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■y § /|l^ljP TimeskAxe K J M j m ■ * M M m MMm wl January 7-13,1998 Faj{f 130►errynesrtenthoodid a rhino and you’d f “Mutual of Oma-’ As it is, my place is ith a cat and two rab-to a roommate, but der the same roof, 1 idly with them, to be sociable — no alk to them or give or a raise in their al-l’t formed much of ler than mere toler-hings had names, I xther to learn them, iogart, is a good guy litv. Although he is turn conversation-have shared some ut life as well as a or Teri Hate her’s epid Lois Lane., Bogart doesn’t stare eel guilty for having common sense.i’ at you, catrs came again this kip town for a few ihe annual arm^oF'L to hide out at my a few days, leaving bipeds.; poor cat would be next couple of days about it, I bought and gave it to himffs and batted his pie of times before Arcadian door and some birds in the; to go, so 1 left Bog-lediately started tohomee antithesis of plush ; hain saw psycho on id bus, I probably d about something bei ng of a sturdy cat ltv of food and a lit-ng the ride out of help but worry.I visualized the two ,WA• DJ finds success in performanceBy LARRY TUALLAThe LumberjackSuccess comes in different ways.For one Flagstaff native, success comes with the release of his First professional promotional DJ mix tape and a scheduled appearance at a party run in conjunction with the Winter X-Games, an extreme snow sports competition, Jan. 16-20, in Crested Butte, Colo.Though he is on the verge of extreme success, 23-year-oldJason McCracken, better known as DJ Lego, will always come back to his hometown of Flagstaff.u] have always wanted to get things started up here in Flagstaff. But it was difficult to get things started because of certain restrictions and the law. They (Flagstaff Police Department) don’t understand that it’s all right for a bunch of kids to get together and dance all night. I had to go to Phoenix for awhile so I could get my name out and do a little networking,” McCracken said.For Met ackcn. the idea to start DJing himself had its roots in the mickddfc,y tiarixt in the 8Q. 1 m'zis-listening to music like Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam and Freakazoid. I loved stuff with robot vocals on it, like the song ‘Jam On It,’ and I was listening to hip-hop and stuff like that,” he said.McCracken said, ‘The music that I listened to then had a big DJing influence. It was what I liked and I wanted to do it myself. I got my first pair of turntables about three years ago and started spinning wax (records). I’ve been messing around on them ever since with a lot of constant trial and erroF.”For DJs the goal is to put together a flawless mix of songs into one uninterrupted set, thereby keeping the dancing and the feel of the party constant. DJing rose to an artSee DJ, Page 14form as many talented DJs were able to mix two records to create a totally different song. For McCracken electronic dance music become his genre of choice.“I wasn’t into spinning hip-hop. That really wasn’t my thing. For me it was electronic dance music especially the ‘electro breaks’,’’ he said.Just what are “electro breaks?”McCracken said, “It’s a fast upbeat style of dance music that’s about 117 beats per minute. The difference from other types of dance music is the drum beats change up instead of just a steady, driving beat seen in other forms of techno. On top of the beats are just crazy electric sounds and tones. It’s like space traveling. The music takes you places.”His love for DJing and elec- i tro breaks took him to Europe under the name DJ Lego.“Lego was at first my graffi ti name but I thought it represented me. DJing is likeAmy Fllis/Th* LumberjackFlagstaff native Jason McCracken, a.k.a DJ Lego, shows the techniques that have gained him popularity, locally and abroad.Final curtain falls on Cine Capri theaterAnalysis by ANTHONY DEL ROSSO31, 1966, amid the hoopla and fanfare fitting what their own advertising called.
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