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dj stress

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About Me

i've been into electronic music since i can remember. i got introduced to the rave scene back in 1992 when i graduated from high school and i haven't looked back. then i started DJ'ing (drum & bass) in 1994 and hooked up with 2Tuff from about 1996 - 2000. after parting ways with them i decided to take a break from everything and moved to NYC in march of 2003 and got back into dj'ing and producing last year.
now you can catch me at The Secret Night of Science @ Love and other dnb gigs in the city.

My Interests

music, dj'ing, producing, sneakers, be@bricks, apple products, meeting new and cool people, movies, eating out, good beer (especially belgian), skateboarding, riding my bike, spring/fall in nyc, staring at the stars on a clear summer night, going out to hear good music or dj's, turntablism, art (contemporary and urban), hanging out with friends, good times, and so much more.

I'd like to meet:

cool people with like interests, musicians, artists, studio engieers, dj's, etc., etc...

Music:

drum n bass:i like the deeper, more soulful side of drum n bass: LTJ Bukem, Photek, Seba, Paradox, Marcus Intalex, Calibre, DJ Marky, Blu Mar Ten, ASC, BCee & Lomax, Logistics, Commix, Q Project, Total Science, Danny Byrd, Mathematics, and more. Labels I am into: Moving Shadow, GLR/LGR, Hospital, CIA, Nu Directions, Soul:r, Revolve:r, Creative Source, Social Studies, Med School, Digital Soundboy, and labels similar to these.

Hip-Hop/Downtempo:DJ Shadow, Prefuse 73, Diplo, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Thievery Corporation (DC REPRESENT!), Blackalicious, Ninja Tune, Mo Wax, De La, Tribe, Kool Keith, Beasties, Z-Trip, Cut Chemist, Herbalizer, DJ Cam, Jazzanova, etc.

dubstep: dj skream, dj hatcha, joe nice, scuba, dj distance, digital mystikz, tempa records, loefah

"electronic" bands:Goldfrapp, Soulwax, Junkie XL, Royksopp, Lightfromadeadstar, Massive Attack, Cut Copy, Orbital, The Orb, Daft Punk, Hexstatic

80's to early 90's brit pop:New Order, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, Echo & the Bunnymen, Morrissey, Electronic, OMD, Joy Division.

i also like james brown, old motown hits, some classical, and yes, even some country. i ain't too proud to say that!

Movies:

Requiem for a Dream, Spirited Away, Ghost in the Shell 1 & 2, all the Star Wars movies, Aliens, Blade Runner, Office Space, THX1138, Memento, Trainspotting, Human Traffic, 24 Hour Party People, The Naked Lunch, A Scanner Darkly... i can't think of anymore right now, but you get the idea.

Television:

Ali G, Six Feet Under, Letterman, Conan, Discovery Channel, Food Network, Nat'l Geographic Channel, The Learning Channel G4, Chappell's Show, Insomniac, The Simpsons, South Park

Books:

pretty much anything by william gibson or philip k dick, also irvine welsh, but i haven't read all his books. i'll read anything that keeps my interest but lately it seems i've been reading a lot of self-improvement books (some enlightening things i tell ya!).

Heroes:

mom and dad.

My Blog

Your DnB tracks are wanted for the Secret Night of Science mix CD!

we are putting together a mix cd of the kind of music we love & play at the club (soulful, funky, sexy or deep drum & bass) if you want to send us your tracks for consideration, go for it.we have a sp...
Posted by dj stress on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 09:15:00 PST

upcoming gigs!

hey what's up everyone??i'm spinning at a couple of events in the next 2 weeks. here they are:1. Saturday, September 1st - Direct Drive: DJ Dara, Raw Q, and DJ Stress - Celebrate 9 years of Direct Dri...
Posted by dj stress on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 06:20:00 PST

blog.

i'm changing things up a bit. i'll post some stuff here soon.
Posted by dj stress on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 05:03:00 PST