Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Wick-it the Instigator in the news...

Wick-it brings some 'Serious Fun' to the local hip-hop scene

"Murfreesboro DJ and turntablist Andrew Owsley, a.k.a. Wick-it the Instigator, has been cuttin’ it up on the wheels of steel for seven years, having caught the DJ vapors from watching the documentary Scratch.

In that time, the 28-year-old has developed a reputation as one of the Southeast’s finest practitioners, winning awards and catching the attention of National Public Radio. As the weekly spinner at CafĂ© Coco and co-creator of the monthly hip-hop/dance party Mashville, he’s keeps crowds b-boying into the late hours. At the end of April, Wick-it released a new CD of original material called Serious Fun, which you can sample at MySpace.com/instigatormusic.

When did you begin DJing?

I didn't buy turntables until I was 21, and I had no intention at the time of being a DJ. I just wanted to add some simple scratches to the music I was making. I was listening to a lot of Beck and Sublime at the time and I liked how they had some scratching in their songs. After a year or two of owning turntables, I became completely obsessed with them. I quit the two bands I was in to become a DJ. I'm still to this day very pleased with that decision.

Who were some of your early influences musically?

I grew up in a rock 'n' roll household -- my parents we're all about The Beatles, Elvis, The Rolling Stones, CCR and so on, so that stuff will always be a part of what I love. What's funny though is that when I look back on all the different kinds of bands I was in growing up, whether classic rock, punk, metal or whatever... I was always listening to hip-hop on the side. Hip-hop has always been the one musical constant in my life. No matter how many times I reinvented myself and switched genres in the bands I was playing in, I would always go home at night, throw on my headphones, and pretend I was a member of The Beastie Boys or N.W.A.

Do you work with MCs or singers?

I've worked with a lot of MCs over the years -- 247, Ignite, Cas One, Spoken Nerd, Collective Efforts to name a few. I don't exclusively produce for anyone because most MCs I know like to get beats from several different people. It's a good way for them to get a lot fresh variety. I love the collaboration factor in hip-hop because I get to work with so many different talented people and still remain a solo artist at the same time.

Can you tell us a little about Mashville?

Mashville is a monthly event that takes place at The End. It is an all-DJ night that was started by Local Motion, DJ Dirty D and DJ Orig -- all locals. We've done seven of them so far, and there hasn't been a bad one yet. Attendance has always been great for the most part, especially since it's free for the ladies. We have five DJs on the bill each month. DJ Kidsmeal, DJ Orig and myself have played at every one of them, Local Motion has played at most of them as well. We like to also have one or two new faces at each one. The plan is to keep getting it bigger and bigger, and eventually move it to a larger venue. We want to make this thing huge, and have it become the hands-down best monthly event in the city. It's a very diverse crowd, too -- breakdancers, hip-hop heads, party chicks, electronica heads and all types of folks are coming to this event and having a good time.

Tell us about your new record.

It is a collection of original music that I've been working on over the last couple of years. I've been releasing mixtapes and mash-up albums lately, so I wanted to get my original music out there also. I called it Serious Fun because some of the songs are very musical and serious, and some of them are just silly and fun. The silliness usually transpires when I get on the mic and rhyme, which is something I'm fairly new at. I really love making deep-sounding music that you can close your eyes to and vibe out real hard while you listen. I also like making really lighthearted humorous rap songs too. I might have a little bit of that ADD that's been going around adding to the creative process as well."

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Artist: Dj Ravingman Dubstep-Jamaican- 8 bits
Title: Dubstep-Jamaican- 8 bits

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Tuesday, May 27, 2008