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Genre: Detroit Techno
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A veteran DJ with more than ten years of experience under
his belt; Detroit native, T.Linder has done his homework and paid his dues.
T.Linder takes a no-nonsense, working-class approach to the art of spinning
records. He cites old-school Detroit street jocks: The Wizard (aka. Jeff
Mills), Gary Chandler, and Steve "DJ Energy" Crawford among others,
as major inspirations for his unorthodox aesthetic. "If
someone's going to pay money to hear me spin, I'm going to make it worth their
money. The way I look at it, there's too many DJs out there
meticulously and methodically blending records that all sound the same. As a
listener, I'm easily bored with that. I like to take some risks when I perform,
skipping across genres and eras, doing scratch tricks with two copies of the
same record. I want to give the listener the experience of hearing something
they haven't heard before."
Over the past decade, T.Linder has kept a busy performance schedule that has
taken him to literally thousands of events across North America. He
has played at most, if not all, of the venues in Detroit catering to Electronic
Music. Notably, 2030 Grand River, The Works, Motor Lounge,
St.Andrew's Hall, and the Underground Stage at the 2002 Detroit Electronic
Music Festival (a gig that he considers one of his career highlights).
In 2007, T.Linder released his first EP entitled DTM002
, on Detroit Techno Militia (a record label/artist collective that he
co-founded). He has also done remix projects for legendary Detroit
Techno producers K.Hand, and Scan 7.
In the future he plans to continue doing what he has does best, creating and
playing timeless records, and asserting his position within the rich history of
Detroit Techno. "A lot of DJs are switching over digital
technology as a medium for their performances. I've been very
reluctant to take that step. I am a vinyl DJ first and foremost, so I'll
probably play records until my favorite labels stop pressing
them. Mainly because I find them more reliable. I've
never had a record crate crash in the middle of one of my shows and kill all of
the music. Additionally, I think there's something to be said for the tradition
of DJs playing old fashioned wax with analog turntables. Music from the future,
made and performed with equipment from the past!"
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