Event Details
Date: Friday, July 13, 2012
Start Time: 8:00 PM
Event Type: Special Events, DJ Events
Last Updated: May 25, 2012
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DieselboyDJ Dieselboy Dubbed "America's Finest" By The Risky, Owner/Editor Of The British Drum 'N' Bass Arena Web Site, Has Earned Respect For Fighting On The Front Lines Of This American Subcultural Revolution Since The Early '90s, Playing Every Major City And Many In-Between, And For His Surgically Precise And Devastatingly Dramatic Mixing Skills. In 1998, Dieselboy Became The First American Nominated For A Global Dj Mix Award. Dieselboy, Aka Damian Higgins, 28, Shared The Award For Best Drum 'N' Bass Dj With Legendary British Dj/Producer Ltj Bukem. Ak1200, Aka Dave Minner, The Longest Running Jungle Dj/Producer In The U.S., Has Called Dieselboy "An Icon For American Junglists. His Talent And Likeness Have Made Him The Most Popular Jungle Dj In America.""The 6ixth Session," Dieselboy's Sixth Commercial Cd Release, Is His First On Palm Pictures And His First Double Cd-Set. The First Disc Is A Mix-Cd Compilation Of Tracks By Cutting Edge Drum 'N' Bass Artists, And Includes His Original Introduction And Remixes Of Two Of His Own Tracks, "The Descent" And "Invid." In His Words, This 15-Track Stream "Starts Off Very Mega And Ends On A Nice Uplifting Vocal Note. It Sorta Goes Epic Hard To Rollers To Intense To Vocal / Deep. Nice Flow." It Was Mixed Live In One Take At His Home Studio In Philadelphia In The Wee Hours Of A Sunday Morning In Early August. The Second Disc Contains All Original Tracks.A Pittsburgh Native, Damian Played Drums In His School Band From 4th Through 8th Grades. He Became A Breakdancer In Junior High, Learning Moves From Watching "Soul Train" And Going To Clubs. "All Of That Added Up To My Having A Good Sense Of Rhythm And Beats, Being Able To Count Music And Hear Musical Time," He Says. In His Senior Year Of High School, He Djed A Few Dances Fading Between Cds, Cassettes And One Turntable.