Name: Dave for Drivers License purposes
Age: Really?
Profession: DJ/Remixer/Producer/Entrepreneur
Nationality: American
Motto: Your life is an occasion…rise to it!
Always do your best! You never know who is watching!
PERSONALITY:
Your most valued possession:
Gave up most of our “possessions” when we moved away and don’t really feel like we have much that is so valued it cannot be replaced. If I had to choose: selfishly, I would say the contents of my laptop (music, photos, etc.) Emotionally, a brush art picture my wife and I got several years ago while on vacation.
Where can we find you hanging out most?
These days, the gym.
One thing you cannot live without:
Music
The person who inspires you the most:
My grandparents. That generation is tough and we have so much to be thankful for today because of their hard work, sacrifices, ingenuity, and tenacity!
Five things you need for survival (list material things only)
This is always such an interesting question to interpret. Are they “real survival things” (a good knife, lighter, sturdy clothes, etc.)? Or are they modern “kind of” survival things (iPod, cell phone, chocolate)? I guess that’s the point 😉
Describe a typical day in your life, in 2-3 sentences.
My days revolve around fitness, nutrition, music, and family time. Off to the gym upon waking, prepare the days healthy meals when I return. The “work day” is in my studio listening to music, researching music, remixing music, or continuing my education on the various software and hardware I use. Evenings are spent with my wife for dinner, a little TV, then off to bed. Life is Good.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Deeply involved in music; DJing some, still performing when I can, as well as producing and working with various artists. The plan in that time frame would put us in Japan. That is what’s on the current long-term life goal list.
What is your idea of peace? For everyone to be able to live worry-free and fear-free lives.
Your goal in life? A good balance of my 10-year plan in question 8 and the peace in life from question 9.
What item do you keep buying even though you have plenty?
Spices and hot sauces. I love to cook and always seem to see a new spice or sauce at the market.
What are 3 things that today has taught you that you can improve on tomorrow?
1) Always be willing to listen and talk to someone before you make a decision about them. We all have a life story and, more often than not, it is never what you think it is.
2) When you think you’ve pushed yourself as hard as you can, you always have a bit more left and that bit more will surprise you.
3) Be thankful and grateful for your life everyday! No matter what you think is wrong with your life, there are others in the world that dream of living the way you do right now.
Who in your life deserves a big old thank you? The biggest one for sure would go to my wife. She married a dreamer and we are not always the easiest people to live with. Big Thank You’s also need to go to everyone in my life journey who has ever encouraged, taught, and/or supported my musical education and dreams. From my parents, family, and band teachers, to DJ mentors and friends who have stood patiently by during practices, concerts, shows, and even the disasters. When no one knows who you are, you can truly tell during those times who cares for you.
Thinking back, deep into your memory banks, what was the earliest memory you can recall? I remember a birthday party in my grandmother’s back yard in Northern California. I was very young and can remember a swimming pool, family, and a Piñata of all things.
If your life was made into a book or perhaps a movie, what would you call it?
Sadly, it would probably be called “Life of Pie.” I LOVE food and have a massive sweet tooth!
If you wanted to look absolutely great, how would you dress? Tuxedo.
Who would you most like to be stuck in an elevator with? Depends…does the elevator have a camera in it? :-p
Least like? Anyone who cannot carry on good, intelligent conversation.
MUSIC/ ENTERTAINMENT
How can the right music make a party better? Music is one of the truly universal things that we can all connect with. It taps into our feelings, our emotions, and sometimes even our primal instincts. Need proof? The next time some good music is playing at a venue, restaurant, or someplace you wouldn’t normally dance, try to ignore it.
What’s your current Last SONG syndrome (LSS)? Current LSS’s are ”Kick, Push” by Lupe Fiasco and “Beam Me Up” by Cazzette. Want to understand the torrent of music genres that floods my head? There’s a sneak peek.
TRAVEL
If there is a place, hangout, café, mall or hotel (any place) that you feel at home-which place would that be? There was something about Kyoto, Japan that felt like “home” to me. Went to the mall, walked the streets, strolled through the grocery stores, tried some small, local restaurants, had incredible interactions with the people; everything about it was perfectly comfortable.
What is your idea of a perfect weekend? I’m a mood and feelings type person so this can go anywhere. I can have a great weekend dancing the night away with friends at a club, or spend a quiet weekend on the couch with my wife having a movie marathon. Both of those have been perfect weekends.
