Really short video episode with one of my favorite local DJs - DJ Downtime. I saw DJ Downtime warm up for DAT Politics a little over a month ago at the Pike Room. He had the crowd (well the 30 or so people there) moving to his energetic set of indie, electro, and dance. I pulled him aside to spend a few minutes on his DJ technique and equipment. With a show titled Most People Are DJs, I think it's only fitting that once in a while I talk to an actual DJ.

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After doing a few weeks of MPAD video episodes I decided I had a few things on my mind and an MPAD audio episode was due. This episode I catch you up on what I've been up to, a friend that I've made and a new track by an old band. I also talk about the documentary, Heckler, which explains what a Heckler is and how the definition has expanded to bolggers and critics. It's an interesting documentary with plenty of laughs.

music:

Black Moth Super Rainbow Born On A Day The Sun Didn't Rise (mp3) More On This Album

Bank Heist - Violins

Section 25 Garageland (mp3) More On This Album

We Were Promised Jetpacks Ships With Holes Will Sink (mp3) More On This Album

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I have another video this week. To be honest, doing videos lately has been good for me for a number of reasons. First, the more I do video, the more I learn about how to make it more compelling. Second, I get more people downloading my video episodes, so, while I'm not going to stop doing MPAD audio it's nice to see healthy downloads from my video episodes. Third, I've devoted a lot of my time to my job search, doing the video episodes takes a bit less out of me in prep work. Finally, in making videos it's like I'm using a different part of my brain, I pull back on my opinions or ego and just focus on my video subject and how I can best represent them in my format.

This weeks MPAD vidcast features My Dear Disco, a band from AnnArbor that plays an eclectic type of dance music that has elements of world music, jazz, soul, etc. They put on a great live show and were a lot of fun to hang out with. If you enjoy the music, pick up their album on iTunes or eMusic.

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