I require two properly serviced Technics 1200s which means the counterbalance, pitch control and anti-skate must be in good working order and the turntables need to be levelled. I always bring my own Audio Technica VM760SLC cartridges that I set up with the correct tracking force.
Room acoustics can sometimes dictate what you can play (especially bass-heavy records in a reverberant room). It’s very important to know where and with what you are working, to be aware of any limitations and to hear what the room sounds like. I always get the audio specs before agreeing to play and do a proper soundcheck before doors open. As a working DJ, I have played in a variety of spaces, each with their own acoustics and sometimes I have to rely upon some of the equipment that permanently lives in the venue. My overall goal is to enhance the sound as much as possible in a given situation. It really depends upon the gig and how much I’m able to bring along. So when you play a gig, what equipment do you bring with you? Of course, a great bassline always helps. Great dancefloor tunage spans the emotional spectrum – some songs uplift with lyrics of nourishing positivity and some are sonic excursions that take your mind and body to another plane. It needs to connect with people emotionally, physically and sometimes even spiritually. And can you say what it is that makes a tune work on the dance floor? How would you describe your personal DJ style? What kind of music do you play? Even after David’s passing, The Loft party and its London off-shoot that David co-founded with myself and some friends are both going strong.Ĭolleen and David, courtesy of her Facebook. His musical style and sound system inspired nearly every DJ and club that sprang up in it’s wake from Larry Levan at the Garage to Frankie Knuckles at the Warehouse. The party became known as The Loft and even though it was private, it became the place to be. He was an audiophile and put together the best sound system, playing records that would tell a story over several hours. But in a very small nutshell, David started a weekly ‘rent party’ in his downtown Manhattan loft-space in 1970 bringing together people from all walks of life irrespective of race, gender or sexual orientation for the sole purpose of building friendships through the power of dance.
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You could write a book about this and in fact, my friend Tim Lawrence did so! If anyone wants the full story they should read ‘ Love Saves the Day’. Could you tell us a little about his place in DJ history? Some of our younger readers may not be aware of Mancuso’s influence or legacy. I completely abide by these principles when musically hosting at Lucky Cloud and The Loft, but I also bring a similar sensibility and approach to my DJ-ing in other situations in which I do mix. He had great respect for the musicians and didn’t want to alter their intention, hence no mixing but playing records in full on a sound system that would allow people to hear the details in the original recording. He didn’t want the ego to supersede the music. His style of musically hosting was the polar opposite of many DJs in that the goal was to drop the ego rather than draw attention to oneself.
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I learnt so much from him, not only about the nature of sound and audio equipment set-up, but also how to approach playing records for a dancefloor with the aim of raising people’s life energy. We had a tight working relationship but also a deep friendship that grew stronger and stronger with time. I worked with him on his record label The Loft Audiophile Library of Music and he later brought me back to New York to musically host at The Loft, assist with the sound system set-up and help oversee his legacy. We started a London version of The Loft, the Lucky Cloud Loft party in 2003 which is still going strong today. Around that time, David and I played together at parties around Europe and even Russia which was a trip. When I moved over to the UK in 1999, I initiated and co-produced The Loft compilations with David for Nuphonic. I met David nearly 30 years ago and whilst I lived in New York City was a back-up musical host, playing records with him and also filling in for him. Can you tell us a little about your relationship with David and how it influenced your DJing? You were mentored by him, is that right? Our first question is about David Mancuso. And here’s a video clip of Colleen headlining the Love Dancin’ sound system at Gilles’ WoH 2021.
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