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From The Digital Sweatshop
The Music, Art and Travels of Alan D. Oldham a.k.a. DJ T-1000.

Home Again.

Monday, February 26, 2007

Snowbound once again in Chicago. Everybody bitches about the snow but I like it. It's fun. It makes everything feel cozy. Just get some supplies and stay indoors for awhile. I'm just a middle-American like that. Call me corny if you want to. You better enjoy it now, 'cause in 20 years, there won't be any snow due to global warming.

The downside is that I can't go out and run, hence I'm getting that winter paunch, dammit. I'm the type of guy who can just eat a sandwich and my face blows up. I hate that about me.

Berlin will take care of that, though. I always lose weight over there. Angie from Detroit Techno Militia saw me recently and loved my little weight loss. "Wow, you look so good!" I owe it all to the Berlin Diet.

Played out in Denver over the weekend, another killer show. Had to be 800-1000 people there, all dancing, screaming and having fun. I saw some real young rave kids there, like 16-18. They were all dressed up. It was wild. They shut off the lights at one point and it was a sea of glowsticks out in the crowd. The set-up was nice and solid, great monitors and sound. I really got to rock it for the kids. Techno is all new to them. There were actually paparazzi all around me taking pics as I spun.

A couple of friends of mine showed up, too. They'd never been to a party before. It was funny to watch them react to the crowd.

Flights were cool. I just missed the weather coming and going. I passed thru Dallas on the way back and there were people who had been trying to get out for two days due to weather issues. Soon as I got to ORD, there was a mini-snowstorm.

Oh! Forgot to add that I saw D. L. Hughley at ORD when I got in. He was wearing big ol' sunglasses like Cyclops from the X-Men. Nope, no pictures, dammit.

"The Art of Transformation" is just now coming out in Japan and got four out of five stars from Cisco Records! Thanks to all of you who supported and continue to support that project. My next CD-only release as DJ T-1000 comes out this summer.

2007 is really kicking off well for me after my "wilderness period."

PS: Eddie Murphy got ROBBED at the Oscars!

PPS: If you're on here looking for the link to my live set from Cleveland, scroll down.


Blaster. New Paintings and Drawings.

Friday, February 16, 2007

Info for my next gallery show in Berlin is up. Working hard on it as we speak. Click HERE.


Cleveland Rocks.

Monday, February 12, 2007

Went and played Cleveland last weekend. It was FUN! Best party I've played since the last time I was there (Blitzen 2)! Crowd, sound system, vibe, all 100%. Here's some video to enjoy. Thanks to the Tek-Know crew for bringing me out and letting me rock some shit. Special shout-out to Cathy the Rave Mom.

To hear my full set click HERE.



Baby, It's Cold Outside.

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

In the studio today working on the new Tresor record. It's really shaping up. My big comeback. A few people have asked to hear the tracks via MP3 but I'm keeping them under wraps. Getting my frustrations out through the music, as one should.

One of the tracks was supposed to have been remixed by one of my longtime musical heroes (rock/industrial, not techno), but he backed out. Never try to work with your heroes, man, you'll just end up disappointed. Just tell 'em you love their work and move on. Seriously.

I'm kinda bouncing back and forth today between the studio and the drawing board. When I start to get burned out, I switch up. Problem is, everything goes slower that way.

I go out this weekend to play the "High Tech Soul" premiere in Cleveland. I haven't seen the movie yet. I know I'm in it, though. Cleveland's really been good to me of late and I appreciate the love. It's nice to play to such a great crowd so close to home.

PS: Prince rocked the Superbowl. He should have played longer. And I was like "Isn't that a Foo Fighters track he's playing?" Wow. I bet Dave Grohl is doing backflips that Prince covered him at the Superbowl. Can you say ASCAP/BMI.


February.

Thursday, February 01, 2007

What a slow, lazy day. It's one of those days I can't seem to wake up or get any energy even after several cups of coffee. Plenty of things to do, but can't seem to do them. I especially want to draw (I have "Johnny Gambit" stuff to do as well as some work for the April gallery show in Berlin) but can't today.

It's cold and grey outside, too. I kinda wanna go up to Wicker Park and hang out but it's too cold to go anywhere unless you have to.

I guess I should be happy it's slow right now and enjoy it. 'Cause when things get busy for me they get really busy.

Tomorrow morning I'm going into Jimmy's place to work on the trip-hop CD. I was out of town last weekend and we couldn't get together. This project has basically become Essenza with me as the rhythm section. It's very cool and different to be working with non-techno people. I love how it's coming out so far and I love Jimmy and Jane's enthusiasm. Most of the time, certain people act all blase towards my stuff.

When I was in Detroit last weekend (the Borders in my beloved Birmingham to be precise), I saw an ad in the latest Wire that featured "The Art of Transformation."

So how many of you would buy t-shirts with my art on them? Or a mail-order only "Art of Transformation" t-shirt that accompanied the CD? I'm really gonna do some shirts this year if I feel like the support is there. Please leave a comment and let me know.