WhenWHEN I STARTED SPINNING RECORDS, THERE WAS NO INTERNET, NO TUTORIALS, NO BOOKS. IF YOU HAD THE INSPIRATION TO DJ THE ONLY THING YOU COULD DO IS TRY TO IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE CULTURE BY BEING AT CLUBS AND LISTENING TO WHAT THE DJ WAS DOING AND NOTICE THE REACTION (POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE) ON THE DANCEFLOOR. THERE WERE NO PLAYLISTS YOU COULD FIND.

THE FIRST CLUB I EVER WENT INTO WAS ODYSSEY ON BEVERLY BLVD, IN LOS ANGELES. THIS WAS 1978.THE FIRST SONGS I REMEMBER FROM THAT NIGHT WERE “FROM EAST TO WEST”, BY VOYAGE, “LET’S ALL CHANT” BY MICHAEL ZAEGER BAND AND “HAVE A CIGAR” BY ROSEBUD.

I WAS MESMORIZED BY THE SUBBASS (OF THEIR RICKETY WES CONLEY AUDIO SYSTEM).

A FRIEND OF MINE WHO WAS A DJ AT MAGIC MOUNTAIN WAS LATER ABLE TO GET A GIG AT THE ODYSSEY. STEVE THOMAS. ONE NIGHT HE SHOWED ME AROUND THE DJ BOOTH.