recent influences

The past 3 years saw a turning point in my love for music. You see, ive loved rock music ever since i was 13 years old. Recently however, ive been seriously digging house music. It all began when i started to go to clubs around makati. Back then, the places i was exposed to were the rock clubs such as Mayric's, Freedom bar, etc. where my band used to play. Going to dance clubs gave me a whole new audio-visual experience.

Fast forward to the present. Now, i still consider myself a newbie as a fan of the house music genre. I barely know the dj/artists of some songs i like.. well, except for the really popular djs. Right now, im trying to find out more about Steve Aoki. Yup, he's the guy who recently came here in manila to play in embassy. I just knew about him when I heard him being interviewed on the radio the night before his set. Man, i shouldn't have passed that chance to go to his show. Anyway, after hearing him in the radio, i went to his website to listen to some of his songs. His music is very interesting. It's not your usual tugsh-taksh house since he's also heavily influenced by rock. Anyway, i also checked youtube for his live performances.

Hehe, that guy works it like it's a rock show. One clip showed him jumping into the crowd..much like what you'd see in a deftones concert. Well, i heard he also did this in his gig here but after catching him, the crowd immediately put him back on the floor. olats. hehe

Artists like steve aoki are what's inspiring me right now. And even popular ones like kaskade, van dyk and a lot more who are equally great music producers but whose names i failed to take note. Seeing the crowd jumping and enjoying the music in their live performances are the stuff any dj would dream about.