Now for my very special guest, Russell Saltzman.
Russell Saltzman discovered his talent for dj’ing nearly seven years ago, after an extensive musical background, playing the saxophone and the guitar. Russell soon found a music that he would grow to love much more, progressive house.
In 1996 Russell helped co-found Sundance Productions, Lafayette, La.. This gave Russell the ability to help spread the progressive sound throughout the state by booking and playing with some of the world’s greatest dj’s including; Sasha, John Digweed, the Cream tour with Dave Seaman, Deep Dish, Jimmy Van M, Quiver, and Chris Fortier to name a few. Russell has also played twice at the infamous Zulu party held every year in N.O. by the Freebass Society.
By 1998 Russell and partner DJ Mendoza began their own record label, Sundance Records. Their first track “The Welcoming Sound” was released in April of 2000 and debuted 11th on the Balance Promote Group chart and was also charted by Joanna Massive of Massive Records. In the future Russell plans to work more on production but he has been busy for the past two years running the Sundance Record store.
Saltzman’s resounding ear for music has made him one of the most talented up and coming dj’s today. Russell considers dj’ing a channel not only for creativity but for his imagination as well. He’s always open-minded and willing to learn more about the music in order to create a better understanding of the art of dj’ing.
Russell has recently relocated to Pensacola, Florida. He has been playing at local venues, including opening up for Quivver in July, and playing in Tampa.
TrackList:
1. Sasha Funk- Mango
2. The Descent- Spice Market
3. Silicone Soul- Language of the Soul (nivek tsory rmx)
4. Electrica- Mountain Green (Tigerskin mix 1)
5. Kirsty Hawkshaw vs Kinky Roland- Fine Day 2008
6. Simon & Shaker pres Teramik- South Face
7. Bertie Blackman- Town of Sorrow (Mic Newman)
8. Rob Curtis- Backcheia ( Dale Anderson)
9. Sultan, Ned, & Dirty Vegas- Crimson Sun
Please enjoy and let us know what you think!
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thanks for putting this together mate, very well done!
I have a really old mix CD from Russell from about 2002 time – it was a 2 disc release he did in a proper case etc. Radiohead-Everything in Its Right Place is the first track. One of the best freebies I ever got, so I was happy to find out this week that he is still dj’ing.
In terms of this mix, it wasn’t really my cup of tea to be honest. Finely mixed and put together, but very slow and took a long time to get going IMO. Perhaps I was expecting a bit more after that freebie I got from him. I’ll still listen to all his future mixes if they appear here – thanks for providing guys!
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