DJ Lobsterdust

August 18, 2008





*Name: DJ Lobsterdust

*Are there any additional names used to describe this project: Lobsterdust also works.

*Members: Just me.

*Tape manipulations, digital deconstructions or turntable creations: "Digital deconstructions+reconstructions"

*Another genre descriptor: The popular term is "mashups" (or "bootlegs" in the UK).

*Is there a story behind your name? Totally random. When I was studying graphic design we had to create an album cover for a fictitious band, and that's what I came up with at the top of my head. I liked the cover so I kept the name. In general I don't like "cool" sounding DJ names, and this is an un-cool as it gets. Also, the obscure nature of it helps when doing google search ;)

*Location: New York City

*Original Location: Born and raised in Israel.

*What is your creative/artistic background: Played in a highschool band, art school, a bit of recording studio work, graphic design, photography. I spread out over alot of areas.

*History: Been making mashups since 2006.

*Born: 1972

*Motivations: I've always enjoyed deconstruction+reconstruction of music. Cut & paste, sampling, turntablism, remixing, bootlegging. Mashups are a bit of all of these things, plus I can answer questions like "what would Bob Marley sound like if he sang with Iron Maiden?"

*Philosophy: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts, or, mashups are not a crime.

*How would you like to be remembered: That guy who made good bootlegs. If I'm still on people's ipods 10 years from now that's good enough for me.

*Web address: http://djlobsterdust.com