INTERVIEW WITH CINDERBLOCK PEOPLE RECORD SHOP
Harlem, NY
Foreword:
I think we can all agree that NYC has seen its fair share of legendary record stores come and go. This is one of the main reasons I feel it's so important to support the new ones. At the very least, they add an element of culture and community to the music biz rarely seen ever since the explosion of the digital music age. And at the very best, they may end up being one of the premiere catalysts behind artists somehow earning a living from their music once again, in a way that not only serves them, but the culture as a unified whole.
I had the pleasure of performing live(see here) at Cinderblock People about 6 weeks ago. As expected, it was an amazing time and I met several new friends... I'm really loving the fact that I'm seeing more and more record stores thriving. I returned to my roots of playing vinyl about a year ago. It's truly been a labor of love for us Dj's, but as it turns out, there's so much more value in it than many of us could have ever realized during the initial heyday of Underground Dance Music...
I think we can all agree that NYC has seen its fair share of legendary record stores come and go. This is one of the main reasons I feel it's so important to support the new ones. At the very least, they add an element of culture and community to the music biz rarely seen ever since the explosion of the digital music age. And at the very best, they may end up being one of the premiere catalysts behind artists somehow earning a living from their music once again, in a way that not only serves them, but the culture as a unified whole.
I had the pleasure of performing live(see here) at Cinderblock People about 6 weeks ago. As expected, it was an amazing time and I met several new friends... I'm really loving the fact that I'm seeing more and more record stores thriving. I returned to my roots of playing vinyl about a year ago. It's truly been a labor of love for us Dj's, but as it turns out, there's so much more value in it than many of us could have ever realized during the initial heyday of Underground Dance Music...