#MogoLife Interview – DJ Smooth
We’ve been really busy making music. We’d been doing residencies at some of Vancouver’s hottest clubs for years, but our creativity took over and we wanted to take things to the next level so we’re cranking out mixes non-stop. We also spin at Opus Bar, the Belmont, Charles Bar and Portside some nights.
I started making mixtapes when I was 15 and sold them for $10 each. By the end of high school, I was moving 50-60 tapes a week, which funded my record collection. Once I graduated I started spinning at a couple spots. Then Rizk of Gman & Rizk approached us to spin at the legendary Friday nights at Atlantis, and things just blew up from there.
We’ll be getting our hustle on, doing shows in LA, NYC, Atlantic City, Boston, Montreal…and we’re moving to Vegas this year. You heard it here first!
Las Vegas. You can play anything you want. The clubs there are full of people from around the world who are there just to have a good time. Also, in Vegas and LA you’ve got the epic Snapback Parties.
You never repeat a song unless it is THE hottest song of the moment. Once we play a song, it’s gone for the night. Do not repeat.
Only You by 112. It’s timeless. Another one I love right now is I Don’t F*** With You by Big Sean…wonder who he’s talking about?
Clubkillers.com and djcity.com. Just about every song you hear in the club is because of these two sites.
Instagram pretty much runs my world. Also, Soundcloud, Starbucks and the brain game Lumosity. In business, it helps me think in different ways.
- My iPhone.
- A can of Coke. I stay up until 8 every morning so I need the caffeine.
- The entire menu at Banana Leaf…but if I had to pick only one dish, it would be the roti canai.
ChongQing on Commercial for Chinese food. I’ve been going there since I was 5. The ginger beef is one of my all-time favourite dishes. I also love the pulled pork pancakes at Red Wagon, the ebi terimayo dog at Japadog, and anything from Church’s Chicken.
I would take them to Stanley Park, walk the seawall and do scenic stuff like visit Grouse Mountain and Lynn Valley…show off our city. And maybe a run up to Whistler as well.
Near Lion’s Bay, there’s a trail off the highway. You go over train tracks, walk down and there’s a cliff with a rope swing. If you’re ballsy, you can jump off the top of it right into the ocean.
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