DJ Day: Samples, Breaks & Record Karma

DJ Day joins GEMS with Shom.A producer, DJ, multi-instrumentalist, turntablist, and deep record collector, DJ Day has built a sound rooted in hip-hop, jazz, funk, soul, electronic music, live instrumentation, and sampling.In this conversation, DJ Day discusses growing up in Palm Springs, discovering records through his family, teaching himself how to make pause tapes, diving into turntablism, building with the Innernational Crew, and developing a musical style shaped by samples, loops, breaks, and feeling.We talk about his albums The Day Before, Land of 1000 Chances, Life After You, and Náufrago with Thes One, along with his work as a producer, remixer, DJ, and global touring artist.GEMS is a show about beat digging, records, production, and other things. Subscribe for more conversations.Full episode available now.