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At festivals you kind of have to play the game a bit and you have to play a lot of the big bangers but it's to me it's extra gratifying to be able to play the non-bangers and make it work. Because that's still the craft of the DJ, I think.
A-Trak
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A-Trak
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: March 30
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I've been doing it since I was prepubescent when I loved to scratch records and play good music. As it happens, you know I sort of fell into the mix. I really feel like I played a role in bringing dance music to America years ago.
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I'm one of the few DJs who uses turntables. I'm the only DJ that's scratching.
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When I get up I still check the rap blogs before I check any kind of dance stuff.
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