DJ Name: Dj Liche
Genre: Various including neo soul, soul, rnb, funk, 80’s
funk, hip hop, old school, house, electro & mash- up. (my fav to spin out
of these would have to be neo soul, rnb & funk)
Number of years on the Decks: 12 years
Any Mixtapes: Love mixtapes but never have the time to put them
together myself.
First gig: A private gig - fancy dress 21st birthday for 100
people.
How did you learn the art: I believe there are three parts to the art of Djing,
firstly the skills of mixing and technique, secondly the art of reading a crowd
and thirdly, music knowledge. The art of mixing and technique I learnt from
other dj’s back in the day. Learning to read a crowd, I seemed to pick up
really quickly but I also think this comes with experience of doing gigs. Music
knowledge is something I’ve been into since I was about 8 years old. My mother
used to like playing records a lot and whenever we were in the car or on road
trips (which was a lot) my mother, sister and I used to sing along to the
songs. I paid attention to music, the lyrics and artists. I never realised that
years later this would be the thing that would get me started on djing after
speaking to a dj who was impressed with my musical knowledge.
Do you practice at home: I rarely have
time to practice and I think that once you have been Djing for as long as I
have it becomes second nature.
Your favourite type of music: Neo Soul & Smooth Groove rnb
Your favourite track of all time: ‘Give Me The Night’ by George Benson
Your favourite artist of all time: This is a hard one for me to answer as there are so
many fantastic artists out there and I’m a music fanatic. But if I have to pick
out of the old school artists you can’t go past Stevie Wonder, he is timeless
there is no date on his music like some of today’s music. Out of modern day
music one of my favourites would have to be Jaheim, love that smooth, sexy
sound of his voice.
Favourite gig: This would have to be 2005 Club Revolution Dj Comp at
‘The Tav’ (Castle Hill Tavern back in the day) it was a Thursday night with
1,000 strong crowd. I was the only female in the comp and it was amazing, to
actually hear over the top of the tracks I was playing everyone in the crowd
sing along to all the tracks I played. From that comp I earned residency with
the dj company.
Career Highlight: Taking Grammy Nominee Anthony David’ to my resident
gig in Wollongong back in 2009. The crowd that night were awesome and Anthony
had so much fun after he finished performing he ended up taking over the mic
and mcÃng alongside me.
What do you think about the music today compared to when you first started Djing: A lot of music out today seems to have a used by date
in some genre’s, which is sad, music seems to be in and out so quickly. But in
saying that I am always discovering some fantastic artists which are taking it
back to the simplicity form and you can hear songs that actually have good
lyrics with ‘verses’ and not just one or two lines in the songs that repeat.
What can the people expect to hear from you set: It really depends on where I’m playing. It could be
anything from neo soul rnb funk smooth grooves to a commercial banging club
set. I’m pretty versatile and love so many different styles of music.
Get out of trouble track (Dance floor clearing, you drop it the crowd jumps up): It’s very cliché but Fatman Scoop’s "Be Faithful" usually works for club sets.
What's hot for you right now: Going back to the old Funk Music with feel good soul
train kind of vibes.
Radio Show: Back in December 2010 after co-hosting the Mixxbosses
radio show, I founded the ‘Soul D’lite Radio Show’ the concept originated from
a couple of special events I did back in 2006 called Soul D’lite. I found there
really wasn’t anything around on the airwaves in Sydney that showcased todays’
neo soul, soul and smooth groove rnb and in Sydney and across Australia we have
some fantastic soul talent that really should be exposed on the airwaves. Since
my show has started the local soul scene has come leaps and bounds in reaching
a bigger audience, there have been a few more shows pop up here and there and
the soul scene community are really getting behind and supporting each other.
For me it’s fantastic to see the music spread for more people to enjoy. Soul
D’lite Radio has grown immensely since first airing and we have had some
awesome local and international guests on the show including Électric Empire’,
Darryl Beaton & the D1 Cartel, Alphamama, Tansy Mayhew, Jeniqua, Anthony
David, Heston, Avery Sunshine, Horace Brown, David Mensah, Corey Williams and
more recently Winston Warrior. Soul D’lite is a mix of the new neo soul, soul,
rnb, jazz & funk and taking you back to where these styles came from. Also
showcasing local and international artists which you may or may not have heard
from, but all make quality music. I am very blessed to be able to share this
with others who appreciate this style of music.
Airs – Wednesday nights from 9-11pm on 88.1 2RDJ FM you can live stream 2RDJ FM
Twitter – www.twitter.com/SoulDlite
Facebook – www.facebook.com/SoulDliteRadio
Soul D’lite TV – www.youtube.com/SoulDlite
Places the people can catch you: Currently spinning fortnightly at Grown And SexyThursdays, O Nightclub in Kings Cross and also guest spots around different
clubs.
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