About Me

My DJ Philosophy

Even though I am biased having grown up in the 80s, I still firmly believe that decade produced some of the best music ever. The advent of the inexpensive synthesizer gave greater freedom to musicians and that combined with New Wave fashion and style created some truly fantastic bands and artists.
Sadly, with 80s nostalgia and a proliferation of "Greatest Hits of the 80s" compilations, most people only know the Number One hits of the most successful bands. And God help the performer who only had one popular song despite an extensive catalog and gets lumped into the One-Hit-Wonder category!
I wish people would be a little more open-minded when it comes to New Wave music and listen to tracks that might not have been on the radio or MTV all the time. There are thousands of fantastic songs with fun hooks, danceable beats and clever lyrics that would have people bouncing on the dancefloor if they only gave them a chance.
When I DJ I love to play a lot of that terrific music, despite the fact that many people say my tastes are too obscure. I know I am not the only person who feels this way, and my goal is to play the tracks for the others out there like me who lament that most 80s clubs play the same songs (usually in the same order!) every week.
That isn't to say I can't play the more popular songs too, because usually they were popular for a reason - they are good! If I can play a combination of fun music that appeals to fans of New Wave and have people thrilled to hear songs they haven't heard in 25 (oh my god!) years then I am happy.
In addition to New Wave, I also love to mix in Gothic, Industrial, Synthpop, Post-Punk and contemporary electro, a lot of which sounds like it could have come out in the 80s anyway!

There are also so many awesome new remixes of New Wave songs coming out that give them a fresh, modern sound, perfect for the dancefloor. What annoys me is when there is an excellent remix MUSICALLY, but it removes almost all the lyrics! I prefer a full vocal remix of a song, so what I love to do is take the new mix and layer in the original vocals and create my own full-vocal mix. The songs I have in my profile are all mixes I have put together to create better, vocal versions. I hope you enjoy them!
Besides DJ'ing, I also make continuous-mix CDs in a variety of genres. Everything is beat-matched and set so that you can just hit play and dance for over an hour. Send me a note if you are interested in some sample track listings, or if you have a specific theme and you want a custom-mixed CD yourself.
Lately I have started DJing from a laptop computer, and no longer have to lug around heavy boxes of records, or cases full of CDs. This allows me to travel with minimal baggage, so if you are looking for a New Wave DJ who isn't just going to play the same old songs you hear all the time, then book me for your next New Wave, Gothic, Industrial or Electro party!
This is a very small part of my insane record collection.

My Interests

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Member Since: 2/22/2007
Band Website: xboys.org
Influences: ABBA, ABC, Absolute, Act, Adam Ant, Adult., a-Ha, Alien Sex Fiend, Marc Almond, Alphaville, Altered Images, And Also the Trees, Animotion, Apoptygma Berzerk, Arcadia, Asia, Assemblage 23, Associates, Atomizer, Attrition, Aztec Camera, B-52's, B-Movie, Baltimora, Bananarama, Bangles, Toni Basil, Bauhaus, Beborn Beton, Bella Morte, Belle Stars, Belly, Belouis Some, Beloved, Pat Benatar, Berlin, Big Pig, Big Country, BiGod 20, BjÃ¶rk, Blancmange, Blitz, Blondie, Blow Monkeys, Blue October, Blue Zoo, Blutengel, Book of Love, Bourgie Bourgie, Bow Wow Wow, David Bowie, Boxcar, Boy George, Boytronic, Laura Branigan, Steve Braun, The Bravery, Breeders, Bette Bright, Bronski Beat, Claudia BrÃ¼cken, Kate Bush, Buzzcocks, Cabaret Voltaire, Camouflage, Belinda Carlisle, Kim Carnes, Cars, C.C. Catch, Cause & Effect, Celebrate the Nun, Cetu Javu, Chameleons UK, Chapterhouse, Cheap Trick, Chicks on Speed, China Crisis, Chris & Cosey, Christian Death, The Church, Cicero, Clan of Xymox, Anne Clark, The Clash, Classix Nouveaux, Click Click, Client, Clock DVA, Cocteau Twins, Coldplay, Colourbox, Colourfield, Comateens, Combo Audio, Communards, Company B, Elvis Costello, Josie Cotton, Covenant, Cramps, The Cranberries, Crash Course in Science, The Creatures, Michael Cretu, Cristina, Crowded House, Julee Cruise, CrÃ¼xshadows, Cult, Culture Club, Cure, Curve, DAF, Dali's Car, Damned, Dangerous Muse, Danse Society, Data, Danielle Dax, De/Vision, Dead Can Dance, Dead or Alive, Hazell Dean, Delerium, Depeche Mode, Desireless, Devo, Diary of Dreams, Dif Juz, Dirty Monroes, Divine, Thomas Dolby, Dominatrix, Dr. Calculus, Dramarama, Dream Academy, Droyds, Dubstar, Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy, Duran Duran, Sheena Easton, Ebn-Ozn, Echo & the Bunnymen, Echo Image, Echoing Green, Editors, Egg, Eighth Wonder, Electric Six, Electronic, Elkland, Enigma, Eon, Epoxies, Erasure, Eurogliders, Eurythmics, Everything But the Girl, Fad Gadget, Siobhan Fahey, The Faint, Faith Assembly, Fake, Falco, MylÃ¨ne Farmer, Fast Set, Fatima, Felix da Housecat, Bryan Ferry, Fiat Lux, Fiction Factory, Fictional, Figures on a Beach, Fine Young Cannibals, Fischer Spooner, Fixx, Fleetwood Mac, Flesh for Lulu, Flirts, Flock of Seagulls, Floy Joy, Flying Lizards, Samantha Fox, John Foxx, Fra Lippo Lippi, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Gavin Friday, Front 242, Front Line Assembly, Fruer, Fun Boy Three, Furniture, Fuzzbox, Peter Gabriel, Gang of Four, Garbage, Gene Loves Jezebel, General Public, Generation X, Debbie Gibson, The Glove, Go West, Go-Go's, Peter Godwin, Goldfrapp, Goodbye Mister Mackenzie, Robert GÃ¶rl, Grace, Grauzone, Grid, H2O, Nina Hagen, Haircut 100, Toni Halliday, Handful of Snowdrops, Hard Corps, David Harrow, Debbie Harry, Haysi Fantayzee, Ofra Haza, He Said, Heart, Heaven 17, Heavenly Bodies, Hilary, Hipsway, Hitlist, Hohokam, Honey Bane, Hong Kong Counterfeit, Hot Chip, Hubert Kah, Human League, Human Sexual Response, Humpe Humpe, Hysterica Passio, I Am Siam, I Start Counting, Ice the Falling Rain, Icehouse, Icicle Works, Billy Idol, In Strict Confidence, Indochine, Industry, Information Society, Interpol, Into a Circle, Intuition, INXS, Iris, Jam, Japan, Jesus Loves You, Joan Jett, Holly Johnson, Grace Jones, Howard Jones, Journey, Joy Division, Joy Electric, KAJ, Kajagoogoo, Katrina & the Waves, Nik Kershaw, Killer Pussy, Killers, Killing Joke, Kirlian Camera, Kiss, Kissing the Pink, KMFDM, Knife, Kon Kan, Kraftwerk, L'Ã‚me Immortelle, La Floa Maldita, Ladytron, Cyndi Lauper, Le Tigre, Amanda Lear, Leather Nun, Thomas Leer, Annie Lennox, Liaisons Dangereuses, Lightning Seeds, Lights of Euphoria, Limahl, Lords of the New Church, Lorraine, Lost Witness, Lotus Eaters, Love & Rockets, Lover Speaks, Lene Lovich, Lydia Lunch, Lush, M/A/R/R/S, Madness, Madonna, Malaria, March Violets, Marilyn, Robert Marlow, Martha & the Muffins, MatinÃ©e Club, Sarah McLachlan, Ian McCulloch, Meat Beat Manifesto, Men Without Hats, Merge, Mesh, Microchip League, Liza Minnelli, Dannii Minogue, Kylie Minogue, Miss Kitten, Missing Persons, Mission, Moby, Modern English, Modern Eon, Modern Talking, Moev, Moloko, Monaco, Morrissey, Moskwa TV, Motels, Motorcycle Boy, Moulin Noir, Alison Moyet, Caroline Munro, Peter Murphy, Myrmidons, Mysterious Art, Nails, Naked Eyes, Naked Lunch, Nash the Slash, Nathalie, Nena, Neuroactive, Neuropa, Neurotic Fish, New Music, New Order, Olivia Newton-John, Stevie Nicks, Nitzer Ebb, No Doubt, Noel, No Name, Nonnie & the Onnies, The Normal, Northern Lite, Nyam Nyam, SinÃ©ad O'Connor, Oingo Boingo, OMD, Orgy, Ornamental, Other Ones, Other Two, Our Daughter's Wedding, P.I.L, Pankow, Peach, Peaches, Penetration, Pet Shop Boys, Philtron, Ping Pong Bitches, Planet P, Play, Play Dead, Playgroup, Point of View, Polecats, Poly Styrene, Portion Control, Portishead, Postal Service, Prefab Sprout, Presence, Prince, Princess Julia, Project Pitchfork., Propaganda, Propellorheads, Prozzak, Pseudo Echo, Psyche, Psychedelic Furs, Pulp, Punx Soundcheck, Puppets, Q, Stacey Q, Q Lazzarus, Q-Feel, Queen, Quincy, Radio Heart, Rammstein, Rational Youth, Ravenous, Razed in Black, Real Life, Red Flag, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Regina, Replicant, Republica, Revenge, Rheingold, Rhythm and Faith, Risque, Robey, Roman Holiday, Romantics, Romeo Void, Ronny, Rosenstolz, Rouge, Roxy Music, RÃ¶yksopp, Rumour, Runaways, S.P.O.C.K., Sabrina, St. Etienne, Sandra, Savage Progress, Scandal, Scarlet Fantastic, Scissor Sisters, Scritti Politti, Seabound, Secession, Second Decay, Section 25, Seona Dancing, Severed Heads, SexBeat, Shades of Grey, Shakespears Sister, Shamen, Shampoo, Shannon, Sharpe & Numan, She Wants Revenge, Shiny Toy Guns, Shox, Signal Aout 42, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Silke Bischoff, Simple Minds, Single Gun Theory, Sinitta, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Sisters of Mercy, Skeletal Family, Skids, Slow Children, Smiths, Social Distortion, Soft Cell, Soviet, Spandau Ballet, Sparks, Specials, Specimen, SPK, Spoons, Squeeze, SSQ, Jon St. James, Stiff Little Fingers, Strange Advance, Stranglers, Strawberry Switchblade, Stutter, Style Council, Suburban Lawns, Suburbs, Sugarcubes, Suicidal Tendencies, Sunscreem, Swans, Sweep, Switchblade Symphony, Syntec, Syrian, System 22, T-Total, T'Pau, t.A.T.u., Taffy, Talk Talk, Talking Heads, Tears for Fears, Telex, Test Dept., Textones, The The, Third Man, This Island Earth, This Mortal Coil, Thompson Twins, Throbbing Gristle, Throwing Muses, Tiffany, Tourists, Toy, Toyah, Trans-X, Trio, Trisomie 21, Tuxedomoon, Twilight, U-Bahn X, U2, UK Vision, Ultravox, Undertones, Underworld, Until December, Utah Saints, etc...
Sounds Like: New Wave, New Romantic, Cold Wave, Dark Wave, Punk, Post-Punk, Gothic, Industrial, Electro, SynthPop, FuturePop
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Wierd Birthday Setlist - May 21

Thank you to my friends for coming out and celebrating my birthday last night. It was a fantastic party and I had a great time. Thanks for all the love and cupcakes. I'm glad everyone enjoyed the m...
Posted by Jeffo! on Thu, 22 May 2008 11:13:00 PST

Wierd Setlists from 01/30/08

Thank you to everyone who came out last night to Wierd to make it one of the best ones EVER! (and shame on you to those who didn't - you know who you are) If you missed it, or enjoyed it and are cur...
Posted by Jeffo! on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:03:00 PST

Recent playlists

Here is my playlist from Wierd on 09/19/07:Hard Corps - Desolation Land (remix)Severed Heads - Petrol (Cutup mix)Heavenly Bodies - Rains on Me (La Mort mix)Until December - We Are the Boys (Razormaid ...
Posted by Jeffo! on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:46:00 PST