mike soden
Playing all over the Southeast, in such places as (NC,Fl,LA,SC,TN,VA,NY,TX) and doing big venues such as 1996's Mardi Gras in New Orleans and 1997 Lollapalooza in Charlotte . Producing Tracks off an on at first he released the Kakalak ep. with Roby Dail and Dj Roach in 97 and then Beats vol 1 for higher cloud records in 98 as a loop and sample record.Taking time off from djing in 98 and moving back to his home town he started producing lots of tracks and has compiled a total of 25 tracks.Jumping back out in 2000 Mike had a track "chillintiptime"featured on riffage movie madness CD which was in the 2001's Oct. issue of SPIN magizine.
Djing now for 8 years and producing for 5 being influenced bye upper beat early 90's hip hop drove Soden into djing breaks at first but after getting his recidence at babylon in 95 he quikly crossed into funky hardhouse often he would blend the two styles together which made soden one of the most booked NC djs from 95 till 99.Now djing at select venue's.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Djing since June 1994 playing a variety of Breaks,House,Disco house and Hard house.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
yeah i play live all over all the time.Yeah i like it.If i didnt i wouldn't do it.Playing lollapoluzza and opening for such acts as Korn,ice cube,sugarhill gang,run dmc,rabbit in the moon,dubtribe,bad boy bill,dj dan,Dj rectangle.One of my best times was tag teaming with donald glaude in greensboro or Dj brownie in Atlanta or Hipp e in richmond va.
Your musical influences
Everyone and anyone who makes music
What equipment do you use?
kurzweil k2000,roland sp 303,juno 106,asrx ensoniq,electribe korg,mackie mixing board,pioneer djm500,three technic turntables and a gang of software programs
Anything else?
Yeah u suck!
