DJ John-Henry Dale at Gala Milagro: ¡Celebrando Argentina!

The days on the calendar are getting closer to May 31st, which means that  ¡Gala Milagro: Celebrando Argentina! is almost around the corner. Today we are happy to announce the participation of the talented  local DJ John-Henry Dale as part of to the incredible group of artists who will provide entertainment at the Gala.

We had a  conversation with this talented DJ about Argentina, his music influences and DJ style.

  

- Hello John-Henry we want to thank you for be part of our Gala talented entertainers group of. Tell us as a DJ, how do you describe your music taste and influences?

DJ John-Henry Dale

As a DJ, I have a very diverse taste in music, ranging anywhere from archival field recordings of Cuban Santeria songs, to African Highlife music, to 1970's synthesizer pioneers, to Nueva Canción, Tropicalia, and Samba,  to Disco, Jazz, Hip Hop, Funk and modern Top 40, as well as avant garde / contemporary classical and bleeding edge experimental electronic music. At a certain point, I think had listened to so much music from all eras and genres that I started to realize I would never be happy being a one or two-genre DJ, i.e. "Hip Hop DJ"  or what have you. That said, I have great respect the folks that do dive deep into a few specific genres to find the musical gems that most people won't typically hear.

- According to your DJ style what can we wait at Gala Milagro: íCelebrando Argentina!?

I'm probably what would now be called an "Open Format" DJ, which is, in my opinion, a long overdue method for categorizing DJs who play many different genres of music. That doesn't mean that every gig I play will go all over the musical map. For example, for the upcoming Gala Milagro íCelebrando Argentina!  I will, not surprisingly, only be playing music from Argentina. The next day however, I will be DJing a street-painting block party in my neighborhood where I'll play pretty much whatever I want, as long as it's family-friendly (i.e. no curse words) and not too dark and serious.

- Can you tell us a little bit about how your experiences as a DJ has shaped and influenced you? 

As a former professional wedding DJ, what I've realized is that if you really want to make people happy with your work, you need to be able to adapt and play what your audience wants. This doesn't mean you can't drop in some obscure white label electro-house jams at a really bouncy wedding, but, you know, make sure you do that at like 1 am when the dance floor is packed with sufficiently inebriated party-people, not right after the father-daughter dance.

- How do you feel about Argentinian music and DJing at Gala Milagro: íCelebrando Argentina!?

I'm really looking forward to this Gala Milagro gig though, because it's giving me a chance to really re-discover my love of Argentine music and culture. My first girlfriend in high-school was Argentine-American and that relationship was really what sparked my first interest in all things Latin American, including  the great music of Argentina 1930's Tango through all the great artists on ZZK records in 2013. Probably one of the greatest, if not THE greatest, concert-going experiences I've ever had was seeing Soda Stereo play their "Ultimo Concierto" tour in 1997 at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago Chile: 80,000 thousand screaming fans, seemingly half of whom had lighters, and ALL of whom knew all the lyrics to EVERY SONG they played, all singing in unison, under a starry sky with the Andean Cordillera in the horizon. Fue una noche mágica, gracias a la música de Argentina :)

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For more information about John-Henry Dale's music and his  next performances visit his website: http://johnhenrydale.com/