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I started out as a radio dj in high school and gradually became educated. After moving to Pittsburgh for school, I started "The Space Groove" on Pittsburgh's WRCT 88.3 fm in 1997. That show continued for a solid five years, and became the platform for our production crew to showcase outside talent. My style is continually evolving, and now that I have moved to Chicago, I am absorbing the new sounds I hear around me. As much as my tastes have changed, I always try to play a lot of different types of music. I like being a versatile dj. My favorite type of music is probably deep techno, probably due to the influence of those damn technoir boys. But I also enjoy playing various house sounds and hard techno at clubs and parties. (As much as I get into the "proper" techno sounds, I still do and and always will love house music.) Lately, I have been feeling some older sounds, disco and funk and all the musics that are the roots of current electronica.

The thing I enjoy most about spinning is being able to create a certain mood with the music, whether it is uptempo or chill lounge style. I love playing the sounds and I love the challenge of taking the crowd to a certain place with the music as my tool.

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Mixes Online
Radio Mix on WNUR, hosted by M50.net [Real Audio Format]

To play real audio files in Windows Media Player, right click on the link, choose "Save Target As" and save the file on the desktop or something. Then open WinAmp and from there you can select File > Open to open the file.

I mostly been play techno and house. I had a great residency at this bar called Kaya back in Pittsburgh, where I could play a lot of deep vibes, which I love. Since that has ended, I haven't had as many chances to play deep house aside from on the radio. At a party I generally like to play a lot of hard techno, hard beats, with melodic strings and some tribal beats. (There really is nothing like playing some driving techno on a big soundsystem.) House music seems to work best for the clubs. I especially like to play vocal house, frenchy sounds, and a touch of 80s jams. (It gets me back to my Deelite, pop-rock roots.)

Favorite Labels
Seventh City, Planet e, Immigrant, Yellow-Orange, Force Tracks, Default, Mosaic, Format, Hypervinyl, Technoir Audio and more.

Favorite Producers
Richie H., Alexi Delano, Paul Jacobs, Casey Hogan, John Tejada, Stewart Walker, The Surgeon, Sean Rudiman (aka TR Generation), Nuyorican Soul, and many more.

Favorite Cities to Dj
London, UK
Washington, DC
Pittsburgh, PA

Come out and hear me play

Old parties
1999: 'Metropolis' - f.e.s.p. productions - Pittsburgh, PA
(Too lazy to list the rest)

See more of the f.e.s.p. parties on fesp.net

Radio
The Space Groove - WRCT Pittsburgh 88.3 fm, 1995-2002
Listen to WRCT on the web.

Discography
Hard Disco House - A fast set of slamming disco tracks (60 minute cassette)
Downtempo Conspiracy - A taste of the deep sounds (60 minute cassette)
Disco Lockdown - More disco for the dancefloor (64 minute CD)
This isn't disco - My transition to hard techno (60 minute CD)
My Erotic City - Smooth house grooves (70 minute CD)
Deep Tech Practice.02.2003 Like the name says (74 minute CD)

Email me at ecoslor(at)uchicago.edu if you would like to get one of these mixes on a cd. Free for promoters and non-promoters pay me for the cost of burning CD and mailing.

Booking Plastique
Email Erica at F.E.S.P. Productions or call 412.654.3775

F.E.S.P. Productions
[www.fesp.net]

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