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DJ
Larry Tee
“Gettin’ LICKY wit it!”
Deon Brown
DJ Larry Tee has been dubbed the
“Andy Warhol of dance music” and
describes his sound as “packing more
attitude than Lily Allen on a bad hair
day.” Others say it has “a vivacious mix
of booty bass and disposable techno.”
Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, DJ Larry
Tee started and named the infamous
DISCO 2000 of Party Monster movie
fame, and DJ’ed at New York City’s
legendary nightclub, the ROXY. He
has played alongside Lady
Gaga, The Pet Shop
Boys, Kraftwerk,
The Gorillas, New
Order, LCD
Soundsystem,
N*E*R*D,
Chemical
Brothers, The
Cure, Katy
Perry and
Fatboy Slim
and others
and at festivals
worldwide.
DJ Larry
paused between
engagements in
London to answer a few
questions about his “street cred,”
his historic musical collaborations, and
his upcoming appearance at “Crotch
Rockitt” at Forbidden Nightclub this
month.
ION: You’re the music producer
who helped launch the music
careers of the B-52s with
“Rock Lobster,” RuPaul, Scissor
Sisters, Peaches, and more.
Fischerspooner, How do you
spot “The Next Big Thing”?
Well, let me make clear
that I was in the band the FANS that
produced the B-52s “Rock Lobster,”
but that was before I was in the band,
and I only helped promote the talents
of the bands above. Though I co-wrote
“Supermodel (You Better Work)” for
RuPaul, all the above talents were
were making music already, I only tried
to give them exposure and a stage to
practice their talents on. “The Next Big
Thing” is really looking for exciting new
music and talent and listening to my
heart to see what excites me. I’m very
excitable!
ION: You coined
and trademarked
the music term
“electroclash”
in 2001. Can
you tell us
more about
that?
In 2001, I took
a course which
suggests that
you do things
that touch, move
and inspire you. At
the time I was superexcited
about the electro
acts that were starting to appear,
like Fischerpooner, Chicks On Speed,
Peaches, Ladytron, and ADULT. and
was working on a girl-group of my
own called WIT. So when I had to do
a project for the course, I decided to
do a festival with all the above artists
and named the festival “Electroclash.”
The festival became legendary and
the name got highjacked – not that I
minded. he he he hee
ION: Is it true that your roadtrip
from Atlanta to New York
Thanks for Everything, Julie
Newmar”?
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