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DJ Dalai Lama: His Holiness Bumps That Bass

Wednesday 03.06.2013 , Posted by

1 DJ Dalai Lama by Arotin Hartounian

Look out Deadmau5 and TiĆ«sto, there’s a new DJ in the house! The only thing better than looking at this awesome collection of paintings by Arotin Hartounian is imagining what the enlightened mixes of His Holiness might sound like. Hartounian, a California native, who often uses the canvas of Vans shoes for his art, has created a set of paintings of the Dalai Lama as we’ve never seen him before- scratching a turn table atop the Himalayas! See that familiar joyful face in pure bliss as he drops tracks that bring the world to enlightenment. [Read more...]

At Home with the Modern DJ: Photos by Chris Woodcock

Monday 11.26.2012 , Posted by

The beats put down by modern DJs fill our lives each day with rhythms which give our time more meaning… and often get our bodies shaking in the process. But, how do these fine people live themselves? Photographer Christopher Woodcock has journeyed far and wide to answer that question, looking inside the homes of DJs, both famous and lesser known, to see their music creation environment. [Read more...]