DJ Wizard Kelli is one in all Atlanta’s most interesting. She began DJing severely in 2021 after shifting again to Atlanta, and she or he shortly established herself as probably the greatest vibe setters town has to supply. She pulled as much as the rolling out studios to speak about her come up and provides us a evaluate of 2024 in music.
How did you get the title DJ Wizard Kelli?
I don’t know when you’ve heard of Cartridge, but when you understand. Cartridge, they’re legendary within the gaming and in addition like simply artistic music house. However yeah, I reached out to them to see if I may DJ at one in all their occasions. And this was yeah, like 2021, I suppose. And so they went for it. And that was my first time like formally DJing in an area. And once they put my title on the flyer, they put it at as Wizard Kelli. However I used to be going by my actual title Kelli J as a result of that’s what I’m going by for my artwork title. And so they put my fly my title on the flyer as Wizard Kelli. And I didn’t like that as a result of I actually didn’t suppose that folks would get that. I believed they’d assume wizard can be like Wizards of Waverly Place or some. However yeah, that’s the title state of affairs.
How did you get into DJ’ing?
Getting began with DJing form of happened like form of in my school days somewhat bit like I used to be simply f—-ing round on like a laptop computer utilizing digital DJ, and it was like so pathetic. However you understand, I did what I may. Right here’s somewhat little bit of DJ lore if y’all wish to hear it; My first main occasion was doing a university factor, I DJ’d for Spring Fling, which was like our college’s spring pageant. And like, I stated, like. Bard could be very a lot so hippie dippy, like free spirit out on this planet. Very, very white. Very Palmers. Sure. And I’m with all that shit. I adore it, man. However they didn’t actually have of a hip-hop tradition that I’m used to coming from Atlanta, I’m born and raised right here. So, like, I used to be like, okay, we gotta change some s—t up. Like, the rock music, it’s actual cool. However let’s do some one thing completely different. So, after I DJ’d for Spring Fling, I used to be very, very, very drunk. I drank like a half a bottle of tequila. And I used to be similar to wasted as f—ok up there giving the folks greater than a present. Like, far more than a DJ present. I used to be like swinging throughout. It was just like the occasion had a tent over it you understand, there’s like poles to help a tent. I used to be swinging off the rattling poles my entire set.
Why is Sahbabii having such a giant resurgence?
He’s having a serious comeback. Vikings is unquestionably one of many high songs I hear proper now. He’s all the time simply been like that mysterious shadow within the evening. I really feel like no Shade, I felt like Sahbabii is meant to be the place Playboi Cardi is at. He does his personal factor, which I actually love. It’s like he has his personal fan base that he appeases. He doesn’t actually care about attempting to draw new followers. He even had his personal, like, faith factor that he was on. I f*cked with that.
Who do you hearken to?
I’m listening to King Tubby, who’s a dub reggae artist from, like, from the 80s. I came upon about him via Lee Scratch Perry. He’s like one other legendary dub reggae artist. Revolutionary. I don’t know a variety of music that I hear both comes from, like, snippets of issues that I hear. I all the time have my Shazam on. On rock and, like, regardless of the place I’m at, however like, even like, TV exhibits, films. I like film soundtracks. I believe it could be dope to attain a film, which is like, a variety of completely different genres of music for one movie. I like a variety of, like, deep Home (music) and, like, Large Assault, like, put up punk sort stuff. I like emo music. Like, I simply found this this style known as Math Rock, which is, like. It has one thing to do with chords. And it sounds just like Wisconsin Emo or like, one thing like that. I simply noticed that, like, in a remark part on Instagram, and I used to be similar to I gotta examine this out, as a result of I’ve by no means heard of Math Rock or Wisconsin emo. I don’t know which one but it surely’s stunning. It feels like a Home windows loading display screen.
Who was rap’s MVP in 2024?
I’d give it to Future. Yeah. I’d should say Future, he’s constant. He’s a constant poisonous king. And we love him. We love him right here in Atlanta. Thug locked up, so there wasn’t a lot he may do however Pillow discuss Mariah. However Future’s like, he’s the king of Atlanta. As quiet because it’s stored. He don’t do an excessive amount of of the Web stuff, which I like.