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...student DJ can range from the highly technical and complex to the facile, even the mundane. I visited Mark A. VanMiddlesworth ’10, a Crimson Arts Editor, in his dimly-lit off-campus lair on Trowbridge Street. Ballet flats, cans of beer and a bottle of Jim Bean Kentucky bourbon were strewn across the floors and tables; four guitars hung from the walls; and VanMiddlesworth and his girlfriend were disputing the location of the DJ’s rabbit Puck, which was last seen under his significant other’s desk. VanMiddlesworth was showing me his impressive...
Nonetheless, most DJs, even those with an impressive technical background, still love playing Harvard’s campus dances and formals. “I’ve been doing this for a couple of years now, and I’ve learned the hard way that you don’t want to be too rigid about any of your principles as a DJ,” remarks Dan J. Thorn ’11, who DJed Hell at Currier’s Heaven and Hell Halloween party last semester. “If you’re rigid...
...heavenly coefficient to Thorn’s Hell at the aforementioned party, has found a way to reconcile his approach with the demands of his audience. “I’m a remix DJ,” said Regan. “Even if I do play Top 40, it’s not the original.” Still, Regan said his goal is to a find the “happy medium.” In terms of his priorities, he added, “I perform just so people can have a good time...
...simple and rough vocals bring the fantastical nature of many of the operatic pieces back to an earthly level. “White Chords” maintains a heavy electronic presence, though the instrumental backdrop serves to credit Barnett’s voice. His already rough sound seems even lazy, yet effective, as he murmurs and croaks into the microphone. Losing the operatic immensity but retaining many of its stylistic elements, this track achieves a hedonistic unity between the dubstep beats and classical influences—a unity that is missing on other tracks...
...question that kept haunting me, as I got fuller and fatter as the evening wore on, was the old Peggy Lee refrain: Is that all there is? Everyone was putting their heart into it - father-and-son restaurant moguls Jeffrey and Zach Chodorow created a fine potato-bun burger out of pure love of the game, without even a restaurant to promote, and they looked almost stricken when they didn't win. But winning is hard, with everyone bashing their head on the ceiling of burger perfection. (See a video of Americans competing in the Bocuse d'Or food contest...