Posted on September 25, 2017

DJ Roodz

10 Essentials for a Successful Semester

Hey everyone! I honestly can’t believe summer is pretty much over. Yeah, I’ve been in school for a month, but Labor Day weekend, the Goldie Awards, and the last few warm weekends have kept me clinging to summer as hard as possible. But, all good things must come to an end. Here’s to focusing on […]

Posted on September 18, 2017

DJ Roodz

RECAP: The Goldie Awards [9/7/17]

To be honest, I hadn’t even planned on going to the Goldie Awards. I had read a lot about it, though: world-famous DJ/ Producer A-Trak had started up a new competition for DJs and beat makers. It wasn’t supposed to be Thre3style, and it wasn’t supposed to be DMC. Goldie was to be something all […]

Posted on August 28, 2017

DJ Roodz

Behind the Booth – Back to Vinyl!

A quick update on the goings-on in my gigging life. A bit of a creative slump prompted me to return to vinyl from controllerism. Read on to find out!   I absolutely love playing on vinyl. It’s my preferred method; I’ll take beat up TT’s over new CDJs any day. Without sounding too snobby, it […]

Posted on August 14, 2017

DJ Roodz

5 Steps to a Great EPK

Hey everyone! It’s definitely been a while since I’ve written a blog post – this semester has been a tough one, and I’ve been trying to buckle down academically. Between juggling schoolwork, projects, music, and my job, to say I’ve been busy is definitely an understatement! But, I’ve definitely made time to create some content […]

Posted on July 6, 2017

DJ Roodz

Album Review: Statik Link – “Carpe Momentum”

Electro Funk I won’t hesitate to admit it: I’m pretty new to the Electro Funk scene. But so far, I’ve loved everything I’ve heard! Griz, Big Gigantic, and Gramatik, while they are more “mainstream” definitely pave the way for new listeners to fall in love with the genre. Like most other DJs I’m emotionally invested […]