DJ ICE MAN (HOST OF PSM VOL. 3)
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Q&A's
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What's your name, where in the puget sound do you reside?
I am known as dj iceman and i live in lakewood
Who or what inspired you to become a DJ?
My uncle A.D. is the one that first inspired me to dj
What year did you decide to take your craft professionally?
I got my first setup in 1982 and di my first block party in 1983 i became a full working dj in 1989
Where is the R&B scene out here, how come there are less singers performing live?
I really dont know where the r&b scene is lol i only know of one singer and thats violet
i just think there have to be more venues out here for that
When do you think lyrics will be more focused on than the music, do the people really want that anyway?
I think is is a focus it just depends on who you listen to.
How important is working the crowd?
Its VERY important! if you cant motivate a crowd then you lost half the battle
What do you think of the south sound having a DJ pool system with hits/mp3/vinyl from the local artists? Do you think it
can be done?
I think its a great idea not only for artists and djs bot as a gauge for history. i think there are a lot of classics that have been forgotten because they have not been cataloged and kept up on
You're a transplant from New York, how did they do local music different; live, promoting, radio?
Theres a lot more people in new york so a artist dosent have to go far for support take someone like nas,hes from
queensbridge projects there is under 200,000 people in queenbridge alone!! so that fanbase is built in.then it will travel
to other boroughs so its a lock from jump its just a matter of working the grind and getting the right connect.
Many people don't know you also have a background as an MMA fighter and coach, what skills do you think that adds to your craft?
Its really helped me with my focus.
What do you say to an artist who comes to you with a demo at a live show?
If im at a show the best i can do is listen to it when i get home. but im not in the position to break an artist big out here like a super sam or dj deniero. but if i like it i will definitely support.
Do you think hip hop is evolving or devolving?
I think a little of both the quality of underground hip-hip is still at a high level but its the mainstream that has saturated the market to such a degree you have to really search, or should i say want to search for quality hip-hop. you have radio stations today playing the same 10-15 crappy songs all day but most people instead of trying to find the alternative will just sit and listen to the radio to the point where they get to like what they hear after awhile.
Where and when can we catch you live currently?
I dj wayback Wednesdays and fallback Fridays at E&Js in lakewood, 3rd word Thursdays (the third Thursday of every month) at hells kitchen Saturdays from 1-4 at rumrunners for the A.B.L. battles and when weather permits,Sundays at the graffitti
garages (9th and Broadway) for the northwest mc leauge cyphers.
Any shout-outs?
Yeah of course you (sic-ill) the whole darkxxide clan,josh riseberg,kept see the league of extraordinary emcees,the northwest mc league,the alliance battle league,gonzo fam,blunose music,goodhood,synrgy ent and the whole northwest movement for showing me love!
Listen to DJ ICE MAN - "PSM Volume 3 Shout-Out"
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