Interview By: Renda Writer RW: So, how did you earn the moniker of... “DJ Make It Do What It Do?” DJ MIDWID: I earned the name DJ Make It Do What It Do from audience members filling out comment cards at the Literary Cafe & Poetry Lounge. RW: How exactly did you evolve to become “the go-to DJ” on the local spoken word poetry and neo-soul scene? DJ MIDWID: I started supporting all local poetry venues and managed to meet the majority of the promoters and it so happens that they liked the music that I was spinning. RW: How did you become the resident DJ at The Literary Cafe & Poetry Lounge? DJ MIDWID: I started DJing at the LCPL voluntarily one Saturday night and the rest is history. RW: Do you DJ regularly at any other venues?
22
Support the scene or there will be no scene to support
DJ MIDWID: Yes, Mellow Mondays @ Club Blusters in Hollywood. RW: Do you have any kind of a day job or a side hustle aside from DJing? DJ MIDWID: During the day I do tech support, and promote my monthly jazz event called “A Touch of Jazz.” RW: What projects are you currently working on? DJ MIDWID: Spoken Word Mixtapes & Neo Soul mixtapes RW: Where do you see yourself in one year? In five years? DJ MIDWID: I see myself still working the spoken word scene next year and hopefully within the next 5 years I could work at a syndicated radio station playing neo soul music and promoting spoken word artists. RW: To what would you attribute your success thus far in your career? DJ MIDWID: Trying to maintain humble at all times. RW: Any advice for up and coming DJs, or artists in general? DJ MIDWID: Never give up playing the music you want to spin. RW: What accomplishment are you most proud of in your professional career? DJ MIDWID: Becoming the operations manager/DJ @ the literary café and having a chance to expose a new genre of music to people. www.MySpace.com/ArdenVision