At-risk youth offered DJ and music production skills

Avishay Artsy:

Terrence lives at The Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services center in Highland Park. He's trying to scratch a record for the first time.

Josh Winkler, an Atlanta DJ better known as Klever, says Terrence was impressive for his first attempt at DJing.

"He's doing good. I think the most important thing right now is being on beat, the rhythm part," he said. "And confidence really, man. Because at first all the guys were kind of looking, and scared. But now, look at 'em, they're all wanting to do it, so overcoming all that stuff means more to me than trying to learn a scratch."

Klever was one of about a dozen prominent DJs and music producers stationed at five tables set up around the gym, offering lessons in scratching, beat making, and other basic tricks of the trade.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at January 3, 2014 1:49 AM
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