Creative inspiration with DJ EROCK
The Conversation
Music, for DJ EROCK, has never been just about sound — it’s been about lineage.
In this docu-series episode, DJ EROCK traces his relationship with music back to childhood: flipping through his parents’ CDs, absorbing every track, and discovering how music could hold emotion, memory, and movement all at once. Long before he touched a DJ controller, he was learning how to listen — not just to beats, but to stories.
That listening became a foundation.
Carrying a Legacy Forward
At the heart of this conversation is legacy. DJ EROCK shares the influence of his grandfather, one of the top Black radio DJs in Buffalo, New York — a man who played music for presidents, socialites, and entire communities during a time when representation was limited and hard-won.
Although they never met, DJ EROCK speaks directly to that lineage, describing his work as a continuation rather than a departure. Deejaying becomes a form of inheritance — something to protect, expand, and pass forward.
Deejaying as Connection, Not Competition
Throughout the conversation, DJ EROCK returns to one core idea: connection.
For him, deejaying isn’t about outperforming others — it’s about reading energy, responding to a crowd, and offering people something they didn’t know they needed. He describes the moment he puts on headphones as entering a shared space, where joy, memory, and release become collective experiences.
He speaks openly about collaboration, mentorship, and reaching out — encouraging emerging DJs to shadow others, ask questions, and learn through proximity rather than competition.
Practice, Discipline, and Craft
Deejaying, DJ EROCK explains, is art — but it’s also discipline.
Practice is non-negotiable. From learning transitions to understanding how to manipulate sound, effects, and rhythm, he frames the craft as something that requires repetition, humility, and curiosity. His vision extends beyond personal success toward opening a DJ school — a space to teach fundamentals and preserve knowledge that often goes undocumented.
Music as Healing and Forward Motion
The conversation closes on resilience.
DJ EROCK reflects on stepping away from deejaying, hitting personal lows, and finding his way back with renewed clarity and purpose. Music becomes both a healing force and a declaration — a reminder that growth doesn’t erase struggle, but builds from it.
For DJ EROCK, deejaying isn’t finished work. It’s evolving. And the next chapter is already in motion.
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