interview by Geri C.

Dj Gemini has been on the club scene even before working the noon day mix with Jeanie Jones on WKYS. He has an amazing technique when spinning on the ones and twos. Gemini is also a big fan of CRED Magazine (which is always a good thing). I got a chance to sit down with Dj Gemini to see how he made he way into the game.

CRED: Let me begin by asking you what age you started?

DJ GEMINI: I started djn at about age 13

CRED: 13 is pretty young to dj. Can you remember one of the first parties?

DJ GEMINI: I think my first party may have been a wedding reception that I did for this couple when I was about 14 or 15 years old.

CRED: Was the crowd feelin’ you?

DJ GEMINI: I don’t even think I had their wedding song. Hey you shouldn’t let a 14 yr old dj your wedding reception!

CRED: I have no clue what that couple was thinking lol. You’ve come a long way since then though. What are some of your accomplishments?

DJ GEMINI: Well I’ve done a lot, just for the last few years though, I represented the east coast in the Toyota DJ showcase in Chicago, Right now I am the only dj in the DMV with 2 mix show’s on the same day. Check them out on 93.9 WKYS 12Pm with Jeannie Jones also 12AM with Déjà Perez, and nominated most supportive dj in the DMV EMA’s, City Paper mixtape of the year with Mullyman just to name a few. Should I keep going lol?

CRED: Nope I think you’ve listed enough lol. There are many artists in the DMV. Can you inform them on how to submit there demos to 93.9 WKYS?

DJ GEMINI: We have a few outlets to submit music to radio, the best way to submit your music is to set up a meeting with myself, I do meetings with independent artist weekly. Just call the station and they will set the meeting up.

CRED: That’s a good look. As a mainstream dj you know that music today is all over the place. Give me you thought on today’s indie music?

DJ GEMINI: I think there is a lot of talent

out there. There is even more garbage out there though. It’s too easy for anyone to make a song. People think that just because they have a computer, and pro-tools that they can be a rapper. That just makes it hard for the good stuff to make it thru. Shout out to all of the indie artists doing their thing though, the DMV is next up!!

CRED: I agree. We definitely have a lot of talent here in the DMV area. You are now part of the WKYS family. How did you get hooked up with WKYS?

DJ GEMINI: I’ve always been djn in clubs in the DMV pretty much before I was even on the radio. So I‘ve been good friends with all of the dj’s on the radio, I was just never on the radio. I sent a few CD’s in to WKYS and WPGC 95.5 a few years ago but nothing really happened so I really didn’t force the issue. One day my manager called me and told me go give DJ Sixth Sense a call, at the time he was mix show coordinator of WKYS. He told me to start bringing CD’s in to give to the program directors. As time would go by, I would go to the studio and hang out with DJ Alazay, Analyze, and try to learn as much as I could. I did that for about a year, and a spot opened up. Here I am.

CRED: That’s what’s up. Let the CRED readers know where they can party with you at?

DJ GEMINI: Well on Thursday nights K Street Lounge, Friday nights at Ibiza, and Saturday night at Lux Lounge

CRED: Now I know you do mix tapes. Let the people know which ones you mixed so they can go out and cop them.

DJ GEMINI: I have a few different mixtape series. Dirty Radio (dirty south series), On Ya Radio (all the hits), I Love the 90’s (all 90’s r&b), Uptown Saturday night (old school r&b), Sex Education (slow jam series), Wire Mix Volume 3 (coming soon with myself, Mullyman and Dj Celo), and a lot more to come its too many to name.

CRED: Give the people who want to walk in your shoes a word of advice?

DJ GEMINI: Listen to other dj’s. Whether you think they are wack or they are good. You can always learn something from another dj. Shout Out to the DMV, my family, Major League, WKYS and everyone who supports me. Thank you so much! I got more to come !