{"id":6895,"date":"2018-01-12T23:23:33","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T23:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.djcity.com\/eu\/?p=6895"},"modified":"2018-01-12T23:23:33","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T23:23:33","slug":"dj-franzen-do-djs-still-break-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.djcity.com\/eu\/dj-franzen-do-djs-still-break-records\/","title":{"rendered":"DJ Franzen: Do DJs Still Break Records?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.djcity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/fran-600.jpg\" alt=\"DJ Franzen\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90690\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size:11px;\">DJ Franzen at Drai&#8217;s Nightclub in Las Vegas. (Source: Instagram)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/frandalaybay\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DJ Franzen<\/a> is the definition of an OG. A Bay Area native, Fran helped break <a href=\"http:\/\/djcity.com\/search.aspx?searchterm=The+Notorious+B.I.G.\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Notorious B.I.G.<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/djcity.com\/search.aspx?searchterm=JAY+Z\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JAY Z<\/a> on the radio and in the clubs on the West Coast in the &#8217;90s. He was also the first DJ to play <a href=\"http:\/\/djcity.com\/search.aspx?searchterm=Luniz\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luniz<\/a>&#8216;s timeless anthem, &#8220;I Got 5 on It.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In 2001, Fran moved to Las Vegas where he took his career to a new level. After holding it down in Sin City for over 15 years, Fran remains a staple in the scene. He&#8217;s currently a resident at <a href=\"https:\/\/draisgroup.com\/las-vegas\/artist\/nightclub\/dj-franzen\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Drai&#8217;s Nightclub<\/a> and a host on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kvegas.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hot 97.5<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fran recently sat down with a new podcast called <em>Reflections of a DJ<\/em> (R.O.A.D.) to tell his story. The show is hosted by Vegas DJs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/djcrooked\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crooked<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/djdmiles\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">D-Miles<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/djneva\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Neva<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jaimedagreat\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jaime Da Great<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Among other topics, Fran discussed the biggest records he&#8217;s helped break and how the game has changed.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the clip and listen to the full interview below. New episodes go up on Wednesdays on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/reflections-of-a-dj\/id1320266600\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/reflectionsofadj\"\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SoundCloud<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tSTuRYwSdi4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/381233606&amp;color=%23ff0000&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.djcity.com\/a-trak-tells-his-story-in-comprehensive-interview\/\">A-Trak Tells His Story in Comprehensive Interview<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DJ Franzen at Drai&#8217;s Nightclub in Las Vegas. (Source: Instagram) DJ Franzen is the definition of an OG. A Bay Area native, Fran helped break <a href=\"https:\/\/news.djcity.com\/eu\/dj-franzen-do-djs-still-break-records\/\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":6896,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,3],"tags":[833,834,835,836,42,837,422,838],"class_list":["post-6895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-industry","category-videos","tag-crooked","tag-d-miles","tag-dj-franzen","tag-dj-neva","tag-interview","tag-jaime-da-great","tag-radio","tag-reflections-of-a-dj"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>DJ Franzen: Do DJs Still Break Records?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news.djcity.com\/eu\/dj-franzen-do-djs-still-break-records\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DJ Franzen: Do DJs Still Break Records?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"DJ Franzen at Drai&#8217;s Nightclub in Las Vegas. 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