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justin long

eating speakers for breakfast and leaving them in a path of destruction behind me!

About Me

Justin Long began DJing at the young age of 15. His early musical influences ranged from Joy Division and Talking Heads to Public Enemy to The Sex Pistols. In 1988, Justin discovered house music on WBMX radio, which directed him into the world of house music where he has helped shape the Chicago House sound into what it is today.During the past 16 years, Justin has accomplished more than most could imagine in the dance music industry. In the early 90's, Justin began DJing at underground events throughout the Midwest with the likes of Derrick Carter, Cajmere and Traxx. Soon thereafter, more gigs followed and Justin's name became synonymous with Chicago House music. In 1999, Justin was the founding DJ on Chicago's Q101 Sonic Boom Radio; one of the longest running mix shows in the United States.While touring for the past years, Justin has made frequent visits throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe, including repeat visits to headline UK venues such as Fabric, Back to Basics, Sub Club, Circus, Sankey’s Soap, and Scuba. In addition, Justin has made countless guest appearances and held residencies in Chicago and now holds an exclusive residency at Smartbar for his .dotbleep night that has been going for 7 years now...........In the studio, Justin is now working on new solo material as well as working on many group projects that include team ups with other chicago artists such as Mazi, Santiago and Bushido and Dj Sativa. More on all these projects will be spoke on real soon!In conjunction with performing and producing, Justin has joined forces with 20:20 vision to launch .dotbleep recordings.........which in the few years has already seen over 20 releases and has built a reputation and has audio art from the likes of Jacob London, Sawtooth Sucka, Marko Militano, Derrick Carter, Rob Mello, Style of Eye and more.....Justin has been called by IDJ magazine one of the 100 reasons dance music is still great.. he is a urb top 100 alumni and gets and returns respect to many of the top djs and dance music producers around the world...

My Interests

things that go BOOM!

I'd like to meet:

countchocula, frankenberry, booberry

Music:

house, acid house,king tubby, the scientists, lee scratch perry, upsetters, horace andy, wu tang clan, joy divison, lord quas, gorillaz, jdilla, madlib, guilty simpson, frank and dank, clipse, bauhaus, anything on motown,sonic youth, young joc, mob deep, daniel johnston, casio tone for the painfully alone, 4 tops, temptations, the libertines, radiohead, circle jerks, b 52s, lou reed, PRINCE PAUL, biz markie, basement jaxx, black flag, no assembly firm, ministry, front 242, boombox hooligans, public enemy, beatles, esg, new order, rza, little barrie, white stripes, big l, j-zone, the clash, sex pistols, tones on tail, iggy and the stooges, dfa, showbiz and ag,she wants revenge, johnny cash, the animals, gangstarr, yardbirds, happy mondays, the velvet underground, p.i.l., love and rockets, the doors, the revolting cocks, the cure, johnny thunders, the jam, rapture, the strokes, the freaks, the pixies, bob dylan, brett johnson, the glass, nitzer ebb, ac/dc, pailhead, bad brains, minor threat, smashing pumpkins, naked raygun, disco duck, velvet revolver, nirvana, talking heads, the rolling stones ( classic stones only ), the hives, the 5.6.7.8's, murphys law, the specials, massive attack,, my life with the thrill kill kult, mc5, the zombies, de la soul BUT NOTHING BEATS THE SOUND I GET OUTTA BEATING THIS OLD CARDBOARD BOX WITH A TREE BRANCH

Movies:

no country for old men, sin city, killing zoe,star wars, 300, transformers, true romance, the good the bad and the ugly, a fist full of dollars, for a few dollars more, hero, repo man, black ceaser, hell up in harlem,shogun assasain, kill bill, the filth and the fury, a better tomorrow, the kid with the golden arms, elf, lord of the rings, pornos, bowling for columbine, attack of the killer tomatos, the gods must be crazy, dusk till dawn, taxi driver, mallrats, edward scissorhands, clerks, style wars, repo man, escape from new york, withnail and i, super fly, four rooms, the king of new york, all the matrix series, leon, goldfinger, standing in the shadows of motown, jason x, bullitt, aliens, election, rushmore, lost in translation, evil dead 2, a fist full of dollars, a few dollars more, cool hand luke, total recall, pulp fiction, lock stock and two smokin barrels, fear and loathing in las vegas, full metal jacket, montey python and the holy grail, best in show, a nightmare before christmas, the life of brian, phantasm, nightmare on elmstreet, bad santa, the blues brothers, half baked, army of darkness, shaun of the dead

Television:

THE WIRE! afro samurai,heros, samurai 7, the boondocks, samurai 7, robot chicken, the shield, kojak ( the 70s og super cop ),samurai gun, aqua teen hunger force, ren and stimpy, family guy, the simpsons, law and order, king of the hill, good times, south park, blues and more, blind date, chapelle show, cowboy bebop, sealab 2021, harvey birdman, samurai champloo

Books:

rant, twisted little vein, the power of kaballah, kill two birds and get stoned,american psycho, hells angels by hunter s.thompson, hairstyles of the damned, invisable monsters, alice in wonderland,ultimate xmen, spiderman, batman and robbin, jla, hatter m, loveless, transmetropolitan, animal farm, the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, casuals, hop on pop, where the wild things are, glue, fox in sox, last night a dj saved my life, lord of the rings, rotten, green eggs and ham, one fish two fish red fish blue fish, hustler, alice in wonderland, sex drugs and coco-puffs, how to be a villan, kill your idols, the art of getting over

Heroes:

the rza aka bobby digital aka the razor aka zig zag zig allah,kinky friedman, robert moog, stan lee, dr martin luther king jr., frank miller, ron hardy and indiana jones.

My Blog

if the tiger is not safe is anything in the jungle safe?

hey posse whats going down?its about 145am and i am finishing up another night here and i have been in deep thought again about whats going on with the animals in our world and the thought that yet an...
Posted by justin long on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:59:00 PST

THIS BLOWS MY MIND! The Caribbean monk seal is extinct

hey everyone whats goin down?its monday about time to walk the pup and as i was spending some time around the word wide web i came across this news that has seriously made me all sad and angry at the ...
Posted by justin long on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:13:00 PST

Motor CIty Rocks Hard! DEMF! ( video posted inside )

Hey posse whats goin down?well its fixin to be close to 420 am and i am just finishing up here in the studio for the night after working a beat that was seriously influenced from the movement festival...
Posted by justin long on Wed, 28 May 2008 02:20:00 PST

interview with eq online magazine scotland ( link included )

hey posse whats goin on?just wanted to drop a link to an interview i did for a wicked online magazine named eq that is based outta scotland.they took the interview a little while back when i was playi...
Posted by justin long on Thu, 08 May 2008 03:31:00 PST

is there other life out there....? ( video and links included )

hey peeps whats going down?have you ever sat and thought about is there really life out there besides the life on earth as we know it?its something that i have thought on and off about since i can rem...
Posted by justin long on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:29:00 PST

wmc and fab 5 freddy

Hey posse whats goin on?whats crackin?so i just got back from the wmc miami vortex and i have to say that the attendance may have been a little lower in the numbers this year but the vibe was most def...
Posted by justin long on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:20:00 PST

save the polar bears before its too late!

America's polar bears could disappear forever within a few short decades. But that's not stopping the Bush/Cheney Administration from opening tens of thousands of square miles of vital polar bear habi...
Posted by justin long on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:36:00 PST

happy reindeer slavery day and a lil rap for u all!

hey everyone! how are u doing on this day of lights, trees and big jolly fat men in red suits?i just wanted to send a big holiday shout out to everyone! and also to remind everyone to pay respect to t...
Posted by justin long on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 09:10:00 PST

happy thanksgiving and what does it all really mean anyways?

hey everyone first off i wanna start of by saying happy thanksgiving day to everyone!but what does it really mean?i remember back in school the american public school system they thought me that thank...
Posted by justin long on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:42:00 PST

the state of things and what is going to come next.. MY RANT

hey peeps whats goin down?hows it all hangin?well i am just here chillin in my bed at 442pm and i am about to get up and make my way over to the rabbit hole to get back to work on some more remixing d...
Posted by justin long on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:52:00 PST