On this day we remember one of the greatest in music history. Happy Birthday Prince and forever and always we are thankful for the gifts he left us. I’m even MORE grateful that my favorite DJ decided to pay homage to him as only he can. DJ Jaycee is known for his legendary tribute mixes and today was no exception. He blessed us with almost THREE hours of purple music goodness including never before heard practice audio of ‘Screams of Passion . You just never know what he will play. That my friends is half the fun.
There was a time when I would just have to hope he will play one of my favorites. Whenever he’s doing a tribute you know he’s gonna play the tried and true but you secretly hope one of your b side favorites makes the cut. At one point in time I used to tweet him and ask if he was taking requests. If he was in a good mood he’d say yes. If my luck was REALLY good I’d get my song played. Man! I can’t even express how exciting that used be. Over the years our friendship began to grow. We’ve gone from tweeting and DMs to the heart stopping text message; ‘what you feel like hearing?’
We’ve come a long way.
Nowadays when Jaycee is mixing I hardly ever make a special request. I really don’t have to. Over time he’s learned what I like and has a steel trap memory. Or could it be some kind of mental telepathy? All I know is the first 5 songs were for me. “I Wanna Be Your Lover” which I was just thinking about the other day, was first up. “Head” was somewhere in there hell, I was good with just those two!! I really enjoy listening and watching him play around with his music because you never know where it’s gonna take him. All spontaneous ‘off the dome’ as he would say. Between the beat juggling and the blends he found a few new scratch patterns and threw in a curve ball or two. I just hope I can get a copy of that first hour. Maybe I’ll request it, or maybe he’ll read my mind.
We’ve come a long way.
Nowadays when Jaycee is mixing I hardly ever make a special request. I really don’t have to. Over time he’s learned what I like and has a steel trap memory. Or could it be some kind of mental telepathy? All I know is the first 5 songs were for me. “I Wanna Be Your Lover” which I was just thinking about the other day, was first up. “Head” was somewhere in there hell, I was good with just those two!! I really enjoy listening and watching him play around with his music because you never know where it’s gonna take him. All spontaneous ‘off the dome’ as he would say. Between the beat juggling and the blends he found a few new scratch patterns and threw in a curve ball or two. I just hope I can get a copy of that first hour. Maybe I’ll request it, or maybe he’ll read my mind.
