spinology
DJ ScHOeny
A UNIVERSAL MUSIC MAN
Rage: How long have you been a DJ now? Rage: On your MySpace page, I was tripping on
DJ Schoeny: I’ve been a DJ for 10 years your Reading Rainbow vs. Schoeny mix… what
and a music enthusiast for about 20 years. appeals to you to create a splashy mix?
I started messing with music really early S: Haha, oh God! The Reading Rainbow
though, when all the kids were out buying song! I love that song... Reading Rainbow
baseball cards and G.I. Joes, I was saving is the only reason I know how to read and
money to buy a stereo system to piss off write! I found that song in a pile of vinyl at
my parents. I had no choice but to get into a record shop. I snagged it, took it home
music, my mom used to clean the house and put a beat over it and messed around
playing her old Gloria Estefan records. with the levels and came up with what you
Ever wonder what six hours of “Rhythm is hear on my MySpace page. I really look for
gonna get you” does to a kid? songs that have a strong meaning to a lot
of people or have a strong meaning to a
Rage: Describe your passion for spinning music. certain generation.
S: I LOVE MUSIC...Music is my passion.
If you listened to my iPod, you’d start Rage: What is the attitude of the music you play
laughing. People think at Universal?
since I’m a DJ, I listen to S: The attitude is a nice upward slope of
all the club hits etc. My all dance genres. I start out with some chill
iPod consists of anything down tempo house. I’ll squeeze an occa-
and everything; David sion 1980s jam in there, then after one or
Guetta, Bone Thugs- two, I’ll play some nice electro pop house.
N-Harmony, Michael It’s whatever the crowd is into that day.
Bolton, George Winston,
Andre Nickatina, The Rage: Please tell me one of the oddest requests
Doors, Oasis, BSOD, Neil you have been asked to play?
Diamond, Billy Ocean, S: The oddest request I’ve ever gotten
Johnny Cash, Bass Kleph was actually not even a song...I was spin-
or 36 Mafia. Having and ning at the Waterfront in Little Italy and a
knowing good music is gentleman came up and asked if he could
very passionate for me. get a vodka soda. I started laughing and he
When someone requests looked at me funny, and it still didn’t click
a song and I don’t have it, in his head that I was the DJ and not the
you better believe I’m bartender. Obviously it clicked as later that
writing that shit down night he came up and apologized, then
and finding it the next requested Beyonce’s “Put a Ring on It.”
day.
Rage: When you are not working as a DJ, how
Rage: How long have you do you spend your free time?
been working at Universal and what days are S: I’m usually hanging out with friends,
you there during the month of February? getting tattooed and trying to figure out
S: I’ve been spinning at Universal for a way to own California. I am constantly
about a year now. Everything from Thurs- thinking about my future, so everything I
days to Fridays to Saturdays; Universal do in my free time has to do with where
is always fun plus the people who work I’m going to be. I think David Bowie said it
there are the nicest people you’ll ever best, “I don’t know where I’m going from
meet. And for some reason my shirt al- here, but I promise it won’t be boring.”
ways comes off when I spin there...weird.
You can catch me every Sunday, noon to
4:00 p.m. Come out and grab a $1mimosa Booking:
orangespade52@yahoo.com,
and some great food.
myspace.com/orangespade
70 RAGE monthly | FEBRUARY 2009
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