It seems like the DJ world is growing a little fed-up with wannabe DJs. DJ Craze, one of the greatest turntablists ever, recently posted a video and scratch routine which slammed celebrity DJs Paris Hilton, Pauly D, and even one of the top DJs in the world, David Guetta. Tomorrow night at The Wall, Ghettosocks and Jon Deck are hoping to do their part in taking out the fakers by showing Taiwan what next level party rocking is all about.
INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE
In an email interview with the Taipei Times, Ghettosocks claims that next level party rocking is having an interactive party experience with the crowd, not only through the DJs’ personal selection of music, but also through the energetic involvement of MC personalities. Ghettosocks believes that the close relationship between MCs and DJs can be traced back the original hip-hop park jams that took place in the Bronx, New York during the 1970s and 1980s. Over the past 30 years, Ghettosocks said that approach to party rocking has been somewhat neglected and that he and Jon Deck are striving to bring it back to the forefront.
Photo Courtesy of Jon Deck
A few years ago in Halifax, after Jon Deck and Ghettosocks had performed in front of a celebrity-filled room at Jazzfest, DJ Maseo from De La Soul stopped them and told them how much he loved their set. The famed DJ also lauded them for helping to keep “real” hip-hop alive. On the same night, Juju from the Beatnuts also congratulated them on a good set and presented them with a disc of exclusive Beatnuts production which he told them they could use as they saw fit.
STRONG BONDS
The bond that Ghettosocks and Jon Deck share is very deep.
“Ghettosocks and I are brothers. Not only that, we are great friends and collaborators. We’ve worked on a number of studio projects together as well as toured extensively. Aside from music, we are collaborating on clothing lines, artist development, and event coordination,” Jon Deck said.
He added that“Taiwanese audiences can expect a roller-coaster ride of beats, live MC and DJ tag-team action of the likes they have never seen before. We will take them on a trip through a galaxy of musical adventures ranging from classic rap to future beat and from original compositions to codeine folk ballads.”
■ The Perfect Beat presents Ghettosocks and Jon Deck with E.B.S.G., Twohands, Dallas Waldo and Kool Klone Wall tomorrow night from 11.30pm to 4am at The Wall, 200, Roosevelt Rd Sec 4, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路四段200號B1). Admission is NT$400 at the door and includes one drink.
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