TJR
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
TJR (real name TJ Rozdilsky) has built a formidable catalogue of remixes and original tracks since broadening out from his acid house and techno roots in 2008. He has consistently been cooking up big room bangers that have received massive support from prominent DJ’s around the world. Originally from the little state of Connecticut, a move to Los Angeles in 2010 saw him embracing the benefits of the United States’ hot spot for electronic dance music.
He first gained exposure as a promising newcomer to the electro/fidget house scene. Combining his love for grimey analog bass, chugging techno grooves, and quirky vocal samples, he began crafting a refreshingly new cross-over sound. It was kicked off with the “Bass is the Place EP” released on Lee Mortimer’s Wearhouse Music which included tracks “Sonic Chronic” and “Atomic”. Since then he has added several original tracks to his arsenal, like “Booty Move” (Jack Union), “This World” (Jack Union), “Good Evening Chicago” (Potty Mouth Music), “I Don’t Know Where” (Potty Mouth Music) which all climbed high on the beatport charts.
He has definitely pulled the right strings for yours truly, as I seem to have a deep fascination with all that is bloopy, wonky, and weird. Resonating pitch-bent madness is one of Rozildsky’s strong suits, and with 4 Beatport pages filled with bangerade, its no surprise that he has become a personal favorite. You can often catch him and Whiskey Pete throwing down the mayhem — the duo graced the streets of San Francisco this past Wednesday at Mycole Beeson’s infamous EPR [Photos here]. He’ll be gearing up to drop some silliness down in LA at Control this Friday, so if you’re in the area, enlighten yourself.
Moving on, we had the pleasure of catching up with TJR to ask him a few questions before his gig this upcoming Friday. It went a little bit like this..
