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.