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Charles Cushman

I'm living on reds, vitamin C and cocaine...

About Me


download recent mixes here
Many people, when you ask them what kind of music they like, say “Everything, well except Country.” But in reality, they don’t. A person might further define their tastes by saying they listen to Rap, Hip-Hop, and R ‘n B (which in most cases is the same now days) or Rock, Indie and Hip-Hop (umm, top 40?).
But I do listen to all kinds of music. If it is good, give me some more. From the classical that my father in-law always has going, to hip-hop jams on the local radio; Indie rock to Mississippi Delta Blues, love it. When I was introduced to dance music in 1999-2000 it was a whole new world opening up and I dove right in.
Now days I still listen to everything, but EDM is my passion. From the sweet sounds of Dimitri from Paris through the dark sounds emanating from Berlin to bouncy American house music I love it all and my DJ sets reflect that. I feel just as comfortable playing a lounge as I do the main room of a nightclub, and I have the music for both. I have been lucky enough to play clubs in San Diego, Raves in the LA desert, and Lounges in San Francisco.
What does the future have in store for me? Who knows, but currently I am trying to spend more time in the studio on the production side of things. I have also started an interesting partnership with Scottie Kaotik. With his energy, and my precision we are an exciting duo on stage taking things to the next level using two laptops linked through Ableton Live. Lastly, with my recent move to San Diego from San Francisco I am trying to establish myself here.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/27/2003
Band Website: themetronomeproject.com
Band Members: 2 cd players (Pioneer CDJ-1000MK3 or equal)
DJ mixer (Pioneer DJM-800 or equal)
1 full range monitor, preferably on the DJ's left side.
Influences: Bad Boy Bill, John Digweed, Berlin, Pete Tong, Danny Teneglia, Josef K., Z-Trip, DJ Shadow, Global Underground, Joachim Garraud
Sounds Like: My music is extremely varied based on the venue and my time slot. The best to understand it is to download a mix at:

www.mixdepot.net/CharlesCushman
Record Label: the:metronome:project
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Alex Sums it Up

My sister sums up what happened best: "Hello, Unfortunately, I'm writing with very sad news--my brother's wife, Jen, passed away this week and I wanted to let those of you who knew him know. She had...
Posted by Charles Cushman on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:27:00 PST

Jen Cushman 08/24/81 - 05/19/08

I don't know what to say. Our life was not perfect but she is the love of my life and every moment I spent with her was special.Thank you for your support and your wishes.Charlie
Posted by Charles Cushman on Thu, 22 May 2008 11:31:00 PST

EXY San Diego

Somehow I finally scored a DJ gig at a lounge in San Diego. I am DJing Saturday Feb. 15 from 8 to 12 and there is no cover, come on out and support.http://www.exysandiego.com/Charlie
Posted by Charles Cushman on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:49:00 PST

some random mixes

My friend is about to do some travelling so I uploaded some mixes for him. If you guys have some free ears check them out:http://idisk.mac.com/blueskies8650-PublicThe mixes are:-The End Parts 1 and 2...
Posted by Charles Cushman on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:57:00 PST

metronome podcast 002

This mix begins like the girl you met last week, soft and innocent, but wait to you get her home&You can download this mix here at at mixdepot: http://www.mixdepot.net/CharlesCushmanor subscribe to th...
Posted by Charles Cushman on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:39:00 PST

new mix and podcast

New Podcast / MixTechno - the: metronome : project : podcast 001 - cwcushman Welcome to the first metronome podcast. Each podcast will focus on a different aspect of EDM. This week Techno. You can sub...
Posted by Charles Cushman on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 07:41:00 PST

Top 10 (+1) 11 November 2007

Track : ArtistDub-H (Real Tone Records) - Original Mix : Alix Alvarez, Franck RogerWhat draws me to this track is that it creates nice tight groove that can work either in the middle of a deep house s...
Posted by Charles Cushman on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:12:00 PST

new blog

So I started a new blog, you can check it out here:http://themetronomeproject.blogspot.com/Current news will be listed here.The blog will focus on seeing the world through the eyes of the electronic m...
Posted by Charles Cushman on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:55:00 PST

Promo Mix for Klub Sweet

This is a promo mix I made for my first Gig in downtown San Diego (Nov. 16 @ Faces). I tried to capture that upbeat groove that fuels the nights down here while still slipping in some of those chunky ...
Posted by Charles Cushman on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:29:00 PST

11/2-11/16: Klub Sweet - House, Trance, Electro

11/2-11/16: Klub Sweet - House, Trance, Electro Reply to: [email protected] Date: 2007-10-18, 5:08PM PDT Hey guys, Here's the scoop for Friday Nights in the Gaslamp...! Ok, so I go...
Posted by Charles Cushman on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:59:00 PST