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DJ Quik Interview: SXSW 2010
Growing up in Southern California with a love for vinyl, David Blake - known to many as DJ Quik - appears at SXSW for his first time in 2010. With release of 'The Autobiography of David Blake' planned for later this year, he promises fans the music he is proud to listen to, presented in his own inimitable style.
How did you get started as a DJ? How did you start in music?
As long as I can remember, I have always been into records. From the time I was one or two years old I was always amazed by how the music and voices came off these little black round disks. I couldn't believe it. It's still fascinating to me.
I used to play records for my sisters and their boyfriends when I was a child. They would bet me that I could play any record asked for, that they wanted to hear. And I did! My love of music started from there.
When I turned about 13, I got my own equipment. In 1983, I got Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' album. The first music I ever scratched or loved under the needle was "Billie Jean," I scratched the other side of the record so side one was a wrap and side two was okay. So I learned how to scratch.
After that in high school my mom bought me a car, and I asked my teachers if I could DJ one of the holiday dances, whether the Valentine dance or Halloween dance. My P.E. teacher gave me an off-campus pass and I went home and got my music and my equipment. I played all the music my peers were into so I was rocking the party, everybody was having fun. I started DJing parties, traveling everywhere and making a little money. I made a career of it!
Where do you like to play?
Primarily, anywhere. I love to play anywhere. Out of town and out of the country, more than anything else. It's different for me. It's always challenging to entertain people from other countries...and interesting for me.
My favorite places out of the country are the UK (London) and France (Paris). I like the Old World. I lived in Cancun before and I kind of dug that. I love Latin and South America! Japan is very interesting and educational. I love Belgium - especially Brussels. These are hot places.
People are more into partying [out of the country]. Funny thing is, they appreciate American music in the UK more than we do - in Scotland, Ireland (Dublin), Germany, the UK. Everybody here...we kind of have ADD. After two minutes, who cares if we hear it or not? We're on to the next record; maybe we take our music for granted.
How would you describe your production of sound?
My style is straightforward. I love sonics, and I hate noise. I hate pops, hums, buzzes - these ruin the artistic value of any recordings.
My sound is clinical, clean, loud, all the way up to the ceiling!
It's also a little more musical and soulful than many, like borrowing from Curtis Mayfield and the Ohio Players; you know the way the music is meshed together and accompanied, everything just right? That's how, and who, I follow.
What are your musical influences?
Curtis Mayfield, and, for the last 15 years, the Beatles. Ironically enough, Dr. Dre, the Roots...I like a lot of new stuff, I like old stuff.
I'm kind of more influenced by a clean palate - like silence; trying to create new music as opposed to being influenced to recreate someone else's sound or territory; a place somebody else already treaded. I like to create something new.
What is good to put in a festival survival kit?
This is my first SXSW, so I kind of have to wing it. Obviously a good pair of beat phones, iPod, my CD mixes of all my songs, that's my survival kit. And a blunt.
Do you have any musical guilty pleasures?
Yes. Sometimes when I sample - when I do it real creatively and when I don't have to clear it - that's my guilty pleasure, even though it's rare. I do clear samples now. Every now and then, there's a little snare, a snippet, a piece of a guitar - it's real harmonic - I turn it around and make it my own. That's my giggle...kind of ha, ha, ha. My guilty pleasure.
Probably be surprised to hear that I listen to music from Lata Mangeshkar, Bollywood, Stevie Ray Vaughan guitar, Mick Hucknall doing blues. He did 'Tribute to Bobby' in 2008 - a tribute to Bobby Bland. I love that record.
Beatles or Stones?
I prefer the Beatles. Even though the Stones did some really funky records like 'Hot Stuff,' like 'Beast of Burden,' 'Miss You' and 'Satisfaction'...and they've got a pretty big catalogue. There was something about the way the Beatles arranged their records, the way they were harmonious together. It was magic.
Did you have a first celebrity crush?
My first celebrity crush was Halle Berry, I had a chance to meet met her in 1997. When I finally met her, I was so shy and I almost passed out when I hugged her. Wow! She's stunning and special.
What was your scariest/creepiest/craziest moment while on tour?
There have been so many, it's hard to choose a single one. There have been some pretty damn crazy moments. We always have a lot of fun.
What's next?
Another new record through my independent label, Fontana Universal, called 'The Autobiography of David Blake.' I'm comfortable enough to use my own name. It's pretty much free-flowing; it's fluid. I'm finally doing the music I want to do, it's about doing the music I can listen to proudly. [Music] that transcends to my fans. As musician I have to take risks, and this is new and great.
Some things people may not know about me: I'm left-handed, I can be extroverted sometimes, I like speed (motorcycles, traveling at terminal velocity) at times to feel alive, I can be a daredevil and I love to dance.
I love to cook! I consider myself a chef, I've been cooking since 1994. My favorite dish is one I made up: lobster lasagne. I use ground turkey, fresh lobster tails or fresh lobster meat. I make my own ragout, and it's really interesting. The flavors combine so well. I like to use the no-boil lasagne sheets to give it a kind of a rustic flavor, real Italian, fresh basil.
Posted on Mar 17th 2010 by Donna Rogers
How did you get started as a DJ? How did you start in music?
As long as I can remember, I have always been into records. From the time I was one or two years old I was always amazed by how the music and voices came off these little black round disks. I couldn't believe it. It's still fascinating to me.
I used to play records for my sisters and their boyfriends when I was a child. They would bet me that I could play any record asked for, that they wanted to hear. And I did! My love of music started from there.
When I turned about 13, I got my own equipment. In 1983, I got Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' album. The first music I ever scratched or loved under the needle was "Billie Jean," I scratched the other side of the record so side one was a wrap and side two was okay. So I learned how to scratch.
After that in high school my mom bought me a car, and I asked my teachers if I could DJ one of the holiday dances, whether the Valentine dance or Halloween dance. My P.E. teacher gave me an off-campus pass and I went home and got my music and my equipment. I played all the music my peers were into so I was rocking the party, everybody was having fun. I started DJing parties, traveling everywhere and making a little money. I made a career of it!
Where do you like to play?
Primarily, anywhere. I love to play anywhere. Out of town and out of the country, more than anything else. It's different for me. It's always challenging to entertain people from other countries...and interesting for me.
My favorite places out of the country are the UK (London) and France (Paris). I like the Old World. I lived in Cancun before and I kind of dug that. I love Latin and South America! Japan is very interesting and educational. I love Belgium - especially Brussels. These are hot places.
People are more into partying [out of the country]. Funny thing is, they appreciate American music in the UK more than we do - in Scotland, Ireland (Dublin), Germany, the UK. Everybody here...we kind of have ADD. After two minutes, who cares if we hear it or not? We're on to the next record; maybe we take our music for granted.
How would you describe your production of sound?
My style is straightforward. I love sonics, and I hate noise. I hate pops, hums, buzzes - these ruin the artistic value of any recordings.
My sound is clinical, clean, loud, all the way up to the ceiling!
It's also a little more musical and soulful than many, like borrowing from Curtis Mayfield and the Ohio Players; you know the way the music is meshed together and accompanied, everything just right? That's how, and who, I follow.
What are your musical influences?
Curtis Mayfield, and, for the last 15 years, the Beatles. Ironically enough, Dr. Dre, the Roots...I like a lot of new stuff, I like old stuff.
I'm kind of more influenced by a clean palate - like silence; trying to create new music as opposed to being influenced to recreate someone else's sound or territory; a place somebody else already treaded. I like to create something new.
What is good to put in a festival survival kit?
This is my first SXSW, so I kind of have to wing it. Obviously a good pair of beat phones, iPod, my CD mixes of all my songs, that's my survival kit. And a blunt.
Do you have any musical guilty pleasures?
Yes. Sometimes when I sample - when I do it real creatively and when I don't have to clear it - that's my guilty pleasure, even though it's rare. I do clear samples now. Every now and then, there's a little snare, a snippet, a piece of a guitar - it's real harmonic - I turn it around and make it my own. That's my giggle...kind of ha, ha, ha. My guilty pleasure.
Probably be surprised to hear that I listen to music from Lata Mangeshkar, Bollywood, Stevie Ray Vaughan guitar, Mick Hucknall doing blues. He did 'Tribute to Bobby' in 2008 - a tribute to Bobby Bland. I love that record.
Beatles or Stones?
I prefer the Beatles. Even though the Stones did some really funky records like 'Hot Stuff,' like 'Beast of Burden,' 'Miss You' and 'Satisfaction'...and they've got a pretty big catalogue. There was something about the way the Beatles arranged their records, the way they were harmonious together. It was magic.
Did you have a first celebrity crush?
My first celebrity crush was Halle Berry, I had a chance to meet met her in 1997. When I finally met her, I was so shy and I almost passed out when I hugged her. Wow! She's stunning and special.
What was your scariest/creepiest/craziest moment while on tour?
There have been so many, it's hard to choose a single one. There have been some pretty damn crazy moments. We always have a lot of fun.
What's next?
Another new record through my independent label, Fontana Universal, called 'The Autobiography of David Blake.' I'm comfortable enough to use my own name. It's pretty much free-flowing; it's fluid. I'm finally doing the music I want to do, it's about doing the music I can listen to proudly. [Music] that transcends to my fans. As musician I have to take risks, and this is new and great.
Some things people may not know about me: I'm left-handed, I can be extroverted sometimes, I like speed (motorcycles, traveling at terminal velocity) at times to feel alive, I can be a daredevil and I love to dance.
I love to cook! I consider myself a chef, I've been cooking since 1994. My favorite dish is one I made up: lobster lasagne. I use ground turkey, fresh lobster tails or fresh lobster meat. I make my own ragout, and it's really interesting. The flavors combine so well. I like to use the no-boil lasagne sheets to give it a kind of a rustic flavor, real Italian, fresh basil.
Posted on Mar 17th 2010 by Donna Rogers
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