Interview: DJ A.T.A.R.I.

By Alan Ortanez

NAME: vaughn

DJ ALIAS: A.T.A.R.I., the VZA, V

THE BETTER LOOKING HALF OF THE DYNAMIC DJ DUO "BLACKSTONE&ATARI"

BIRTH: VENICE BEACH CALIFORNIA

WEBSITE: www.OneNationSD.com

HERO: TOMMY LEE from MOTLEY CRUE

VILLAIN: ALL STUPID HUMANS

MEAT: NOT IN A LONG TIME

VIDEO GAME: MS PAC MAN

BLOOD TYPE: HOT

APPLES or MELONS: DURING THE DAY...APPLES, AT NIGHT....MELONS :)

GIRAFFES or ELEPHANTS: with enough spices they both taste the same

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll lollipop?
one.... CRUNCH!!!

Your new mix CD is off the hinges! Tell us about it...

THE CD IS A SAMPLE OF WHAT YOU'LL HEAR AT OUR ONE NATION PARTIES...
NO WILD SCRATCHING OR TURNTABLE TRICKS (I COULDNT DO THAT SHIT IF I
TRIED)... I THINK OUR NEW CD IS THE ONLY ONE OUT RIGHT NOW THAT MIXES
60'S,70'S,80'S,90'S AND 00'S INTO ONE MEGAMIX DANCE-A-THON....
JUST THE STRAIGHT PARTY JAMS ...WHEN WE PLAY LIVE WE LIKE TO ROCK THE SONGS OTHER DEEJAYS ARE AFRAID TO PLAY.... VANILLA ICE, AC/DC, SPICE GIRLS MIXED WITH LUDACRIS, FLEETWOOD MAC, N.W.A. MIXED WITH FORIEGNER... STEADY BLOCKBUSTERS ALL NIGHT LONG…


Explain your opinion on tha happs in San Diego's scene... Give a history of what you have witnessed through out the years...

I’VE SEEN THE MUSIC MOVE FROM WAREHOUSES AND PARKING LOTS TO BARS AND
NIGHTCLUBS... THERES MORE CLUBS NOW, MORE DEEJAYS AND MORE PEOPLE...
SO THERES A LOT OF WORK FOR ALL OF US DEEJAYS. I LOVE WALKING IN TO CLUB AND SEEING BLACK, WHITE, ASIAN,LATIN ALL MIXED TOGETHER, IT DIDNT USED TO BE LIKE THAT A FEW YEARS AGO. A GOOD DEEJAY AND A SMOKIN' SOUND SYSTEM REALLY BRINGS EVERYBODY TOGETHER. I PLAYED AT A PUNK ROCK CLUB A FEW WEEKS AGO AND WHEN I DROPPED THIS "50 CENT/NINE INCH NAILS" REMIX I HAVE THE PLACE WENT NUTS.... THATS WHAT KEEPS ME DOING THIS.

WHEN I GO OUT I TRY TO SUPPORT DEEJAYS THAT I LIKE - RATTY, IKAH LOVE, BARRY WEAVER, THE JIVEWIRE CREW and CHRISTOPHER AND MARIO FROM CONTORT. THE SMALLER BARS AND CLUBS I THINK ARE WHERE YOUR GOING TO HEAR THE BEST MUSIC.

What makes San Diego special?
THE MEXICAN FOOD IS BETTER THAN MEXICO'S MEXICAN FOOD

Did you see the Vandals get beat up @ the Jackie Robinsons YMCA?
I THINK I'M THE GUY WHO PUNCHED THE DRUMMER IN THE NUTS

 

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