influenced me in the past & present (fabric & 1000 crew)...so many people have put up with my urge to play records in their kitchens & living rooms...i appreciate you allowing me to share this love of music...i sort of feel complete tonight...
i'm off to buy some records...
jc
ps really wacky & sentimental, it must be the cold weather affecting me
as we moved through high school a friend of mine got me interested in house music...the sounds of adeva, joe smooth & other classics...inner city was an anthem in our gym class...somehow i managed to continue to play a few gigs here & there, grade 8 graduations, sri lankan cricket dances to name a few...our attempt to dj a high school dance ended in failure when we realized we didn't have any hip hop & the sounds of jesus and mary chain weren't moving the crowd...but things moved on...
in university, got a radio show on the cable station at uoft scarborough with a good friend...this tuesday night mayhem was known as the cow show...aside from our love for stone roses & all things madchester, "rave" music was sweeping the nation...i started buying altern 8, and listening to the sounds of malik x on ckln & the sunday night sounds of james st bass on ciut...pub night craziness followed...but this often meant playing the easy way out, the sounds of spirit of the west, tragically hip & blur (song 2 was quite the anthem)...however friends of mine (rhythm & rhyme) kept me on the path to house music salvation (& even gave me the handle i use on tribe today)...
university finished...i still found myself searching out new music...albums like northern exposure found their way into my collection...dj'ing continued...frat parties, house parties, & as many of my friends started to get married, it turned to weddings...
so tonight almost 16 years after i first went out & played records to my friends on those old realistic decks, i bought a pair of 1200's...i realize it's the digital age, but there is still something magical about the 1200 and the feel of vinyl as you place it on the platter...so many people have influenced me in the past & present (fabric & 1000 crew)...so many people have put up with my urge to play records in their kitchens & living rooms...i appreciate you allowing me to share this love of music...i sort of feel complete tonight...
i'm off to buy some records...
jc
ps really wacky & sentimental, it must be the cold weather affecting me
