Musical influences consists of all things house! Deep house, Disco, New wave/Alternative & Industrial music fromthe 80's and 90's and also all house music fromthe 80's, 90's and current. Other influences that contribute to the love of house music is All Jazz, R&B, Soul Disco, Brazillian Jazz and some Latin music.
Gear / Equipment
Mixer: Numark CM 100 CD Player: Numark CDN 90 Turntables: Technic 1200 MK II (2)
During the 80’s, a radio station known as 102.7 FM WBMX influenced DJ V-ROD. Also, through a DJ known as Sheldon "Snake" Simpson, (who was his platoon leader at the time and taught him the basics of Djing) and a schoolmate (who shared his equipment with him) by the name of Ken Owens. Throughout the years, other DJ's have influenced V-ROD’s styles of music, for instance; DJ's like Farley "Funkin" Keith AKA Farley "Jackmaster Funk", Mickey 'mixin' Oliver, Ralphie the Razz Rosario, Mike "Hit-man" Wilson, Frankie "Hollywood" Rodriguez, Scott 'Smokin' Sills, Armando, Lil’ Louis, Bad Boy Bill, Frankie "Knuckles", Lloyd "Devestating Jackmaster", Pink House, Pharris Thomas, Pablo "PunkOut" Gonzales, Victor Lua, Mario "Smokin" Diaz, Miguel Rodriguez and others. All of these DJ's were made famous through radio play by various radio stations like 102.7 FM WBMX, 107.5 WGCI, 90.5 FM WCYC, 89.3 WKKC. All of which are/were broadcasted in Chicago, Illinois U.S.A.
With the help of some other kids that had the same interests as V-ROD did at that time, he practiced his craft. Since then, he has been playing at parties, sock hops in high school and many, many house parties in neighborhoods on the south side of Chicago!
Throughout the years, V-ROD played music, which included but were not limited to, Alternative, Industrial music, Classic High Energy (Italo), House, Acid House, techno, rave and booty style house. Currently DJ V-ROD now plays deep house, soulful house, Latin based dance music as well as disco.
DJ V-ROD has gone through many stages in his life and has matured since because of it. Because of his little adventures that life has given him, he can now say that he has helped the house/dance music scene blossom today! DJ V-ROD is not, by any means responsible for what has become of house music presently, but is confident that he had something to do with it. V-ROD will continue to contribute to this party society, as we know it without fail!
1.) Antone escaderode - Cesaria Evora 2.) Magic - Robin Thicke 3.) Like the sun in the sky - Suges 4.) Could this be love - Duce Martinez & Stephanie Cooke 5.) Master Blaster - The Grith vs Bosco & Terrel 6.) Voodance - Julien Jabre 7.) Zutim - Yuria 8.) Fearless - Incognito 9.) Feeling good - Louie Lou Gorbea Feat. Jannae Jordan 10.) Happiness - In blue blackness feat. Harold Brandon 11.) Celebration - Rufus 12.) Hiya Kiya - Kentphonik 13.) Kalimbo - Afrikanism 14.) Feel in love - Soulsearcher
1.) 3 notas en amarillo - Omar Sosa 2.) All because of you - Raul Midon 3.) Wally - Wally 4.) I can't pretend - Dave Campbell Feat. Sasha 5.) ??? - Jill Scott 6.) I heart bougie - Ken of ECB 7.) Here I am - Lisa Shaw 8.) Thunder only happens when it's raining - White label 9.) A soft drink - Glenn Undergound 10.) Stillness in time - Jamiroquia 11.) Celebration - Peven Everett 12.) Estacao Verao - Sabrina Malheiros
1.) Watch them come - Peven Everett 2.) Zoak - T. Kolai 3.) Vem quente que eu estou fervent - mustafa 4.) The deep - Joris Voorn 5.) Love on the street - Hausmann 6.) Rock the boat - Aaliyah 7.) The melody - Francesco Tristano 8.) Praying for rain (Classic Mix) 9.) Easy livin - Peven Everett (Franck Roger) 10.) Loosing my head - Monkey Brothers f. Shaun Escoffery 11.) Feeli fine - Markus Enochson 12.) Like a star - Corrine Bailey Rae 13.) Caribean Sunshine - Marcelo Cruz 14.) Would that make you love me - Robin Thicke 15.) Klubhead - Franck Roger
Mix session 11 is a lounge set. This is for those who like their mixes between 119 - 124 BPM. I hope you enjoy this mix. Let me know what you think. Send me a message or e-mail me at vrod711@sbcglobal.net or you can send me a message at www.myspace.com/dj_rod
Peace V-ROD
Tracklist:
1.) I miss the things - Lars B. 2.) If I were you - Donnie 3.) Because of U - (Yoruba soul mix) 4.) That's why - Fred Hammond 5.) Don't stop - Boddhi Satva 6.) Happiness - Harold Brandon 7.) Persuasion - Kawabata 8.) Disco Fusion - Glenn Underground 9.) Crossroads - Alison Crockett 10.) Cloud 9 - Donnie 11.) Black Sun - Stephen Rigmaiden 12.) Turn me on - Black Coffee 13.) All that - Ten City 14.) Transit - Mr. A.L.I.
1.) Have a good time (5 beats mix) Roland Clark ft. Urban Soul 2.) Ey Biyea - Jovonn 3.) Good time Leela James Inst. 4.) Ill do Aid to the soulless ft. John Pierce 5.) Whats going on Marvin Gaye (Big Moses mix) 6.) The lightness Audio Montage 7.) Rough Tmes The Sunburst Band (J. Negro mix) 8.) Come into my life Anthony Nicholson FT. Mr A.L.I. 9.) Let love come Platinum Doll ft. P.Y. Anderson 10.) Indians & Bagpipes Glenn Underground (Ricardo Miranda dub) 11.) Magia do prazer Banda Black Rio 12.) Until the end of time The Sunburst Band 13.) Beau mot plague Isolee 14.) When Brazil meets the world Bossa Mundo
Disco advisery is in FULL EFFECT!!! GET READY TO DISCO!!!
Tracklist:
1.) Funky Monkey - Mandrill 2.) Corazon - LTG Exchange 3.) Trip to your mind - Hudson People 4.) Moon Maiden - Luv you madly Orchestra 5.) Jazz Carnival - Azymuth 6.) Disco Warrior - Fase action 7.) Boogie City - Phil Hurt 8.) How can I tell her - Curtis 9.) Black Soul - Black Soul 10.) In the mood - Puff 11.) Ain't that enough for you - John Davis 12.) Disco beat - JDV & Friends 13.) It's got to be love - Darcus 14.) Girl from Ipanema - Astrud Gilberto 15.) Just as long as you love me - True example 16.) Chains - Gregg Diamond
1.) Everything in it's right place - Radiohead (Osunlude & Erro) 2.) Everything in it's right place - Radiohead (Afefe Iku re-edit) 3.) Dance - Earth People (Kerri Chandler edit) 4.) Bangin - Peven Everett 5.) Listen - Beyonce (Blaze Roots mix) 6.) Sexy make up - Peven Everett (Tarantulaz mix) 7.) Bop 2 this - George Mena & Fankie Estevez 8.) Music for Gong Gong - Louie Vega & Louisito Quintero 9.) Ordinary People - John Legend (Karizma Kayorican mix) 10.) Find the way - Ethan White & Lisa Shaw 11.) Kong/Pong - Kerri Chandler 12.) Corner of the Earth - Jamiriquai (Q. Harris) 13.) One true love - Studio Apartment ft. Stephanie Cooke 14.) Happy - Ashanti (Spen & Karizma)
1.) Coracoo Tambor - Ian Pooley 2.) Ritmo Y Sabor - Alfredo Morese ft. Matador 3.) Jazz Samba - Hanna Hais 4.) Dentro mi alma - Jazztronik 5.) Migente movement 6.) Queixume - Tom & Joyce Rework 7.) Forever today - Mena Keys ft. Frankie Estevez 8.) Tarzan (Yoruba Soul Mix) - Roy Ayers 9.) Termino Mi Amor - Ricardo Miranda Pres. Latin Soul (CVO) 10.) Quintero's Jam - Louie Vega Pres. Luisito Quintero 11.) Quero Saber - BLVD East 12.) Perception of Pasha (Sonando contigo) - Kiko Navarro 13.) Cantos a Ochun et Oya - Onsulade
1.) Mind Games - Quest 2.) Dirty Talk - MBO 3.) Slam - Phuture 4.) Like this - Chip E. 5.) Confusion's Revenge - Armando 6.) Washing Machine - Fingers Inc. 7.) 151 - (Robert Armani Windy mix) Armando 8.) Sensous Woman Does Disco - Jackmaster Dick's Revenge 9.) Jupiter - Armando & Lil Louis 10.) Time to Jack - Chip E. 11.) Strings (Flam-Boy-Ant mix) - Rhythm is Rhythm 12.) Din Daa Daa & French Kiss - Lil Louis vs. George Kranz 13.) Phuture Tracks - Phuture 14.) Altered States - Ron Trent 15.) Together Forever - Exodus 16.) Say Dope - The Bucketheads 17.) The Bottle - Joe Bataan
