| New York City, the junior high school student quickly became the deejay-of-choice for the prep-school party circuit. "Those parties were a good start," Cassidy recollects, "but I was hungry for an audience that would share my genuine appreciation for the music." It wasn't until Cassidy began attending George Washington University in Washington D.C. that he landed weekly jobs deejaying at New York City's trendy and exclusive night spots. "I was going home every weekend to deejay. After a while, it became obvious that I needed to leave D.C." The next year, Cassidy transferred to NYU. It was only then that the young deejay began to define his style and find an audience to appreciate it.
Hip Hop remains and will always be Cassidy's first love but is far from the only music in his record crates. "When I was young," recalls the deejay, "I thought I found Hip Hop in rejecting other kinds of music. Now, I find Hip Hop in embracing all music." It is this philosophy that shines through when Cassidy is behind the turntables. "As a child, I was surrounded by all forms of music and, as I grew up and began to evolve as a deejay, I became more interested in the music that created Hip Hop. Hip Hop has so many musical influences, why not incorporate them all into what I do?" What separates Cassidy from others is his rare uncompromising approach to his craft, his unique versatility, and his relentless determination to stay true to himself and his audience. Described as a "walking cultural movement" by former Vibe Magazine Editor-In-Chief Emil Wilbekin, Cassidy continues to surprise audiences with his uncanny ability to connect musically to everyone within his reach. His record crates full of Hip Hop, soul, rock, Reggae, and more, DJ Cassidy can rock all people with all music. "There is simply no crowd I can't move and there is no better feeling than that." 此新闻共有2页 1 2 |
