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Hit The Decks! Radio

About Me


"Hit The Decks" is a radio show broadcast on WRZX (X103) in Indianapolis. From house to hip hop, electro to drum and bass, and everything in between, we're an equal opportunity offender. Check us out Sundays from 10p to 12a. We try to post our play list each week in the blog section of this site early in the week, so be sure to check it out in case you heard something you liked. We'll be dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century soon, with a weekly podcast of the show available each week.
As for me... Where to begin...
I've been a club DJ for over 20 years and a producer and studio engineer for over 15 years. My career(?) in music began as a bedroom DJ in the mid-1980s and progressed to various club and mobile jobs (ah, the joys of being a wedding DJ). I did some work on the air in college at WCCR, Purdue University (where I earned a Masters Degree in Metallurgical Engineering). As my interest in music progressed from DJ to producer, I started a short-lived multimedia production company during the internet boom of the late 90s. The goal was to create a complete remixing facility, recording studio, and mastering lab. I produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered project from a number of bands, vocalists, electronic musicians, and video soundtracks. From 2000-2006, I was (along with Jonathan Keith) a contributor and the primary producer for WRZX’s “Planet X” radio program. Additionally, I assisted in hosting events and bringing some of the hottest national and international DJ talent to events in Indianapolis. I'm currently hosting and producing WRZX's "Hit The Decks", Sundays 10pm-12am.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 09/05/2007
Band Website: http://www.hitthedecks.net
Band Members: Rudy Kizer - Host and Producer
Influences: Golden-Age Hip Hop, House Music, Electro, Breakbeat, early Hardcore/Jungle, Drum and Bass, Techno, Trance, Progressive House, Trip Hop, Acid Jazz, Deep Disco
Sounds Like: Adam Freeland, Armand Van Helden, Audio Bullys, Axwell, Basement Jaxx, Bedrock, Beastie Boys, Booka Shade, The Chemical Brothers, The Crystal Method, Daft Punk, Death From Above 1979, Deep Dish, Depeche Mode, DFA, Dilated Peoples, Dirty South, Dizzee Rascal, DJ Dan, DJ Die, Dylan Rhymes, Elite Force, Fatboy Slim, Felix Da Housecat, Ferry Corsten, Freestylers, Gabriel & Dresden, Gnarls Barkley, Goldfrapp, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, High Contrast, Hot Chip, Jacques Lu Cont, J-Dilla, John Digweed, Kraftwerk, The Killers, Lady Sovereign, LCD Soundsystem, Mark Ronson, Matrix & Futurebound, Meat Katie, M.I.A., Mocean Worker, MSTRKRFT, Mylo, New Order, Nine Inch Nails, Noisia, Orbital, Paul Oakenfold, Paul van Dyk, Plump DJs, Prodigy, The Rapture, Royksopp, Sasha, Soulwax, Stanton Warriors, The Streets, TC, Tiga, Trentemoeller, Underworld, etc.
Record Label: we're an equal-opportunity offender
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New blog post: "Hit The Decks" Play List October 4, 2009 - Lee Coombs

"Hit The Decks" Play List October 4, 2009 - Lee Coombs Had a blast with this weeks show. Really feeling a lot of the tracks, and FINALLY got to hit what will likely be the record of the year in Majo...
Posted by on Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:48:00 GMT

New blog post: "Hit The Decks" Play List September 27 - Giuseppe Ottaviani

"Hit The Decks" Play List September 27 - Giuseppe Ottaviani Some fantastic local gigs coming up. Ill be playing at the Vogues Propaganda event on Sunday October 11, and the following week brings th...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:38:00 GMT

New blog post: "Hit The Decks" Play List September 20, 2009 - Phonat

"Hit The Decks" Play List September 20, 2009 - Phonat Wow  what a week! Last Thursdays REVENGE! party was one for the record books. Ms Easy and company killed, and DJs Evil Twin, John Larner and Sa...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:49:00 GMT

New blog post: "Hit The Decks" Play List September 13, 2009 - John Larner

"Hit The Decks" Play List September 13, 2009 - John Larner Big week  REVENGE! is at TRU tongiht, and Im starting to get the butterflies. Promises to be a great event, with Ms  Easy doing her thin...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:59:00 GMT

New blog post: "Hit The Decks" Play List September 6, 2009 - Richard Vission

"Hit The Decks" Play List September 6, 2009 - Richard Vission Last weeks show was fun for me  chock full of great tunes and a super guest DJ set from Richard Vission. Heres what you heard& Meat Ka...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:06:00 GMT

New blog post: "Hit The Decks" Play List, August 30 - Scratch Perverts

"Hit The Decks" Play List, August 30 - Scratch Perverts Summer didnt hang around long  the weathers changing, Fall is in the air, Halloween is peeking around the corner, and theres a ton of stuff...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:05:00 GMT

New blog post: "Hit The Decks" Play List August 23, 2009 - Napt

"Hit The Decks" Play List August 23, 2009 - Napt Looking down the barrel of a busy September with the Paradox, Revenge!, and ORANJE Indy events coming up. No rest for the wicked& Nas  Made You Look...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:19:00 GMT

New blog post: "Hit The Decks" Play List August 16, 2009 - DJ Shortee

"Hit The Decks" Play List August 16, 2009 - DJ Shortee A fantastic GenCon week last week  some really great local parties (Space Cowboy @ TRU, Club Succubus @ ICE Lounge) a distinct lack of hangover...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:14:00 GMT

GenCon Indy

GenCon Indy (the premiere event for RPGs, TCGs, Miniatures, Board and Electronic Games) unofficially starts tomorrow and officially gets underway Thursday morning. It seems to be Indys dirt...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:25:00 GMT

UPDATES!!! ;-)

It appears that the issues with keeping all the social networks updated have been resolved. Apologies to those that got MySpace-bombed with the test that was run.Playlists and announcements will be sh...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:01:00 GMT