{"id":1097,"date":"2012-04-09T13:59:58","date_gmt":"2012-04-09T18:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=1097"},"modified":"2012-04-09T14:03:27","modified_gmt":"2012-04-09T19:03:27","slug":"dj-d-wade-live-at-irie-roosters-and-frank-marlees-by-winter-harden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/dj-d-wade-live-at-irie-roosters-and-frank-marlees-by-winter-harden\/","title":{"rendered":"DJ D-Wade: Live at Irie, Rooster’s, and Frank & Marlee’s (by Winter Harden)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LIVE AT IRIE, FRANK & MARLEE’S, and ROOSTER’S!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Name:<\/span> Wade Sneed<\/h2>\n

Age<\/span>:<\/strong> 23<\/p>\n

\"\"Hometown:<\/strong><\/span> Oxford, Mississippi<\/p>\n

Early Musical Experience:<\/strong><\/span> I started out playing around on some equipment in town. It was fun and interesting, so I started buying my own over the next year.<\/p>\n

First Gig:<\/strong><\/span> I first played at Irie, July 2011. There were only six people that night and I was playing for a free bar tab. Once the students came back in town the shows were insane. I had girls dancing on the bar, and shaking the fish tanks in Irie. I\u2019ve been there every Thursday since.<\/p>\n

Where can we catch you in action?<\/strong><\/span> Monday, Rooster\u2019s; Thursday, Irie; Friday\/Saturday, all over<\/p>\n

Where can your fans find your music\/merchandise?<\/strong><\/span> Right now, they\u2019ve got to come see a live performance. T-shirts and mix tapes are in the making.<\/p>\n

Who were your musical role models growing up?<\/strong><\/span> Drake, A$AP, Super Mash Bros, Lil Wayne<\/p>\n

Do you take requests?<\/strong><\/span> Oh yea, I pride myself on playing for the crowd.<\/p>\n

What do you like to play?<\/strong><\/span> I play Top 40 and hot mash-ups. A mash-up is a synced version of combining the beats and vocals of two different songs. I\u2019ve really come to respect this type of music.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your style?<\/strong><\/span> I like to take old school vocals and put a new rap beat on top of it.<\/p>\n

What are your top three mash-ups?<\/strong><\/span> \u201cParty Hustlin\u2019 Like a Gee Six,\u201d \u201cPartyin\u2019 an\u2019 bullshittin\u2019 & Party in the USA,\u201d \u201cGucci Can\u2019t Stop.\u201d Those are my top three biggest crowd pleasers.<\/p>\n

\"\"What are your musical aspirations?<\/strong><\/span> Back in the day I never really got into other music other than the best rap and hip\/hop. Then I started going to shows like Ghostland Observatory, that\u2019s when I realized that I wanted to do more than just DJ. It\u2019s the whole performance, like Girl Talk, with awesome light shows.<\/p>\n

What else do you do?<\/strong><\/span> I\u2019m always trying to find new ways to improve my shows. I like to make music fun, cuz the radio be f*#kin\u2019 people up. I love to drive, hit a back road at night with the right music. My friends and family have always been most important in my life; I just want to make my parents happy.<\/p>\n

How do you afford it?<\/strong><\/span> It\u2019s a business that pays itself back, in this f\u2019d up economy if you\u2019re good and people like you then you have a chance.<\/p>\n

How do you prefer to listen to your music?<\/strong><\/span> I prefer MP3 cds, hate when people scroll through iPods looking for that one song. Now as far as DJs go, I roll with DJ Tree from Memphis, he\u2019s got a smooth flow. DJ Trade Mark, he is a nasty dude. And DJ Mario is a hometown hero.\u201d<\/p>\n

How famous would you like to be?<\/strong><\/span> The sky is the limit. But I really would like to play for a crowd of 5,000 one day.<\/p>\n

Give us your best advice.<\/strong><\/span> I am not a role model. Then of course the golden rule, treat people the way you want to be treated, honestly.<\/p>\n

Do you read The Local Voice<\/em>?<\/strong><\/span> Yes, I love your Q&A!<\/p>\n

Leave me with your final words.<\/strong><\/span> I can\u2019t wait for the day Oxford sees a female DJ. I think it\u2019s sexy.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"This article was published in The Local Voice<\/em> #153 (April 5-19, 2012).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click here to download the PDF of issue #153.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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