MikiDz: Give us a little background; what inspired you to deejay? Why did you move from New York to LA?
Enrie: Here comes the part where people do the math. Back in the 80's I used to hang out at a roller rink, cause that what the teens did back in the day. I started hanging out in the dj booth and watching the dj and was fascinated by what the dj did. He created a vibe for the whole place. So one summer I saved up my money from a summer job and bought equipment and practiced literally every day. I started back in '84 and practiced in my basement til I moved to LA in '88. Believe it or not, I was playing house music when I first started, along with freestyle. I moved to Cali cause my dad wanted to get a job out here and there was no way I could survive on my own with a part time job in my first year of college.
MikiDz: What's your favorite basketball team?
Enrie: Anyone who beats the Lakers. I just dont like the fact the Lakers got Kobe. Kobe is definitely one of the best in the game, however take Kobe away, and no more Lakers. A team consists of more than one player in my book.
MikiDz: What were your thoughts before launching Beezo.net?
Enrie: I came up with the idea because I was always downloading tracks and mixes from blogs. It dawned on me that there should be a user friendly website that allows the dj's the biggest audience possible. So instead of a dj limited to how many friends they have on the social networks, it allows a the dj to be exposed to more people than they could alone. Everyone visits Beezo loves DJ mixes, so it makes sense that a dj would wanna post a mix there. It's the perfect audience for a dj. I also wanted to make the site as useful as possible to the dj by allowing the dj to post his bio, videos, links, schedule, and to collect a fanbase. For those that didn't know, we reduced the price to upload to Beezo to $20 and the mix stays on Beezo forever so people can always find your older mixes. No more expired links or looking for old cds.
MikiDz: Future projects for Beezo.net?
Enrie: Right now we're giving Beezo a facelift and we'll be adding a blog that's fun and educational. For example, I wanna talk about how to open the night for a headliner dj. I'll also have guest djs give their 2 cents on certain subjects. The main thing is to teach the new generation how to do things properly and help them succeed. Beezo is also working on launching a weekly dj battle held at Backside Records in Burbank that'll also be streamed online. We're looking to start in February 2010 and we're planning to hold it every Tuesday from 8-10pm. I'm really excited about that project cause people love watching djs, and djs like showing off. I'm very close to locking the dj battle in San Diego as well on Wednesday night. The dj scene needs something like this. Too many djs don't know about, or have never seen many battles, so this will definitely be for the new generation of djs.
MikiDz: Recently, we've seen you twitter about using Ableton Live. What do you think of it, and will this change how you used to make mixes before?
Enrie: Ableton is a godsend. Shouts to Mikiwar for the crash course. I was sponsored by M-Audio and was an avid Torq & Pro Tools user. Now with Ableton, I can do everything in my laptop with no external gear. I was recently in Chicago and laid out tracks for my radio show before I went to sleep. I mastered the mix on the plane and sent it out when I got home. It's an amazing program and I can't wait to see what the Serato x Ableton program can do.
MikiDz: How do you think all the new video djs will affect the club atmosphere?
Enrie: I see video mixing as more of a showcase thing. I've been to clubs that had a VJ spinning on monitors all over the place. Most of the people in the club didn't pay attention. Think about it; when you go to a club, you wanna look at the chicks, and the girls wanna see the guys, so I dont see it becoming a major focus in clubs. I know some djs that are doin video mixing now, but they just mix videos. Anyone can do that now with Serato and blog hunting. I do respect what 2nd Nature and Roonie-G are doin with videos. They take it to the next level. I will stick with audio all day and leave the videos to the pros.
MikiDz: Thanks for coming through, what are your thoughts on the MikiDz Show?
Enrie: It's an honor to be up here and I like what you guys are doin. I know there are a lot of new djs that never get the chance to see the big dogs in action, and an old dog like me. Listening and watching dope djs inspires me and I hope it does the same for the all the new cats.
MikiDz: Being a member of DJcity.com and being familiar with other digital sites, what do you think of DJcity?
Enrie: DJcity has become the standard in mp3 pools. They have a good team that provide the basic tracks that every dj including myself needs. DJcity, blogs and Ableton and I'm good!
60 Minute mp3 version of DJ Reflex on the MikiDz Show courtesy of Beezo.net
http://www.beezo.net/djs/mikidzshow
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