Dj Ch405
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...ok, not really--but I am broke as hell.
I run an independent recording studio out of San Luis Obispo California, (Read: A Playstation 2, a computer, and a keyboard from Radio Shack all hooked together with extension cords) and I do live and studio mixing/arranging under the name Dj Ch405. (Pronounced "Dj Chaos")
I've been making music of various kinds since I was a kid, but have only recently gotten into arranging--and the equipment and programs I have to work with are decidedly limited--although you might not know it from listening to the tracks I'm making...
...I guess I'm just good at slumming it.
I really don't know what genre you'd classify my work as--it's like the bastard child of techno, oldschool rap (back when it was still good) and heavy metal--not necessarily in that order.
In short: Good music to blow something up to.Band/artist history
I started making arranged music in January 2005, and I put together about five tracks in the first week after buying my techno program.
I intended to release my first album, "Hilariously Over The Top" in February, but after came out in the papers and happened, I ended up spending the weekend in another town to avoid getting harassed by the riot police.
(I hadn't been added to the lease on my friend's apartment yet, so technically I was one of the "Out of Town Visitors" they were threatening.)
While I hid out in Pismo Beach, I wrote and put together the lyrics for a remix of the Beastie Boys' "Fight For Your Right (To Party)"
At some time during the whole mess, a student at the local California Polytechnic College wrote a editorial suggesting everybody have a party the weekend after Mardi Gras--when all the storm troopers had left town--and call it "Poly Gras".
Although I was going to be attending a charity concert that weekend, I wanted to do something--so I threw together four instrumental mixes of the songs I was planning to put on my album and banged out a quick studio version of "Fight For Your Right (Mardi Gras IVI1X)" and released it as .
I only had time to burn a few discs, so I made it a limited edition of 10 and signed each one...
...last time I checked, only a few of them sold--so if you're ever in SLO, stop by Cheap Thrills and pick up a copy--they're only 5 bucks and I need the money.Have you performed in front of an audience?My first major gig was at Dance Church Dec. 18th 2005--and it was beyond all of my expectations.
To take a room full of Yogi's, swimming high in the ether to escape the cruel beauty of life...
...and bring them crashing back to earth, ripping away the conscious mind and letting the civilized veneer fall to the floor in a pool of sweat...
...yes, it kicked that much ass and more.
It's still a blur--bodies moving, bass so thick you could swim through it, the dancefloor so slick with sweat people were slipping and crashing into the sound sytem...
...and the indescribable feeling of power...
...to fill a room with your sound, and watch people move until their bodies collapse...
...it was better than starting a riot.
I have longed to watch civilization crumble, and that night--in the swirling mass of howling, candlelit forms--I saw it.
Something that powerful, that potent--it's addicting. There's so much raw, primal energy filling up the room--it could take over the world--and you just can't give it up.
Watch out--'cause I'll be bringing the Chaos to your town next!
Your musical influences
Right now the main influences for my arranged work are Cab Calloway, KMFDM, The Beastie Boys, and Paradise Lost--but I've been getting back into my Hip-Hop and 20's Swing roots lately, so a lot of good oldschool sound will probably start coming into my work pretty soon.
I listen to just about any kind of music, as long as it's good and intense--and I'm a sucker for a good baseline...
...you know--the low, heavy, subsonic kind that grabs you by the ribcage and chucks you across the room.
My lyrics are more inspired by Swing, Punk, and Death Metal than anything else: Antisocial, intelligent, and sung like you're possessed by a demon.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those wannabe death metal idiots who get up there and sound like they're coughing up a lung--when I do a low, growling vocal there's still tone to it and you can understand what I'm saying.
Other times I'll cut in with a more traditional vocal style, maybe some swing or blues, or throw in some rapping--whatever gets the point across.
As far as I'm concerned, there's really only two kinds of music: Good and Bad
I make the Good kind.What equipment do you use?
A beat up Playstation 2 running Ejay Clubworld and MTV Music Generator 1, 2 and 3
Whatever computer/laptop happens to be not broken at the moment--usually a laptop with a CD burner
(I have made albums in a coffee shop--and it is good.)
FL Studio 5, Techno E-Jay, and generally any kind of audio playing/recording/manipulating software I can get my hands on.
A $400 dollar MIDI keyboard that I got at Radio Shack for $160 because it was a discontinued model
(and because I threw up in the store and they just wanted me out of there so they could call the carpet cleaner.)
A $50 microphone
And a whole lot of audio cables...
...now you now why I call it "Jerry Riggs Studios".Anything else?
"The following tracks are a window into the mind of an insane musician, and may leave you asking:
'What the fuck was that shit?'"Sonic Violence
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jimmienavarre's station
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keycorey's station
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Sorry to anybody who missed me at Mother's Tavern on tuesday, but the owners pulled some illegal bullsh*** and dropped me from the contest three hours before it was supposed to start.
Not to worry though, I got some sh*** coming up that'll make that look like small potatoes--so wait for it...THE PARTY IS BACK ON!!!
Tune into Guerilla Radio! starting monday night at midnight on Zero Effect Online Radio!
Visit www.jrsradio.proboards77.com for more information!Change of plans...
...seems the shooting schedule for Lindsay Lohan's new movie got pushed back due to her stint in rehab, and they're shutting down all live events in downtown SLO to accomodate.
Funny, if I couldn't get to work on time because I was in rehab, I'd lose my job.
Anyway, thanks to--as Tool would say--a dysfunctional, insecure actress, the Dj competition's now on for the 27th.
Be sure to check it out, and if you see Lindsay downtown, flip her off for me!Alright, I'll be mixing *live* this Feb 20th at Mother's Taven in SLO for the first annual "Who Wants To Be A Dj" contest!
That's right, Dj Ch405 is competing in a live Dj competition in San Luis Obispo on MARDI GRAS!
There's no cover charge and the contest runs from 10 pm 'till 2-3 in the morning so dodge the cops and come out and watch me and the other Dj's throw it down!
Remeber, this may be your last chance to see me perform before the Nazicops get me!All comments (57)
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Thinking about removing some of the tracks on here. There's a few that really aren't up to quality yet, and it kind of brings the rest down... ...also have something big planned for this summer--probably in August. I'll let you know when things are more definite.