INSPIRATION

So many have asked where my inspiration comes from regarding DJing... I realized that my inspiration wasn’t only musically inclined but also stems from people who are not musicians... people who love life and the world around them and are passionate about everything. So below is my list of those individuals,  as well as places or things that inspire me to play music and make it... enjoy and hope your days are lovely and filled with music...

 

Music / Artists

DJs / Musicians

The Beautiful Ones

Billie Holiday Kwala My grandmother
Camille Claudel Short-E My mom
Josephine Baker Romeo Alaeff Dawn and Dusk in Brooklyn
Gil Gilberto Padati Love
Osunlade Grandmaster Flash War
Seu Jorge Larry Levan The members of my Cancer Therapy Group
The Mighty Sparrow Carol C. My Great Auntie Sheila
Nina Simone Jimmy Lopez Tom Tautarro
Stanley Tuarentine Graeme Blevins My family
Jazz DJ Eurok Morroco at Dawn
Soca Gene-Manuel Beaches in Trinidad
Calypso Geo Leche Paula Christie
Samba   Che Guevara
Bachata   Coney Island
House    
Hip-Hop (before 1995)    
Nas    
Bebel Gilberto    
Sergio Mendes    
India    
Masters At Work    
Lisa Shaw    
Michael Jackson    
Jimi Hendrix    
Dorothy Dandridge    
Georgia O'Keefe    
Billie Washington    
Frida Kahlo    
Lil Louie Vega    
Da Lata    
Si*Se    
MCC Youth Theater Company    

 

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