| About me:
I am an old head Trance/House DJ from Bristol, PA, near Philadelphia. I started spinning old school rap like Schooly-D and Eric B. back in 1984 (yeah, I'm friggin old) I got started on some old "cheapie" $99 Gemini turntables and a $50 NuMark mixer I got at one of Philly's many underground record stores that was opening due to the emergence of "rap" I put this setup in my basement, and my amp was a torn up, taped together Radioshack home stereo I trashpicked, and it was running thru old car speakers. It didn't matter, it made noise!!!! I used my headphones anyway, and it recorded tapes. That was enough! Over the next couple years, I made "mixtapes" for myself and for my friends and of course they made mixtapes for me etc, lol. I sure wish I had a few of those old tapes to listen too and laugh at!! My first gig was in 1986 with my friend Anthony (DJ Bodyguard) where we spun a high school grad party. I was only on the tables for about 25-30 mins that night, but it was a lot of fun. I kept messing around on my old stuff, and gradually upgraded to somewhat decent equipment. In 1988 my father died suddenly, and I found myself homeless, and had to sell off all my equipment.
In
1989 I joined the U.S. Marine Corps, and got to see the
world! An internet friend of mine asked if they could hear the mix, so I uploaded to a forum I belonged to, and ended up getting a ton of downloads from the forums members (and some good reviews too), So I decided that I'd make them available for anyone who wants them, all FREE! After 15 years as a turntable purist, I was hooked on digital/software. I could finally really dig deep into the mixes. My technique is the same, but I now had the tools to do an even better job. I bought www.djrezin.com in Jan of 2001 as a place to hold some mixes, and spread some music.
Some personal stuff - I was born in 1968 (you do the math) I am married to a wonderful woman, and I also have a beautiful daughter (see cover of Rezin8). I served in the Marine Corps from 1989-1992 as a "Combat Correspondent" tho I never saw any combat, but it was an interesting job. I just wasn't down with running 6 miles every other day, lol I did DJ a few times at the on-base clubs in Ft Harrison Indiana, Camp Butler - Okinawa Japan, and NSA New Orleans. I have been around the world, yet I ended up living back in my small town.
-Rez
O Fuck... New Orleans.
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