Talking Dobro with Andy Hall
Tue, 05/07/2013 - 6:15pm
AW: How long have you been playing Dobro?
Andy: I started playing Dobro in 1994. I started as a guitar player and actually got tendinitis from practicing guitar, and so when I was about 19 years old I had to switch to Dobro. So it's almost been 20 years now.
AW: How long have you been teaching people how to play Dobro?
Andy: You know, I did my first instructional video probably a year after I got my first Dobro, which shows there was sort of a lack of instructional material out there for Dobro players. So I've been teaching almost since I started playing.
AW: How long have you been playing Dobro?
Andy: I started playing Dobro in 1994. I started as a guitar player and actually got tendinitis from practicing guitar, and so when I was about 19 years old I had to switch to Dobro. So it's almost been 20 years now.
AW: How long have you been teaching people how to play Dobro?
Andy: You know, I did my first instructional video probably a year after I got my first Dobro, which shows there was sort of a lack of instructional material out there for Dobro players. So I've been teaching almost since I started playing.
Daft Punk "Get Lucky" features Nathan East on Bass
Mon, 04/29/2013 - 2:47pm
Daft Punk's new single "Get Lucky" is huge right now. Everywhere you look, people are talking about the electronic producers' collaboration with Nile Rogers (Chic) and Pharrell (the Neptunes) - it's even earned them a #1 hit in the UK, their first ever. But missing from the conversation is the fact that Nathan East is the man who layed down that funk fueled bass line. Maybe it's because he's so modest, or because he didn't appear in the now infamous video that first appeared on SNL. Either way, it's a big deal to be involved with this - so we reached out to Nathan with some questions about collaborating with the elusive robot-men known as Daft Punk.
Daft Punk's new single "Get Lucky" is huge right now. Everywhere you look, people are talking about the electronic producers' collaboration with Nile Rogers (Chic) and Pharrell (the Neptunes) - it's even earned them a #1 hit in the UK, their first ever. But missing from the conversation is the fact that Nathan East is the man who layed down that funk fueled bass line. Maybe it's because he's so modest, or because he didn't appear in the now infamous video that first appeared on SNL. Either way, it's a big deal to be involved with this - so we reached out to Nathan with some questions about collaborating with the elusive robot-men known as Daft Punk.
Interview with IDA: International DJ Association
Tue, 04/23/2013 - 2:23pm
I recently came into contact with the President of IDA Canada, Moe Dastranj. He reached out to us to promote their first ever online competition: the North American Scratch Battle. Anyone from North America can enter, but you need to register by May 31st. There's already a couple QSU students registered (Stevie-E & E-Na), and I hope to see more enter the battle soon.
Since I actually didn't know a whole lot about IDA (besides that it's a huge international DJ battle spawned out of the now defuct ITF), I thought this would be a great opportunity to ask Moe some questions and get educated.
QSU: How did IDA begin?
Interview with Mark Katz, author of "Groove Music"
Mon, 03/25/2013 - 1:44pm
A few months ago I heard author/professor Mark Katz interviewed on Billy Jam's "Put the Needle On The Record" Radio show. I'd heard about Groove Music and had been meaning to read it, but it wasn't until after hearing Mark speak with Billy Jam (Hip Hop Slam) that I immediately ordered the book and proceeded to devour every page. I like to read and am a Hip Hop DJ myself, so there was no excuse not to read this.
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