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99% Invisible
It was discussed in relation to the history of DJing and the impact of Jamaican sound system culture on global music trends, like remixing and producer prominence.
Frank Broughton is the co-author of the book Last Night A DJ Saved My Life, A History Of DJ
— Episode: Wickedest Sound
Episode: Wickedest Sound
It was discussed in relation to the history of DJing and the impact of Jamaican sound system culture on global music trends, like remixing and producer prominence.
Frank Broughton is the co-author of the book Last Night A DJ Saved My Life, A History Of DJ
Here's Frank reading a little bit from the book. He co-authored Last Night a DJ Saved My Life.
It transformed playing records into a live performance and it showed how music could be propelled into whole new genres by the needs of the dance floor.
And even though these kinds of ideas developed independently in other music scenes, Broughton says Jamaica did them first.