Desi Beats for DJs: How South Asian Music Moves Global Crowds

Desi 101: What Exactly Is Desi Music? Let’s clear something up: Desi isn’t a genre. It’s a cultural identity. “Desi” is how South Asians across the diaspor...
On this week’s episode of the @RoadPodcast, the fellas are joined by record producer, DJ, and record executive, New Jersey house legend @JuniorSanchez. Junior discusses the close connection between hip hop and house music, a bond that’s not as strong today (04:00), and how homophobia in hip hop contributed to the separation of the scenes (06:10). He also shares his journey into DJing (15:10) and his graffiti background (25:01). Junior highlights his time with @ArmandVanHelden (33:01) and speaks about his experiences traveling the world (1:01:10). The conversation touches on the success of dance DJs like @ErickMorillo (1:25:45) and the rise of dance/EDM DJs (1:26:00). Junior also discusses the advice he gave to @Madonna (1:47:01) and the impact of #JustinTimberlake’s “SexyBack” on the rise of dance music (1:55:00). Finally, Junior dives into the process of multi-tracking and how he got his hands on multi-tracks (2:17:00).
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