Short and to the Point: DJ E-Rock on Bay Area music, DJ’ing for the 49ers, Willie Mays, and more

Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews Bay Area DJ and official director of the San Francisco 49ers’ DJ program, DJ E-Rock. Jessica and E-Rock discuss a wide range of topics including DJ’ing for the 49ers and Giants, the Bay Area hip-hop music scene, having a residency in Las Vegas, and more.

Here’s the full breakdown.

• 3:04: Welcome DJ E-Rock to Short and to the Point
• 3:16: Defining hip-hop culture
• 5:38: Specific aspects of hip-hop that stood out?
• 7:11: Having music in the household growing up
• 10:23: Music scene in the Bay Area in the beginning of DJ E-Rock’s career
• 14:26: Meshing various genres of music within Bay Area
• 15:51: Witnessing big names in the beginning of their career
• 22:41: DJ program at sporting events
• 29:56: Balance of DJ’ing for the fans and pumping up home team players at a game
• 32:40: Duties for DJ’ing for the Giants
• 34:55: Starting a program from scratch/planning process
• 40:48: Barry Bonds home run record party
• 45:12: What to play and what not to play at a party
• 48:40: Celebrities/athletes wanting to talk to DJ E-Rock about music
• 51:55: Residencies in Las Vegas
• 1:00:24: Club scene
• 1:04:51: T-Pain

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