The beats come up, the lights go down, and with the spin of vinyl, the show begins. A lone individual stands on stage behind two turntables, creating and morphing the music with a flick of the wrist and a touch of the finger. It's the world and the life of a DJ, the purveyor of the underground world of electronic music. And thanks to the efforts of a student on campus, that world and life have been brought right to the doorstep of Calvin College. As a matter of fact, you can start listening next Thursday.
Admission is free, and all who attend can get a free CD of the show by signing up for one.
As someone who loved the music and the scene that went with it, he had a vision to bring this new phenomenon to Calvin in the form of DJ festivals at the Fish House. I was dissatisfied with a lot of the stuff to do around here. It seemed like the only interesting thing to do would be waiting for Ben Harper. It started several years ago when Yeo and friends would bring out sound equipment and put on spontaneous shows around campus. Even this year, the tradition continued as they played a show during the first few days of school in front of Noordwier-VanderWerp.