DDAT entertains audiences at the New Mexico State Fair, September 2016. Clockwise from top left: Mike McCluhan, Delbert Anderson, and Nicholas Lucero.
nationally recognized musicians over the course of his career. “I’ve played with Kevin Eubanks, Bud Shank [and] Greg Abate in the jazz realm,” he says. “And I’ve toured with The Ionics and Cold Fusion as part of the Vans Warped Tour.” In the mold of the Wu-Tang Clan, the two
musical groups still maintain their individual performance and recording identities. Def-i (Mexican People/Red Streak in the Water/ Many Hogans Clans) released his latest CD, Arrow Rhymanics, in April 2017. Staying true to hip hop culture, Def-i shares the spotlight with a few fellow artists. In particular, he makes a special effort to showcase the talents of several female MCs and rappers, includ- ing his close friends Honey, A. Billie Free and Cilena Gonzales. He says, “Having the female
voice on this album was huge. I felt like I needed to add more of my female friends [in my] music projects.” His latest release marks a significant de-
parture from his previous recordings, in that it features other artists’ beats. He describes the process, “Usually I’ll have my own hand in. I’m producing my own music. But I did this whole project with none of my beats. I used other producers from across the coun- try, [even some] from Canada. So, it’s a wide range of different kinds of beats. It’s not one style of production.” DDAT, the combined group, prides itself
on its mass appeal. Its shows attract audiences from across generations as well as across genres. Anderson, who also teaches music at San Juan College, says, “I think we have
“WE KNOW HOW EACH OTHER ARE, AS MUSICIANS. WE’RE ALL INDIVIDUAL COMPOSERS. BUT, WE ALL KNOW THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PLAYING WITH ONE ANOTHER. WE KNOW HOW TO COLLABORATE. I THINK THAT’S WHAT IS REALLY SPECIAL ABOUT THIS GROUP.”
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