interview by: Renda Writer for WEMERGE Magazine
RW: So, how did you earn the moniker of .. "DJ Make It Do What It Do?"
DJ MIDWID: I earned the name from the audience members filling out comment cards at the Literary Cafe & Poetry Lounge.
RW: How exactly did you evolve to become "the go-to DJ" on the local spoken word poetry and neo-soul scene?
DJ MIDWID: I started supporting all local poetry venues and managed to meet the majority of the promoters and it so happens that they liked the music that i was spinning.
RW: How did you become the resident DJ at the Literary Cafe & Poetry Lounge?
DJ MIDWID: I started DJing at the Literary Cafe voluntarily one night and the rest is history.
RW: Do you DJ regularly at any other venues?
DJ MIDWID: Yes, Mellow Mondays @ Club Blusters in Hollywood.
RW: Do you have any kind of a day job or a side hustle aside from DJing?
DJ MIDWID: During the day I do tech support, and promote my monthly jazz event called "A Touch Of Jazz" at the Literary Cafe.
RW: What projects are you currently working on?
DJ MIDWID: A few Spoken Word mixtapes and Neo Soul mixtapes. RW: Where do you see yourself in one year? In five years?
DJ MIDWID: I see myself still working the spoken word scene next year and hopefully within the next 5 years, I could work at a syndicated radio station playing neo soul music and promoting spoken word artist.
RW: To what would you attribute your success thus far in your career?
DJ MIDWID: Trying to maintain humble at all times.
RW: Any advice for up and coming DJ's or artist in general?
DJ MIDWID: Never give up playing the music you want to spin. RW: What accomplishment are you most proud of in your professional career?
DJ MIDWID: Becoming the operations manager/DJ @ the Literary Cafe and having a chance to expose a new genre of music to people. www.myspace.com/ardensvision
powered by: Renda Writer for WEMERGE Magazine
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