INTERVIEW WITH DJ TEDDY KING

Boundless NY/King Stampede’s own Teddy King just did a very in depth interview with website 84Area.

Check below for some interesting info and make sure you head over there to read the rest.

From the Big Apple comes DJ Teddy King

How old were you when you first started DJ’ing? And what was your first record you span?

I starting DJing in ‘97 and I was 17 years old. I was buying tons of records at Bobbito’s Foot Works and Fat Beats when all that great indie hip hop was still coming out. I was def playing a lot of that type of stuff and also some soul and disco records that my mom passed on down to me.

Who or what would you say got you interested in being a DJ?

Well first off, it was the indie hip hop music that got me buying the records. Most of that stuff only came out on records so I had to buy it. I used an old Technics record player from my grandfather’s attic. Two of my best friends had turntables and I started to learn how to mix and play records so right away I wanted to try it. Also, I have always loved music and never played an instrument and as soon as I saw the turntablist and battle DJ’s, I knew I wanted to be on stage performing. It was so much more than playing records. It really brought the life to the turntable and it was presented more as an instrument. So after that I never stopped.

How did you come up with the name DJ Teddy King? And is there any meaning behind the name?

Teddy King is my full name. When I first started DJing I didn’t have a DJ name so I just went with DJ Teddy. Then after the years went by of still not having a name I just added King and it’s just been DJ Teddy King ever since. I got my last name King from my grandfather. He is the late actor and comedian, Alan King. So that was another reason I wanted to be on stage and perform.

Keep reading over at 84Area.com or on DJ Teddy King’s new blog, TK PLAYS IT COOL