TGM: Let’s start with an easy intro. Tell us who you are and what you do.
Spinn: Who is your daddy and what does he do? Yeah, sorry, bad movie quotes are the WIN! Bonus points if you know where it came from! I’m Brad, aka Spinn. I’m a nurse by trade, but a DJ by heart. I’m also a serious audiophile and somewhat of a game geek, with a HUGE technology geek factor thrown in for good measure.

TGM: You’re a DJ for a sub genre of music that caters to a sub-culture.How is it actually being part of such a tight-knit group?
Spinn:That’s actually what has always been the draw of Drum & Bass, for me.All dnb heads tend to be somewhat of musical snobs, but they are otherwise a very accepting culture. It’s not about being seen, what you look like or where you come from, it’s ALL about the music. That,combined with the WIDE variety of drum and bass, make it extensively more inclusive than most other genres of electronic music that I’ve encountered.

TGM: Alright, there’s perks to being a DJ..spill it. What are they?
Spinn:Hookers and blow. No, not really.The greatest thing about being somewhat established is being able to get my hands on tracks far before they’re publicly available. Having that working relationship with up and coming, as well as big-name producers is incredible. Oh, and getting paid to play music is pretty cool too.

TGM:What about one of your favorite moments as a DJ?
Spinn:Oh this one’s too easy. I have one moment than shines above any other in my entire life as a DJ. I was holding a residency at a club in the Southern Illinois area - an area that is known to HATE anything that’s not Top 40 slosh. But on this one night, nobody was dancing to the pop radio stuff, so I started dropping some of my favorites on them and the place blew up. I carried a Christopher Lawrence track into Faithless’ Insomnia and, as the breakdown of Insomnia hit, the entire crowd threw hands in the air and screamed. That was when I knew, beyond any shadow of a doubt, that I was doing something I was meant to be doing. To have people come up to you and give you “that look”, in a place where I had all but given up hope of ever seeing it, was thrilling to an extent that I can never forget.

TGM:If you had to admit being a “fanboy” of someone..who would it be?Don’t be shy!
Spinn:Oh, I’m totally a Cali Lewis fanboy, and for a number of reasons. First off, I think that she and Neal do an incredible job with their shows. Also, I respect them for their values and not being afraid to put them out in the open. So go check out GeekBrief.tv and tell them I sent you

TGM:On Audio Digest, you talk often about some old school methods of music creation like synthesizers and vinyl. Why do you think those still should be important today?
Spinn:They’re important because, without them, the music wouldn’t exist.Even though you can emulate those sounds and pieces with software, today, they still had to exist in order for that emulation to happen. I’m a huge fan of purity in music, and I have a lot of respect for producers who use those pieces in modern production.

TGM:What is your take on technology and how it affects electronic music today?
Spinn:I think that it’s great that computers are finally catching up to the speed at which producers think - and I mean that without an ounce of sarcasm. For years, producers have had ideas in their heads that just couldn’t really exist because the technology wasn’t there to create the sounds that they were hearing. Today, we’re finally at the 1:1 point of ideas and technology. However, the obvious flip side to this is that producers are having to step up their games in order to push the edges even further. That’s the sign, to me, of a brilliant production artist. If you can meld old with new, and make it sound fresh, that’s impressive.

TGM: You have quite the background in broadcasting. Care to tell us a bit about it?
Spinn:My dad’s been in terrestrial radio for over 30 years, so I grew up around it. I had my first on-air job at 15, and have been behind a microphone ever since. I’ve worked in just about every “popular” genre of radio, and then left terrestrial radio in 2001. Since then, I’ve focused on commercial voiceovers, DJ’ing and audio production. Terrestrial radio is a dying breed, and it’s most likely not going to be saved. It isn’t what I once loved, anymore, and never will be again. Commercialism has killed it. These days, you can find me doing Bassdrive.com, television commercials, video voiceovers, audio editing and podcasting.

TGM:What is one of your favorite broadcasting moments?
Spinn:Probably my most memorable was the countdown to midnight, Jan 1 2000.I didn’t think that the Y2K thing would really happen, but it was of course a thought in the back of my mind. Beyond that, I’ve had some great interviews - Slash from Guns N Roses, Bob Dylan, Chris Farley, Jeff Bezos, just to name a few.

TGM:You have a rather unique thing going for you. You’re one of two people involved with TGM who have children. How do you juggle Dad, DJ,techie/music/web geek?
Spinn:My kids are amazing. They’re little geeks, themselves. They groove with me when I’m doing my DJ stuff, they’re enthralled by computers and love to play with my tech toys. I do my best to shelter them from
the bad, while realizing that they have to have a base of understanding with which to approach it.For me, being a dad is paramount. As much as I love everything else that I do, with every ouce of who I am, I’d give it all up in a heartbeat to be able to stay at home and just be their dad.