Q&A with Crafty Bastards Silver Spring Main Stage Performer DJ Ca$$idy

Resident DJ and co-founder of Garutachi Events, DJ Ca$$idy spins a playful mix of indie dance selections. Check her out online at www.myspace.com/garutachi and getting the party started onthe Main Stage at Crafty Bastards June 28 at 10:30 am!

Explain your band/stage name and define your sound.

My stage name is simply my actual name with dollar signs replacing the S’s… Not to be confused with the rapper that shares the same stage name of course. My rapping skills are pretty atrocious, you don’t want to hear me rap, trust me. My sound can be described as a playful eclectic mix of indie dance music though I have my guilty pleasures and am not ashamed to throw Wham in my sets (You’ve been warned). Synths, vocals, and lots of bass are what you can expect. Not to mention love songs, lots of long songs, I’m a hopeless romantic, what can I say?

What are your influences and worst equipment experiences?

I’m influenced by music of all likes; The Knife, Serge Gainsbourg, Daft Punk, Leonard Cohen to name a few. In terms of DJs, I admire Diplo, 2manydjs and Busy P, all exceptionally gifted musicians. I started DJing mainly for myself as a form of self meditation and pretty much do it for fun. Not that I don’t take myself seriously as a DJ but I feel like once anything is taken too seriously in life it’s sucks the fun out of it.

The worst equipment experiences would have to be the instances when DJ monitors were not working, I shall not name venues. I’m a stickler for beat matching these days, I enjoy the mathematic component of it. There you have it, I’m a big nerd.

What’s your favorite local hangout and best stage you’ve played?

I’m a bit biased in terms of local hangouts, a proud home owner in the Atlas District you can typically find me on H St at Rock and Roll Hotel and Sticky Rice. Anything walking distance is key. The best stage I’ve played and most memorable was the Raleigh Hotel Penthouse Rooftop in Miami for the Anthem Magazine party during this year’s Winter Music Conference. Oh Miami…

How do you feel about being a Crafty Bastard?

I’m honored to be a Crafty Bastard and a part of such a uniquely wonderful event supporting all of the super talented budding artisans that our great city has to offer.

Where can the adoring public see you next?

Thanks for the shameless plug! You can find me 3rd Saturdays of each month at Garutachi, a dance event held at Rock and Roll Hotel and I’ll be a guest DJ along with Cale from BYT on July 4th at Sorted, a fantastic party thrown by DJ Stereofaith at the Black Cat.

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