I saw this skinny kid at a show last year and talked some bullshit with him before the show started . Aside from the fact that there was the funny observation that his first name and my first name combined made ‘ Dillon Francis ’( his is spelled Dylan ), I had no idea what the total surprise and delight I was going to hear when his set began .
I think a being a DJ is played out . The whole idea of someone standing there making one song go into another and then getting credit for being ‘ good ’ is played out .
DJ Rottin , thankfully , makes the effort to take chances in his mixes . The song selection and random mash-ups ( the Ludacris and Feed Me one in particular ) that I heard that night kept me interested to the point that when he posted the mix on soundcloud , I didn ’ t think twice about downloading it .
I acually didn ’ t even think about it at all it just naturally made sense to grab it because it was that good .
Come to find out , Rottin was just getting warmed up . The kid isn ’ t even old enough to drink but definitely has the age and refined skills to make an event full of run of the mill preformers and DJs take a back seat in your memory banks .
Also , he is the perfect specimen for the young and the reckless .
I always felt that if you were going to try and do something you should go all the way with it . Don ’ t get into anything unless you are going to try and become something worthwile and memorable .
Florida will be missing out on this guy soon , as he is going to be taking his talents to the pacific time zone and really give California a run for it ’ s money . I know he will fit in well over there as it seems he eyes the prize of being a disciple of his craft . And what better way to take that leap than putting yourself in one of the most recognized places and scream , “ DJ Rottin is here !”
How did you get started DJing ?
Well just like many musicians , it started with a friend . He was really into it and a very good DJ and one day , while practicing at a park , he asked me to “ take over ”. I had no idea what I was doing . I remember pressing random buttons just to see what they did with the music . After that , I was instantly hooked . I managed so save a little money , bought my first controller ( which was a M-audio xsession Pro , terrible ), and spent many long nights and hours perfecting my newest addiction .