Tony Skratchere interview
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Interview with Tony Skratchere 0:02 Introduction 0:30 Music in his family, records played in home growing up, father a pianist 1:50 Early influences, desire to become a musician, upbringing in New Iberia 4:00 New Orleans music, New Iberia radio, early New Orleans rap 6:40 New Orleans raves and parties, record collecting 7:30 On his early days of DJing, turntablism 9:58 On his first equipment/tech set-up 11:20 His first shows 12:20 His New Orleans musical influences: DJ Raj Smoove 14:00 His favorite Raj Smoove story 15:40 The influence of PsychoWard (early NOLA DJ/rap crew), Gray Area, Media Darling 17:30 DJ battles in New Orleans, importance of battling to his career 20:00 On bringing the DMC DJ Battle to New Orleans, the roles of a DJ 26:29 New Orleans DJ aesthetics, New Orleans music & exceptionalism 29:00 How has violence affected New Orleans music? 31:30 Bounce as collective street music **great clip**, bounce as freedom 36:00 How his technology has changed over time 37:40 The rise of No Limit/Cash Money 39:40 Violence in New Orleans pre/post-Katrina 43:50 Post-Katrina music scene, returning to city after the hurricane, rise of new stars 48:40 Favorite rap/bounce songs/albums: Impulss, Jubilee, DJ Jimi, Juvenile, Media Darling, Gray Area 51:04 New projects, playing in McComb, Mississippi, remaking old songs for the turntable, “St. James Infirmary,” melodic DJing 55:02 Performs “St. James Infirmary” project on turntable 1:00:35 End of tape