Mixtape 8.12

Dj JuliaMarie & Courtney K of ThatGirlsGotRhythm.org - 

Catch him and friends playing Live on Twitch TV:
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I am trying to make people more aware of the power of music, especially the kind that makes you move. Maybe some can take that experience on the dancefloor to see that we can work together as a race, if we just drop our differing ideas for a moment to see what is really there. Music is one of the best ways to do this to the human mind.

Selekta Chang’s roots lie in his Cuban family being exposed at an early age to his parents collection of disco, soul, rock, salsa, and funk records. His first musical instrument was the drums where he performed percussion in a symphonic classical band while in Jr. High. This eventually led to his interest in djing while one day watching “The Buffalo Gals” music video on MTV. It was the scratching sound he heard that lead to his curiosity on what it meant to mix records. Around that time in Miami his cousin was a disco dj, and it was his music that motivated Chang even more to pursue the art of the mixtape.

What Chang is best known for though is his residency at Simons! There he played with djs like Laurent Garnier, Felix Da Housecat, Deep Dish, Green Velvet, Richie Hawtin, John Aquaviva, Rabbit In The Moon, Hardkiss, Carl Cox, Josh Wink, King Britt, SF Wicked, Kimball Collins, D-Xtreme, dj Three, Monk, Jask, Mark Farina, John Digweed, Danny Tenaglia, DJ Pierre, Dubtribe, Doc Martin and much, much, more.  

Never constituting to one sound expect elements of disco, soul, afro-funk, electro, breaks, house, techno, trance, hip hop, to indie rock in his sets. Expressing such diverse sounds that it excites & entices his fans with the unknown & unexpected.

His dj travels have surpassed the borders of the USA to Formula One in Bahrain, FM4 Radio in Vienna, Beach Party in Beirut, SQ Club & Piekarnia in Poland, Treasure Beach Jamaica, Download Festival in Slovakia, to the legendary Cocoon Club in Frankfurt, Germany. 

Charity is where his heart is like his involvement with Project Ahimsa, a charity that spreads musical instruments to underprivileged youth around the globe. He was 2011-2013's Mr. X for The Red Bull Music Academy in West Florida, and a co-founder of the Street Music Workshop at The Moses House in Sulphur Springs, Fl. from 2008 till 2010.  

Far depths into the unknown Universe, its all illusion and reality?

Hair Band Drop-Out's primary inspiration for music came at a very early age from his Father who was in fact, a DJ himself. Specializing in Disco, Funk, Jazz and the groovier side of Rock’n’Roll. However, it wasn’t until a move to Manchester and what were to become regular visits to the now legendary Hacienda that the idea of buying Turntables popped into Mind. 

Upgrading from bedroom to club dj, Hair Band Drop-Out under his DJ guise Andy Mara, played clubs & bars all around Manchester and Leeds before taking an offer to cross the Channel and venture onto German territory. There, with Hamburg as his base he continued dj’ing on various circuits including Amsterdam, Ibiza, Barcelona and major events such as Love Parade, Mayday & G-Move which took him into the studio for the 1st time to experience the world of production. 

Since making the move to the States Hair Band Drop-Out has been fortunate enough to have spun in various cities including Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia, Miami, Seattle, Orlando & Tampa. Now a family man Hair Band Drop-Out is settled in Florida where he now calls home and is mastering the art of production. Hair Band Drop-Out also produces under the monikers, All Wheel Drive, The Oddest Prime (w NDX), Damn the Village (w Bob Skies) & LikeMindedMusic (w Steve Graham)

Keep your eyes and ears open for his releases on labels such as Fade, Red Ant, Pangea, JourneyDeep, We Are Here, System, Crescent Records, NOSI music, the303music, Club 66, Happy Days Rec's, Mandelstam Music, Divine Techno, OpenSource & Dicerecs as - Hair Band Drop-Out, All Wheel Drive, The Oddest Prime & soon . . . . LikeMindedMusic.

Some of the Dj’s Hair Band Drop-Out (Andy Mara) has played along side throughout his years involved in the electronic music scene include but are not limited too Deep Dish, Timo Maas, Donald Glaude, Three, Chris Fortier, Pete Bones, Scott Hardkiss, Worthy, Lee Coombs, Martin Landsky, Nic Fanciulli & Nick Curly.

Mixtape 8.12

Jackson