Name: Chris O'Connor Age: 32 Live: Pittsburgh, PA First thing that made me like electronic music:
Hearing the Art of Noise "Beat Box (diversion one) when I was 11 years old in 1983. I still remember the moment. Then I got into early hip hop stuff which, at the time was very hard to find. I used to stay up late with rigged antennas trying to pull in the distant college radio shows to tape them. Any time I traveled with my folks, I always had a radio with me to tape stuff being played in other cities. At an early age I had an obsessed with hearing and finding new music. Thankfully my parents gave me some money for it. First Party and exposure to techno: Function in Cleveland in 1998. All of the Swedish guys, Derrick May, Terry Mullan, and many more... I was totally blown away by the music and vibe. What was nice was that I was totally sober, and knew none of the names. It wasn't too much longer that I realized that the only way to get this music was on vinyl. So I went to a record store and bought Code Red 10 and UR Interstellar Fugitives. Haven't looked back since. Favorite Club: In Pittsburgh? Yeah right.... I did like Twilo (NYC) when I went there Favorite place for breakfast in Detroit: The Clique Favorite Beer: Bell's Two Hearted Ale Favorite Sets at any of the Festivals : Deep Chord live, Close 2nd the cpop stage one year with rick wade, norm talley, etc.
