Arcade44 » DJ Center http://arcade44.tv Culture In Motion Wed, 23 May 2012 15:13:36 +0000 en hourly 1 Fade Awake // DJ Center http://arcade44.tv/music/fade-awake-dj-center-video/ http://arcade44.tv/music/fade-awake-dj-center-video/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:26:58 +0000 arcader http://localhost:8888/arcade44/?p=156 DJ Center is all-world, literally. The Romanian-born beatsmith came up in NYC’s golden era of hip hop, while he was mentored by a jazz musician. Today, his soulful mixes are undercut with global elements as well as bebop, though at heart it’s all designed to keep booties shaking on the dance floor. His brand-new release Everything in Time marks Center’s debut as a producer. Like all great things, it’s worth waiting for, but we’ve got a handful for some of our lucky readers (see GIVEAWAY details, below)!

How do you describe your sound?

Soulful Roots. Real soulful music you can feel that BUMPS!

What made you want to make music your life?

At an early age, I noticed the relationship between music and people’s emotions and feelings. As a DJ, we are in control of those things in the room, taking people on a ride while in the mix. Noticing that relationship was too powerful—by age thirteen, I knew!

What’s got you excited about music right now?

At the moment I love the global possibilities of the Internet. We are no longer limited to the music and artists from within our local areas—the landscape is wide open and because of that, I think there’s some great music being made. You just have to sift through the 99% of the bad stuff that also ends up in your inbox or on the blogs.

GIVEAWAY

Drop an email to info[AT]arcade44.tv with CENTER in the subject. Five winners will receive copies of DJ Center’s new release Everything In Time. Winners will be chosen at random on Monday, March 1. We’ll also sign you up for our newsletter, chock-full of the new: events, releases, clips, freebies and more.

]]> http://arcade44.tv/music/fade-awake-dj-center-video/feed/ 0 Quiet Storm // Derek Roche http://arcade44.tv/style/quiet-storm-derek-roche/ http://arcade44.tv/style/quiet-storm-derek-roche/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:27:40 +0000 arcade44 http://localhost:8888/arcade44/?p=224 We got an unforgettable glimpse inside the Diddy Industrial Complex recently, when we tagged along with stylist Derek Roche as he prepped the new Sean John billboard in Times Square. Raised in the small town of Goldsboro, North Carolina, the New York-based Roche has been the sartorial engine behind the style icon for several years. As we saw the amount of love, sweat and tears that lead up to that one image of Mr. Combs shot by Mark Seliger, we were struck by how many talented people go into the making of that one moment. Can’t stop, won’t stop!

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