THE DJ BRAIN

Friends: When I spin an event, depending on what’s happening at the very moment I’m playing, there are a number of thoughts and feelings flying in and out of that [very big] space between my ears. For instance, at Porsche’s 70th Anniversary at...

PARTIED OUT

Spring hath sprungeth! What an intense couple a months it’s been! Below you’ll find pics from the Cerebral Palsy Foundation’s Annual Gala (it was extraordinary), the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Annual Spring Gala (so much fun; thanks for having...

No Sleep ‘Til Brooklyn

Literally! Or, at least, not until the last gig of the month, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Spring Gala. And what better way to mark the fury of May, when we all crawl out of our caves and greet the gardenias, than a glorious get-down in a garden? I can think...

Spring Flings

Hello friends. Dunno ’bout you, but I’m really running low on Vitamin B. (Or is it Vitamin K? Vitamin D? Darn!). Definitely ready for a long recess from this cold, wet weather. But April is about to give me the jolt I need–NINE EVENTS! We kick it off...

SELLING OUT

Friends: I just sold out Irving Plaza this past Saturday night. Over 1,000 people swarmed the venue, and just as soon as doors opened, poured onto the dance floor to hear the most fun, most dance-happy songs from the 70s through today. They started singing almost...

How to Find the Perfect DJ

The perfect DJ will provide the perfect music for your event and for the people coming, be it a ceremony (yes, that’s Jose Canseco, and the officiant, the “Rent Is Too Damn High” guy; undoubtedly one of the stranger weddings I’ve worked)…...

What Makes You Different?

Friends: I’ve been asked this question a lot, recently. And I understand why–there are literally tons of DJs now calling themselves “DJ.” It’s important for me and my business, now more than ever, to stand out from this fray, to...

New York Magazine and BizBash Live!

Friends: I’m back in NY Mag, this time, for an amazing wedding I was blessed to spin. I was hired because the bride and groom met on one of my dance floors, and because they needed someone with versatility; I had to be able to mix in Nigerian music...

Party People, Places, Things

Friends: I love a great event. After 23 years of being in the event industry, you’d think I’d want out, that I’d start seeing my job as the mafia–it keeps “pulling me back in.” But this is not the case. Beautiful places, beautiful...

Down In Africa

Friends: I never knew how much I loved this song until my first born came into the world. The music…Sure. The music was always good. An unquestionable pop classic. But the lyrics…The lyrics really hit me when fatherhood did. Raising a little one is the...