DJ History: Donald Glaude on Seattle Rave Culture & 35 Years Behind the Decks | A DJ's Journey

DJ history, first-hand: Donald Glaude on 35 years of Seattle rave culture, from The Underground to the festival era.In Episode 1, DJ Dan told us Glaude handed him the mic and christened him a star. In Episode 22, recorded after Dan's passing, Glaude tells the other half, and how Dan paid it forward into the Funky Tekno Tribe.Beatles records at six. Learning to mix on a Radio Shack mixer. Eight-hour Friday nights at The Underground. The pre-EDM road with Dan, Fatboy Slim and Carl Cox. The Vegas residencies at Drai's and ICE and the deliberate choice to trade EDM paydays for community.It peaks at Joshua Tree, in tears, "I took them to church" and a defiant second act. One of American dance music's most electric showmen, at his most human.The oral history of dance music, told by those who created it. New stories every week in The Crate Letter: adjsjourney.beehiiv.com