1. Growing Up
I grew up listening to groups like Earth, Wind & Fire, The OJays, basically ‘70s R&B/soul music. My dad was a member of the Motown group called the Capitals, my uncle was a session drummer and my aunt dated Smokey Robinson in high school. The very first album I bought was when I was seven was a Ramsey Lewis jazz album.
2. Inspirations
Miles Davis, John Coltrane, these jazz guys had to struggle to get their music appreciated in the States and had to go over to Europe to create a following. Life, architecture, art, traveling inspires me.
3. Your Crew
When I was in my high school marching band, I played the snare drum and my good friend Hamilcar Crosby got me into DJing. After band practice we would go up to his room and play records for hours. I work with the who’s who in music today, Loco Dice, Marco Carola, Luciano, Nic Fancuilli. My last job was working for an architecture firm.
4. The Music You Make
My style is basically my brand/label Blackflag Recordings. We have music by Sergio Fernandez, Diego Infanzon, David Herrero, Nathan Barato and it’s all music for the dancefloor; I’ll be premiering all of these guys music and more in my sets on this upcoming Australian tour.
5. Music, Right Here, Right Now
I’m just happy to see the generation shift, not so happy about how people jump on bandwagons of the latest popular genre. We need less artist sample packs and more innovation.
Stacey Pullen plays at New Guernica on Saturday October 4.
