DJ Mu$a on living in Brixton, playing in Paris with Saul Williams and being an envelope-pusher

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Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up to them half cocked and ask them to play that new song by such and such -- you know, the one that goes... This week: DJ Mu$a. After touring the world with Saul Williams, Mu$a has steadily made his own mark as a producer, with his group Roadside Profits, throwing some of the hottest parties and turning people on to an absurd amount of music as an envelope-pushing DJ.

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Chase Dobson on joining Lipgloss and creating moody, atmospheric electronic music as c.db.sn

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​Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up to them half cocked and ask them to play that new song by such and such -- you know, the one that goes... This week: Chase Dobson. In addition to creating moody atmospheric electronic music as c.db.sn., Dobson is a resident at Lipgloss.

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Bobby C Sound TV on drinking too much tequila in Mexico and why Britney Spears is the last thing any DJ should play

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Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up to them half cocked and ask them to play that new song by such and such -- you know, the one that goes... This week: Bobby C Sound TV (the "Sound TV" part of his moniker will make total sense when you watch the clip of him spinning after the jump). In addition to putting together some stellar audio/video mixes, Bobby C is also the mastermind behind Spaceflight Orchestra, whose latest album, An Orchestra Of One, is out now on the Blackbridge Records imprint.

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Matthew Orloff marvels at how we've progressed enough to have a black president but that pot is still illegal

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Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up to them half cocked and ask them to play that new song by such and such -- you know, the one that goes... This week: Matthew Orloff. Although a staple on the Denver dance scene for the past decade, Orloff has backed off of playing club nights in favor of doing one offs and is focusing on getting his band, Inherit Earth, off the ground.

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Hey, DJ! Q&A with DJ Amen

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Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up to them half cocked and ask them to play that new song by such and such -- you know, the one that goes...

This week: DJ Amen, a RadioBum who taught himself to DJ watching old battle videos after hearing head Bum DJ Chonz spin on the Eclipse radio show. In addition to holding down residencies at three different clubs on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, he co-hosts a recently launched weekly podcast with DJ Sounds Supreme called Field Day Radio. Catch Amen tonight at the Drink in LoDo.

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Hey, DJ! Q&A with Chris Irvin

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Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up to them half cocked and ask them to play that new song by such and such -- you know, the one that goes...

This week: DJ Chris Irvin, an elder statesmen who's been holding it down since the mid '90s. A house aficionado, Irvin is a staple in the underground afterhours scene. Catch Irvin on your come down or you can see him next month at Beta, where he's slated to spin for the upcoming Know Your Roots party.

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Hey, DJ! Q&A with DJ Big Styles

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Dave Gaslin

Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up to them half cocked and ask them to play that new song by such and such -- you know, the one that goes...

This week: DJ Big Styles (aka DJ Style N. Fashion), RadioBum and the co-founder of So What!, one of the Mile High City's longest running club nights. These days you can find the always outspoken and frequently hilarious DJ spinning "Chick-Hop©," as he so eloquently puts it, on the weekends at Lime. After the jump, read about the time he once got in a fist fight with a member of Massive Attack over a Bahamadia white label and how he once inspired a certain be-afro'd drummer to take "mad notes" during his set.

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Hey, DJ! Q&A with crowdrock

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​Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up to them half cocked and ask them to play that new song by such and such -- you know, the one that goes...

This week: crowdrock, who can be found at Beta's Basslab and monthly at Vinyl. In the spare time he finds between sets and school, he writes original music. Below, he tells us what happens to prostitots looking for Britney remixes who come staggering into his booth, doesn't meet Thomas Bangalter and offers some straight wisdom to fame hounds: "If you're really dead set on "making it", get an MBA yo."

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Hey, DJ! Q&A with Joshua Twentythree (aka Time for Trees)

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Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up to them half cocked and ask them to play that new song by such and such -- you know, the one that goes...

This week: Joshua Twentythree. Also known as Time for Trees and Stefan Courvoisier of Les Freres Courvoisier, this DJ/producer/promoter has been active in the scene since the late '90s as the co-founder and co-curator of the Make Mistakes monthly techno and house showcase and with the Communikey fest. He thinks Denver is the new Berlin, and once got so blitzed on free whiskey while deejaying that he threw up in the DJ booth, passed out and ended up getting tossed by security.

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Hey, DJ! Q&A with Dangerous Dan Hyatt

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​Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up to them half cocked and ask them to play that new song by such and such -- you know, the one that goes...

This week: Dangerous Dan Hyatt. The former Director of Engineering for NRC Broadcasting, Dangerous Dan spins five nights a week at a trio of clubs in LoDo, 1515, Oasis and Jacksons. When he was just nine-years-old, he borrowed $5,000 from his parents to launched a mobile DJ company and somehow managed to talk a local radio station into giving him his own show.

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