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Kid Koala Talks Turntablism


we gotta help you know manipulating

we gotta help you know manipulating music and audio for an audience is just

music and audio for an audience is just

music and audio for an audience is just another form of musical expression hi

another form of musical expression hi

another form of musical expression hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to

I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to

I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking

watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking

watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with DJ kid koala about his art and how

with DJ kid koala about his art and how

with DJ kid koala about his art and how he gets in the zone run it’s kind of a

he gets in the zone run it’s kind of a

he gets in the zone run it’s kind of a culture of the shy really about just

culture of the shy really about just

culture of the shy really about just lock yourself in a room just learning

lock yourself in a room just learning

lock yourself in a room just learning the craft and getting to that point

the craft and getting to that point

the craft and getting to that point where you might have a melody in your

where you might have a melody in your

where you might have a melody in your head and you might have just one note on

head and you might have just one note on

head and you might have just one note on that record but you can bend that one

that record but you can bend that one

that record but you can bend that one note into that melody in that you know

note into that melody in that you know

note into that melody in that you know there’s expression what is turntablism

there’s expression what is turntablism

there’s expression what is turntablism to you the fact that it’s called

to you the fact that it’s called

to you the fact that it’s called turntable as announced its kind of weird

turntable as announced its kind of weird

turntable as announced its kind of weird because what does that mean sounds like

because what does that mean sounds like

because what does that mean sounds like a weird religion to me you don’t have to

a weird religion to me you don’t have to

a weird religion to me you don’t have to look that deeply into it it’s just it’s

look that deeply into it it’s just it’s

look that deeply into it it’s just it’s a mode of expression people some people

a mode of expression people some people

a mode of expression people some people they gravitate towards guitars or

they gravitate towards guitars or

they gravitate towards guitars or playing wine glasses or spoons or

playing wine glasses or spoons or

playing wine glasses or spoons or writing guys like me it was always like

writing guys like me it was always like

writing guys like me it was always like it this is it this is how I can express

it this is it this is how I can express

it this is it this is how I can express myself filthy it’s like knobs and faders

myself filthy it’s like knobs and faders

myself filthy it’s like knobs and faders and you’re like somewhere in here i can

and you’re like somewhere in here i can

and you’re like somewhere in here i can find my voice

what is the most difficult thing

what is the most difficult thing beautiful of the most difficult thing

beautiful of the most difficult thing

beautiful of the most difficult thing which shouldn’t be the most difficult

which shouldn’t be the most difficult

which shouldn’t be the most difficult things in size is just really clearing

things in size is just really clearing

things in size is just really clearing your head really getting in that moment

your head really getting in that moment

your head really getting in that moment get in the zone athletes call it the

get in the zone athletes call it the

get in the zone athletes call it the zone writers college the zone musicians

zone writers college the zone musicians

zone writers college the zone musicians call the zone and scratch DJ sometimes

call the zone and scratch DJ sometimes

call the zone and scratch DJ sometimes you just have to like stop thinking

you just have to like stop thinking

you just have to like stop thinking about what you’re doing is let let what

about what you’re doing is let let what

about what you’re doing is let let what you practice it happen and that’s their

you practice it happen and that’s their

you practice it happen and that’s their time stands still happens off stage

time stands still happens off stage

time stands still happens off stage sometimes happens in the studio when

sometimes happens in the studio when

sometimes happens in the studio when you’re working sometimes you know but

you’re working sometimes you know but

you’re working sometimes you know but when you capture those moments they’re

when you capture those moments they’re

when you capture those moments they’re pretty special now what about your other

pretty special now what about your other

pretty special now what about your other artistic endeavors yes I have like three

artistic endeavors yes I have like three

artistic endeavors yes I have like three kind of simultaneous semi professions

kind of simultaneous semi professions

kind of simultaneous semi professions ones and kind of like graphic novels and

ones and kind of like graphic novels and

ones and kind of like graphic novels and just telling stories that way others

just telling stories that way others

just telling stories that way others like other the music side obviously and

like other the music side obviously and

like other the music side obviously and then the third is like through touring

then the third is like through touring

then the third is like through touring if I had like 10 tours over my career

if I had like 10 tours over my career

if I had like 10 tours over my career and I wouldn’t want to say I just did

and I wouldn’t want to say I just did

and I wouldn’t want to say I just did the same tour every time we try to put

the same tour every time we try to put

the same tour every time we try to put together a show or curate a tour and

together a show or curate a tour and

together a show or curate a tour and I’ve designed some sort of event to

I’ve designed some sort of event to

I’ve designed some sort of event to happen on stage we try to make it noon

happen on stage we try to make it noon

happen on stage we try to make it noon exciting for us and hopefully that

exciting for us and hopefully that

exciting for us and hopefully that translates to the crowd

obviously we just got off the slough

obviously we just got off the slough which was the loudest tour I’ve been my

which was the loudest tour I’ve been my

which was the loudest tour I’ve been my ears are still ringing that was like a

ears are still ringing that was like a

ears are still ringing that was like a full-on rock out jump on your turntables

full-on rock out jump on your turntables

full-on rock out jump on your turntables kind of event and it was fun to me it’s

kind of event and it was fun to me it’s

kind of event and it was fun to me it’s just about just doing what’s next what

just about just doing what’s next what

just about just doing what’s next what keeps you motivated excited about

keeps you motivated excited about

keeps you motivated excited about getting up in the morning I don’t know

getting up in the morning I don’t know

getting up in the morning I don’t know what that is yet right now we know what

what that is yet right now we know what

what that is yet right now we know what it is for today thank you very much cool

it is for today thank you very much cool

it is for today thank you very much cool thank you

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