Moodymann Talks Detroit and Being Independent | Red Bull Music Academy

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Learn from the elusive Detroit DJ and producer Kenny Dixon Jr. AKA Moodymann.

In this interview Moodymann discussed growing up in Detroit, his love of vinyl, being independent and his notoriously wild live shows in his RBMA London 2010 Lecture.

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TOPICS:
06:29 - Detroit
10:15 - KDJ and Mahogani Music
17:18 - "It ain't what you got"
21:05 - Musical family
45:07 - Vinyl love
1:06:10 - The live show

MUSIC:
33:58 - Moodymann — “Black Mahogani”    • Black Mahogani (moodymann)  
56:30 - Moodymann — “Amerika”    • Kenny Dixon Jr aka Moodymann - Amerika  
1:04:24 - Faze-O — “Riding High”    • FAZE-O. "Riding High". 1977. original...  
1:16:57 - Moodymann — “Shades of Jae”    • Moodymann - Shades of Jae  

Kenny Dixon Jr., AKA Moodymann, is one of the most enigmatic and charismatic figures in house music. Despite his refusal to give interviews and play the press-and-promo game, Dixon Jr.’s voice has been clearly amongst the loudest when it comes to preserving the rich heritage of Afro-American music while fighting the industry powers that be. Blessed with an immaculate way of sampling, he takes stems from blues and soul, and respectfully takes them onto the next level. From his dark and dusty deep house tunes on Peacefrog, Planet E and his own KDJ label, to R&B-drenched outings on the Mahogani Music imprint, Moodymann’s fingerprint is unmistakable.

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