How did you guys get started DJing and making electronic music?
Denard Henry: I started djing in 1986 in New Brunswick N.J and bounced around between two clubs: Club 375 & the Roxy. Success at the Roxy led to a radio show on 103.3 fm WPRB at Princeton University. The “Metal Machine Music Show” was a mix of industrial, electronic dance music with interviews from local artists and other artists that were on tour in our area. I also worked at Princeton Record Exchange, and all this launched me towards working at Vinyl Mania in N.Y.C, as a record buyer for the store. Vinyl Mania was basically the heartbeat of the city for good house, alternative and techno music. Working there I met many producers that worked or lived in the city. Tetsu Inoue, one of the founders of minimalist ambient techno, and Uwe Schmidt (a.k.a Atom Heart / Senor Coconut / Lassigue Bendthaus) were a great inspiration and motivation for me. Their production technique impressed me and they were a big personal help with gear selection for my studio setup. They also helped me focus my
