This article originally ran on May 16, 2014
By Alex Paramo
Remember when it seemed like people only liked one type of music genre? People would be labeled according to what music they liked: Metal Heads, Punks, Goths, Hip Hop Heads and the like. Well increasingly and partially due to technology, folks are swimming through different genres and no one more so than DJ Flo Fader.
Southern Man
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Born in the South, DJ Flo Fader aka Roscoe Floyd was influenced by the diverse musical tastes of his mom and step-dad who was in a Funk/Rock/Blues band. He and his family moved to the NYC/NJ area where he was exposed to DJing and Hip Hop Culture. In the combination of songs in his professional sets to the combination of sounds when he is producing beats, a myriad of sounds that create storms of pulsating energy in your head.
Diverse World
Countries, including our own, are becoming more diverse and eclectic. Sounds from all corners of the earth can be found a click away thanks to the inter-webs. DJ Flo Fader has traveled the world professionally working with legends J-live, Masta Ace and the whole EMC crew.
Grand Fantastic Life of DJ Flo Fader
By combining the talents of DJ Flo Fader (music), Alex Lopez (photographer) with a little bit of “wordsmithing” by yours truly: throw in some guest musicians like Albuquerque’s Inaugural Poet Laureate Hakim Bellamy, Xian Bass and tracks by Masta Ace and J-live among others and a sonic recipe of sight and sound will be delivered! Community Publishing’s forthcoming multimedia eBook, the Grand Fantastic Life of DJ Flo Fader, is bringing a multi-sensory experience to typically disparate audiences. Below I interview him in regards to this project.
Life In the Fader
Follow Life in the Fader, to keep up with this multidimensional persona and his quest to discovers new frontiers and crush them up, season them and combine them with all of his other ingredients of musical genius. Forever at the cutting edge, DJ Flo Fader is also Video DJ Flo Fader. He is dedicated to his community, having taught DJing 101 at several public schools in NYC and Albuquerque. One of the most likable, down to earth people you will ever meet, check out his blog Life in the Fader, this coming Saturday, May 31 right here!
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Alex Paramo is an Author and Co-Founder of Community Publishing. Community Publishing brings local artists of all mediums together in creative collaborations for distribution as multimedia eBooks while promoting literacy in our communities.
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