A DJ's Journey
A DJ's Journey
Podcast Description
After 25 years behind the decks, I've learned that every DJ has a unique path.
I'm DJ Deckard, and I'm launching 'A DJ's Journey' - a podcast that explores the stories behind the music with the legends who shaped our scene. Where every beat tells a story.
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The podcast focuses on the evolution of electronic music, the art of DJing, and personal stories of transformation, with episodes detailing the rave culture's history, technological advancements in music mixing, and the impact of specific DJs on local and global scenes.
After 25 years behind the decks, I’ve learned that every DJ has a unique path.
I’m DJ Deckard, host of ‘A DJ’s Journey’ – a podcast that explores the stories behind the music with the legends who shaped our scene. Where every beat tells a story.
Rusty Belicek found a Slick Rick tape in an Oklahoma parking lot at age 11 — and it set everything in motion. From DC's 18th Street Lounge to opening for James Brown to building All Good Funk Alliance with Frank Cueto, Rusty tells the inside story of breakbeat's mid-tempo underground.
Topics covered: the Star Wars soundtrack as first musical memory, finding forbidden music in a Seventh-day Adventist household, meeting Frank at NOVA, the Funk Weapons label, DC's Go-Go scene, 18th Street Lounge residency, Swing the South production breakdown, opening for James Brown, the wedding DJ sacrifice, Burning Man and Funky Town, scene vs. community, and the hardware store as creative discipline.
Listen on all platforms:
🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-djs-journey-dj-podcast-dj-history-insights/id1804651291
📧 The Crate Letter: adjsjourney.beehiiv.com
📸 Instagram: @adjsjourneypod
Chapters:
0:00:00 Intro
0:01:24 First Musical Memory: Star Wars Soundtrack
0:02:36 Off the Wall, Thriller, and the Sister's Record Collection
0:03:33 Punk Rock, Fugazi, Depeche Mode
0:06:06 The Slick Rick Tape: An Oklahoma Parking Lot Origin Story
0:08:05 Oklahoma to the DC Area via the Air Force
0:09:08 Meeting Frank Cueto at NOVA
0:10:50 The AGFA Sound: Trance-Techno Meets Hip-Hop and Breaks
0:13:22 Maxi Records, Choosing Mid-Tempo Over House
0:16:04 Going Full-Time: Labels, Day Jobs, Economics
0:18:00 The Wedding DJ Pivot: Kids and Sacrifices
0:22:33 18th Street Lounge: No Top 40s, Full Nights
0:24:45 U Street Music Hall: Opening and Closing
0:26:40 Winter Music Conference: First LP Deal
0:28:37 Go-Go: DC's Indigenous Sound
0:30:50 Baltimore Club: BYOB and Mark Farina
0:35:06 Swing the South: The Production Breakdown
0:41:25 How AGFA Changed Deckard's DJ Philosophy
0:47:35 Record Store at 16 and Learning to Beat Match
0:51:03 Burning Man: Funky Town and Early Bassnectar
0:55:55 Opening for James Brown: The Briefcase and The Splits
0:59:30 Ghetto Funk Origins
1:01:10 Whistler: Matthew Alien and Vinyl Richie
1:04:30 Z-Trip, Uneasy Listening, Cut Chemist
1:07:45 Where AGFA Is Now
1:10:00 The Hardware Store Life
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