Moodymann Talks Detroit and Being Independent | Red Bull Music Academy

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Learn from the elusive Detroit DJ and producer Kenny Dixon Jr. AKA Moodymann.
In this interview Moodymann discussed growing up in Detroit, his love of vinyl, being independent and his notoriously wild live shows in his RBMA London 2010 Lecture.
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TOPICS:
06:29 - Detroit
10:15 - KDJ and Mahogani Music
17:18 - "It ain't what you got"
21:05 - Musical family
45:07 - Vinyl love
1:06:10 - The live show
MUSIC:
33:58 - Moodymann - “Black Mahogani” • Black Mahogani (moodym...
56:30 - Moodymann - “Amerika” • Kenny Dixon Jr aka Moo...
1:04:24 - Faze-O - “Riding High” • FAZE-O. "Riding High"....
1:16:57 - Moodymann - “Shades of Jae” • Moodymann - Shades of Jae
Kenny Dixon Jr., AKA Moodymann, is one of the most enigmatic and charismatic figures in house music. Despite his refusal to give interviews and play the press-and-promo game, Dixon Jr.’s voice has been clearly amongst the loudest when it comes to preserving the rich heritage of Afro-American music while fighting the industry powers that be. Blessed with an immaculate way of sampling, he takes stems from blues and soul, and respectfully takes them onto the next level. From his dark and dusty deep house tunes on Peacefrog, Planet E and his own KDJ label, to R&B-drenched outings on the Mahogani Music imprint, Moodymann’s fingerprint is unmistakable.
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@IvanPolyansky 2 года назад

I owe my musical upbringing to this guy. From the place where absolutely no one listens to such staff - Siberia, Russia.

@SpraggieEdits Год назад

wow that’s beautiful

@SuperYTPmaster Год назад

hell yeah brotha

@hotwax761 10 месяцев назад

Did u get his records there?

@pifflepockle Месяц назад

How are things there?

@Cl4rendon 3 года назад

I love watching this once a year - It grounds and confirms my musical perception. Kenny is so authentic and down to earth - He and Theo Parrish created their own kind of soul music.

@fitzjay01 9 лет назад

best RBMA interview ever. what a legend

@tommy2nes 8 лет назад

+fitzjay01 fucking drivel, but I like his music

@MrBoxingVideos 8 лет назад

+Tom Edwards What's drivel?

@JinkProject 6 лет назад

eh... debatable. i thought it was absolutely horrible.

@CB12455 4 года назад

Nah you weren’t paying attention if you thought this interview was drivel. Dude keeps it 💯 . Here’s what he said in my more fancy language: 1. When I spin music, I will not play banal crowd pleasers. I must remain true to myself and that means playing music that is a reflection of where I come from. I will not assimilate to make people more comfortable. 2. Sign with a major label, you sacrifice creative control. Control matters more to me than money. 3. People who insist on labeling music under a multitude of genres and sub genres miss the forest for the trees. All I care about is whether the music is good. 4. Questions about the gear you own are ridiculous. Expensive equipment doesn’t necessarily result in producing good music, creativity and drive matter far more. 5. I don’t feel the need to share everything I do with the world. Sometimes I wish to keep my art private. 6. Dance music was created by black people yet we haven’t received the artistic recognition or financial compensation we deserve. Does that still strike you as drivel?

@bionic7252 2 года назад

@@CB12455 exactly

@RobynJames55 8 лет назад

this guy blew my mind in 2007 when he played on gilles peterson show totally blew my mfing mind and the way i look listen to music and life and attitude towards my music . kenny your the man ..

@L-KG 9 лет назад

I remember in an event called canal mills in leeds i snook back stage and met him, and he told me 'it aint what u got, it what u do with what u got'... hes is own lane ... irreplaceable

@Huumf 5 лет назад

dope

@djexpo6655 5 лет назад

I like to rewatch this interview a few times a year when I need to feel re-invigorated. Mooooooody

@russtoday 2 года назад

Comical this only has 150K views. Dude is a lesson in authenticity

@IvanPolyansky 2 года назад

this pathetic society doesn’t value such things

@Deftonedd4 3 года назад

This brother smooth as hell lol

@PaulDigDeep 3 года назад

Whenever I need some inspiration or a kick up the ass I come to listen to KDJ.

@kevinkrebs1412 3 года назад

Would love to see a fireside chat with Moodymann and Danny Brown

@krabsogood 7 лет назад

Moodymann changed my life!

@hughforward94 6 лет назад

"[I] didn't want to pretend like I was a white man, or a black man, or any other race. I just wanted people to hear my music. Fuck the DJ, the talent is on the turntables."

@RBMA 5 лет назад

“I am not the hottest motherfucking DJ in the world. And I’m not going to play the hottest tracks in the world - but what I will do is give you the truth on them turntables"... Moodyman explores more on his music, and how Prince influenced him: daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2017/05/moodymann-and-prince

@Mysasser1 5 лет назад

We're still watching! 3019

@jackdos14 6 лет назад

"Ima tell you something, it ain't what you got, its what you do with what you have, you understand? And, it ain't you do, its how you do it."

@tulpemuller5658 2 года назад

On what min is this quote?

@stefanjestefanjestefan Год назад

@@tulpemuller5658 18:00

@terencesmith3853 Год назад

@@tulpemuller5658that's a song called ”Doin Your Thang.”👍👍👍😎 and also check for the track, "Seven Mile" by him. 💪💪💪👍👍👍👍😎👌🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@TWIST3DGORRILLA43 3 года назад

Hearing Moodymann in person gives his GTAO character way more personality.

@brawndothethirstmutilator9848 2 года назад

I bought a vinyl single of Forevernevermore in late ‘99. I didn’t know who Moodymann was at the time, and I’m not sure why the record shop had it a few months before the “official” release date. Anyway, been a Moodymann fan ever since. He showed me how stylistically expressive House Music could actually be.

@alsaulso1332 5 лет назад

You can hear Detroit in his music!!!

@Mysasser1 5 лет назад

Sis getting that hair done on some 'bad ass kid moving around' shit! The parting was the dedication.

@SimeonIsraelite 3 года назад

Lol I just made a comment about the same thing above.. smdh

@EchoSoundsystem 4 года назад

Haven’t watched this in years. Still fresh

@mizuko6132 Год назад

I love this interview. And huge props to the interviewer dudes legit a fan of the music and the man behind it.

@prfu1222 7 лет назад

OMG! Shorty braiding his hair though... I ain't mad @ Moody. He some things rolling with him. Good job!

@basbrouwer9660 8 лет назад

15:45 if you're looking for the sample

@neiloughton 8 лет назад

+Jan Klaassen I had no idea that this talk was where that came from! I was just watching it through and i was like errrmmmm

@robertcapelluto8382 8 лет назад

Who sampled this?

@bestmantoday 8 лет назад

which sample?!

@LiammStarr 8 лет назад

Homework - Im into this

@adhdj2205 6 лет назад

Nearly the whole of this video is sampled in music today

@JaceInman 7 лет назад

18:02 - lol this interview was sampled in a Blawan track. Blawan - What You Do With What You Got

@jackyoung8419 7 лет назад

Blawan - What you do with what you HAVE' sorry bud

@lifetakesflight Год назад

Did that single come out in 2011 though?

@Jose-ew7xg 4 года назад

Intro track: William de vaughn - be thankful for what you got (fkj remix)

@basehead617 4 года назад

covered by Massive Attack on their debut album Blue Lines

@terencesmith3853 Год назад

Moodymann’s voice is iconic! ❤️👍😎 His vibe is THE SHIT 💪💪💪💪👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎❤️💯👌

@emiliodiaz2747 8 лет назад

Su manera de hacer música es genial. Los estilos tan dispares en apariencia pero que Moodymann los ensambla en un todo armónico.

@3wetpaint 9 лет назад

that OG vernacular

@subttaafrika900 6 лет назад

This is the greatest RBMA lecture of all time!!!

@sergioobernardi 8 лет назад

SPACEDIMENSION CONTROLLER AT MINUTE 42:18!! GENIUS OF THE NEW AGE TRANCE

@rcecil88 8 лет назад

Yeooo so it is!

@sergioobernardi 8 лет назад

+robert cecil funy! hehe

@dinkc64 8 лет назад

We call it house

@sergioobernardi 8 лет назад

educate your self!!

@djestrella_ 5 лет назад

As far as inspirations, there's nothing like beautiful black women. I don't give a fuck what nobody say. So I'm gonna have them with me. It inspires me. It's a part of my life. So I got to have them on stage at all times. If I stumble sometimes on my own stage, and I don't know what Imma gonna say, I just stumble or I could be doin' something, the band's fucked up or fucked up from shit, or I don't know where I'm at - all I need to do is turn around and look at one of these black sisters and Imma get right back on track baby, you understand?

@djb510 7 месяцев назад

Anything with a Moodyman lable in the record store I got excited and bought it. Sunday Mornin was the first. 💜 #Legend

@dennisnichols3432 3 года назад

Moodymann is the Creative Source. 🎩👌🏿♠️🔝💯🚀

@madmax.maxwell 2 года назад

Peace and Love from Germany ☯️🧿🕉

@InZainUK 7 лет назад

"when it comes to music most women prefer 12 inches"

@ohdenitto 4 года назад

I'm sorry, baby... all I got is this rare 7 inch.

@gerardomartinez576 2 года назад

Golden words, whenever you need to get real, you gotta listen to this guy and what he represents. 🙌

@daanish8066 6 лет назад

18:02 is samples in Inside your love - Swales in Detroit edit !

@royfrompluto 4 года назад

love it

@JohyeahM 9 лет назад

It ain't what you got...

@jackyoung8419 7 лет назад

its what you do with what you have ;)

@ericsaldivar8235 4 месяца назад

big'up Moodymann thank you for all great trax '

@DREDQ 5 лет назад

I think we should applaud KDJ every time he's giving some advice for us

@benjaminmount5172 Год назад

Feedback by Havana Dub one of my fav tracks and finally found the podcast that sample is from with this message :” Some of the best musicians on this planet we prolly will never hear… unfortunately, some of the wackest producers we gon hear all the time… cause it’s all about who you know”…. *drops fucking heat Really enjoyed this interview, lots of great messages. Great musical perspective

@___Yep___ Год назад

I can’t believe this guys in GTA ONLINE !!! KDJ and MOODYMAN ! I never knew they was the same person until the Tuner heists dropped

@biglsworth567 5 лет назад

He really likes the word situation!

@quayinlock 9 лет назад

All heart & soul! Respect the fuck out of KDJ

@ТимаН-я5ш 7 лет назад

moodymann,респект тебе! Ты наш человек! Respect! Thanks!

@Nathan-np9zg 8 лет назад

@16:00 Hugo Massien samples for "All Night"

@titobalkani8240 6 лет назад

Keeps movin his head lol. Extraterrestrial ass brotha right here.

@bdc-muzik 8 лет назад

He high as hell...

@lurker4923 2 года назад

so happy I learned about moody

@fredbissnette3104 2 года назад

still on this record!

@sammygamingchannel5833 3 года назад

His voice is soo cool in gta v

@sebastiana6903 Месяц назад

18:02 I need to hear this again please if you come across my comment just remind me to look at it

@HerrmannHinz 7 лет назад

respekt to big benji b as well!

@matthiasschneider6398 Год назад

New approach to electronic music he showed us. He is more organic than other cats from Detroit. Great talent and great gift for House Music!!! But who pays the girls and mother around him?? 😂

@arseniclobster 7 месяцев назад

I don't make music for the masses. I make music for people who listen. - KDJ

@masingasphiwe 5 лет назад

I love Moody.

@riyad81200 5 лет назад

45:31 KETTAMA - I P O D

@professorquack 2 года назад

lol like 10 banging tracks were made from this interview. Seriously him just talking is deep as pie.

@petersfds Год назад

"its not what you do , its how you do" , thats how i recognized live , glad he said it .

@blazebott 8 лет назад

i wish to be a big a man he is one day

@coachc8255 2 года назад

I would not sit still if I heard 1:18:42 tune, had it on my underground cd stash, kept moodyman as special, its like more underground than alef gopher and demon midnight funk cd, more soulful, deep and inteligent in a way

@kopirka1 4 года назад

He makes me want to buy Impala and swing on his mo@e&fu##in records so much

@ckadril2342 5 лет назад

I want to get the same bucket hat!!

@habibi_wali Год назад

feelin moody

@vitality91 9 лет назад

legend

@byrondodson4713 3 года назад

Kenny has always been a cool Brother

@jonasklein9348 7 лет назад

Anyone know what the speakers they have are?

@BasementTracks 10 месяцев назад

The GOAT

@Philippe44 7 лет назад

What are those shoes and what are those speakers?

@kevinmacgregor5831 4 года назад

Big Eared Kenny ...Respect

@puymao 5 лет назад

I love it!

@ivicaeres280 9 лет назад

Moodymann

@discoprescription Год назад

everybody keeps asking William devaughn track its David todd mix from 1980 peace

@RTCLR123 4 года назад

43:50 ..listening of a phone still gets you grooving

@maefield6016 5 лет назад

ID the song in the beggining?

@Jose-ew7xg 4 года назад

Intro track: William de vaughn - be thankful for what you got (fkj remix)

@royfrompluto 4 года назад

9:25 here in detriot 😍

@MoFiTheMagnificent 6 лет назад

Stay steezy lofi squad

@clivebean7801 6 лет назад

Legend!

@SCWFunBaby 4 года назад

If you are going to do anything- Fuckn do it

@mixit313 5 лет назад

Amen!

@bryanandres495 4 года назад

Anyone know the first track disco track played?

@DrunkUncle1917 3 года назад

whaddup dough

@Adversitiv 7 лет назад

that real shit

@peterrosenshine9655 6 лет назад

Legend

@ivonnedavilajuarez 7 лет назад

Passionfruit sample??

@alingard1 6 лет назад

yeh but benji b dont play records. he always banging on about vinyl but every show i seen he playing from a usb.

@Mal_Dee 8 лет назад

I was really more impressed of the first wig :D

@grimetone 9 лет назад

whats the song starting at 39:00?

@xd-df2tv 8 лет назад

+3guys1hammerPwns Moodymann - Black Mahogani

@Fiveandime 4 года назад

keeping it A BUCK!!!

@pierogazzani4772 9 лет назад

this is influential

@scottb32a 2 месяца назад

what a don

@lilerniegroove1 8 лет назад

big ups Moody!!! rspx

@GhiaccioNero 8 лет назад

does anybody know the name of the song on the back ? (in the beginning) thankss

@basicgrind 8 лет назад

William devaun

@georgekontou7235 8 лет назад

be thankful for what you've got - william devaughn

@KrustyGeezer 8 лет назад

Check also Curtis Mayfield's "Diamond in The Back", Massive Attack's version of "Be Thankful For What You've Got", and Gabor Szabo's "Keep Smiling"

@MrBoxingVideos 8 лет назад

This is likely to be a Moodymann remix. The bassline is very different.

@SCWFunBaby 4 года назад

Electro Fy Ing Mojo

@blowfly420 2 года назад

GTA Got You Out Cha much luv brother! U always in my tape deck play list

@MrElliotB 7 лет назад

so fucking G!! 11/10

@oliwb5000 6 лет назад

What song in back ground in opening few mins?

@matt_lewis 6 лет назад

William De Vaughn - Be thankful for what you got

@QuadryHolloman 3 года назад

i want that hat. what is it called?

@nevertellmethaoddz8581 3 года назад

try searching "plush bucket cap" that might bring something up

@malosarazin4663 3 года назад

9:28 "There was no turning point, you are in Detroit... There is no one in Detroit that don't either sell records, buy records, listen to records"

@bgp4176 3 года назад

9:32 there's no-one in detroit that don't either sell records, buy records, listen to records

@paintnchill 7 лет назад

Anyone have the id for the first track?

@Mplanet00 6 лет назад

William de Vaughn: Be Thankful For What You've Got ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0KFpaWVy-Ac.html