The Mountain Times - Volume 48, Number 46: November 13-19, 2019

The Mountain Times • Nov. 13-19, 2019 ROCKIN’ THE REGION • 17
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Rockin’ the
Region
By DJ Dave
Hoffenberg
DJ Logic
DJ Logic mixes it up in Killington
Thanksgiving weekend marks the return of the Killington
Cup where some of the fastest women in the world
will race down the trail Superstar, but skiing is just one
part of it.
The party it becomes is the
other and good music is needed
for that. This year Recycled Percussion,
DJ Logic, Grace Potter
and Twiddle are the musical acts.
I had the pleasure of talking to DJ
Logic, who I’ve seen many times
and highly recommend.
Recycled Percussion will play
Friday at 4 p.m.
DJ Logic is playing Saturday
after the first run of Giant Slalom
and then later that night at the
Wobbly Barn of which he said,
“It should be a rage.” He said to
expect a great show and added, “It should be a lot of great
energy. I’m bringing some great tunes, some good music.
It will be some of my stuff as well as some remix stuff. I’m
giving the whole World Cup a great soundtrack for a great
event.”
DJ Logic said he’s a young age with an old soul. Deejaying
was a hobby and a passion of his as a kid. He grew
up in the Bronx and started deejaying at 14. He played
around his neighborhood and at his community center.
He said, “I loved it. Growing up and listening to hiphop,
I wanted to do something around hip-hop. I made
that my passion and followed through with it, practicing
and one thing led to another. I had a musician friend who
thought it’d be cool to come play with his band. I was
open minded and curious to see how that would work. I
just fell in love with it, collaborating with musicians.”
He started playing at CBGB’s, The Knitting Factory and
the Wetlands. He met a lot of great downtown musicians.
He said, “Wetlands was another home for me and it
gave me my break. I started playing with some amazing
bands and contributing with some of my skills and production.”
He played with Warren Haynes, Jon Fishman
and Mike Gordon from Phish. He added, “There was a lot
of special moments at Wetlands.” He played there up to
9/11 and it definitely was a great place for him.
From there he formed his band Project Logic and took
that on the road. He is one of the first deejays to have a
band and one of the first to collaborate with musicians.
He said, “I did something very special and it was cool and
unique. I incorporated hip-hop into jazz and vice-versa as
well as into jam bands. None of that stuff was happening
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at the time.”
One of those great collaborations is with Medeski, Martin
& Woods. He’s made records with them, toured with
them and some call him the unofficial fourth member. He
also opened up for Dave Matthews and done stuff with
John Mayer, Jack Johnson and The Roots. He said, “The
list goes on. I’ve worked with a lot of jazz, hip-hop, rock
across the board and the whole jam scene as well.”
He grew up listening to Run DMC, Beastie Boys, Tribe
Called Quest, Gang Starr and Public Enemy. He added, “It
was a lot of great artists.”
Besides hip-hop, he listened to rock like Living Colour,
Anthrax and Radiohead.
I’ve seen DJ Logic a bunch of times at the Gathering of
The Vibes (GOTV) festival that, sadly is no more.
DJ Logic said, “That’s a great festival, I miss it.”
What I feel sets him apart from other deejays is his
collaborations are like no other. He said, “I’ve been very
eclectic and open minded, musically. For me there were
no boundaries. I just wanted to express myself. It felt
good and made sense. Trying these out and just vibing
with the audience. I was playing feel good music and it
just felt right.”
We talked about Deep Banana Blackout, who are
good friends of mine and his. He said, “Those guys are
good family. I’ve worked with Fuzz and had a project,
‘Fuzzy Logic.’ I’ve done a lot of stuff with Deep Banana.”
He’s based out of New York City but plays all over.
Some of his favorite festivals are Bonnaroo, Newport
Jazz Festival, New Orleans Jazz Fest and the GOTV.
Another favorite of his is a bucket list item of mine, Red
Rocks. He said, “It’s an amazing and magical place. I
recommend anybody to go there. The vibe there is unbelievable.
It’s intimate too. It’s not your average outdoor
venue. It has a special spiritual vibe to it.” He said every
venue and arena has been different to him and added,
“I’ve been very blessed. I’ve graced the stage doing my
thing as well as playing with others.”
He has a couple tours going into the new year and is
working on a new record which will be released mid-
2020.
He said, “Follow me on all my socials (Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram) to keep up with what I’m doing. It’s
always something special. You never know who I’m going
to be with and who’s going to be with me.” He feels
blessed to be doing this and really enjoys it. He added,
“What I love best is being in my element and seeing
people smile. Seeing them have a good time and be able
to control the crowd. Doing my thing, stepping into my
bubble and kind of just shining the light.”