DJ ariz0na

[davin_afk]

DJ Name: ariz0na

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://djariz0na.davin.ws

Genres of Music: Breakbeat, Progressive House

Affiliations: Pacific Front Recordings, Lush @ Hush (Victoria)

How long have you been spinning for? 7 years

What original hooked you into the DJing scene? Listening to Northern Exposure 2 and then seeing John Digweed and Dave Seaman at the Memorial Arena in Victoria, 1998.. insanity!

What type of music do you specialize in? That kind of music that doesn't seem to be just one thing -- it is a bit of this and a bit of that. a bit of breaks, a bit of house, a bit of progressive, a bit of melody, a bit of funk. but it is one cohesive thing, and you aren't quite sure what you are hearing but you are sure that you like it.

Most expensive vinyl that you have payed for? $40 .. Hydro - Liquid Prayers (Starecase's Aquabatics remix) .. worth every penny.

What is your most treasured record and why? Probably that same one I paid so much for. Very rare piece of vinyl, searched a long time for it .. has torn the roof off of every party I have dropped it at. Deadly.

What events have you played at?

I can't remember all of them, but here are some that stick out for me (in no order):

Past:

Musica with Max Graham and Cary Chang (Victoria)
LoungeX: Come Together (Vancouver)
Velocity - The Arrival 2001 (Victoria)
Eyedentify 2 (Southern Vancouver Island)
Apex Project 2000 (Chilliwack?)
Debauch 1, 2 and 3 (Southern Vancouver Island)
Meltdown (Vancouver)
Various SPEC parties (Southern Vancouver Island)
Departure (Conkrete Concepts)
Vivid Sessions (Vancouver)
with Hybrid @ Hush (Victoria)
with Brad Copeland @ The Press Room (Vancouver)
Proton Radio Featured Artist
RGM (2 years commercial radio, Saturday nights in Victoria prime time, pulled #1 FM ratings for a full year)
Resonance (past Radio show in Victoria with Nickgurns on 101.9 FM)
Chlorine (past Residency with Yoseff and DJ Brian)
Experience (past Residency with DJ Bedlam and DJ Mischiff, Victoria)

Currently:
Resident at Hush (Victoria) -- http://www.hushnightclub.ca
Running Pacific Front Recordings with Justin Humber -- http://www.pacificfront.ca
Producing under the alias AFK -- http://afk.conkreteconcepts.com

Coming up:
April 9th: Lush at Hush with DJ Braeden (Victoria)
April 26th: Lotus with Kevin Shiu (Vancouver)
August 6th: Victoria Electronic Music Festival (Victoria)
Proton Radio Featured Artist mix
Frisky Radio Feature mix

Have you got any DJing horror stories?
a few .. a classic .. taking the needle off the wrong record.. but mostly DJing has been very kind to me.

Are you a resident DJ anywhere?
Lush @ Hush (Victoria)

Any other information?
i love spinning .. it only seems to get more and more rewarding as time goes by. i love to share music and seeing people having a good time makes it for me. thank you to all that have supported me and the crazy projects over the years! i am involved in a number of really cool collaborations so keep your ears peeled, dj's .. ;)