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]

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

[@SpraggieEdits]

wow that’s beautiful

[@SuperYTPmaster]

hell yeah brotha

[@hotwax761]

Did u get his records there?

[@pifflepockle]

How are things there?

[@basedgod12]

Да, братан, есть такое, мудимэн легенда!

[@Cl4rendon]

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]

best RBMA interview ever. what a legend

[@tommy2nes]

+fitzjay01 fucking drivel, but I like his music

[@MrBoxingVideos]

+Tom Edwards What's drivel?

[@JinkProject]

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

[@CB12455]

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]

@@CB12455 exactly

[@Robredmo]

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]

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]

dope

[@djexpo6655]

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

[@Deftonedd4]

This brother smooth as hell lol

[@russtoday]

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

[@IvanPolyansky]

this pathetic society doesn’t value such things

[@kevinkrebs1412]

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

[@PaulDigDeep]

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

[@Mysasser1]

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

[@SimeonIsraelite]

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

[@brawndothethirstmutilator9848]

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.

[@krabsogood]

Moodymann changed my life!

[@TWIST3DGORRILLA43]

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

[@DeeperConnection]

You can hear Detroit in his music!!!

[@RBMA]

“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]

We're still watching! 3019

[@jackdos14]

"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]

On what min is this quote?

[@stefanjestefanjestefan]

@@tulpemuller5658 18:00

[@terencesmith3853]

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

[@RadioBinario.]

@@tulpemuller5658 18:10

[@techled]

Most quotable artist ever moody is something else

[@EchoSoundsystem]

Haven’t watched this in years. Still fresh

[@terencesmith3853]

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

[@prfu1222]

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

[@subttaafrika900]

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

[@mizuko6132]

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

[@JaceInman]

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

[@jackyoung8419]

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

[@lifetakesflight]

Did that single come out in 2011 though?

[@emiliodiaz2747]

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

[@sergioobernardi]

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

[@rcecil88]

Yeooo so it is!

[@sergioobernardi]

+robert cecil funy! hehe

[@dinkc64]

We call it house

[@sergioobernardi]

educate your self!!

[@hughforward94]

"[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."

[@madmax.maxwell]

Peace and Love from Germany ☯️🧿🕉

[@3wetpaint]

that OG vernacular

[@dennisnichols3432]

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

[@deps420]

this shit is motivating af

[@Jose-ew7xg]

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

[@basehead617]

covered by Massive Attack on their debut album Blue Lines

[@djb510]

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

[@gerardomartinez576]

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

[@benjaminmount5172]

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

[@ericsaldivar8235]

big'up Moodymann thank you for all great trax '

[@basbrouwer9660]

15:45 if you're looking for the sample

[@neiloughton]

+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]

Who sampled this?

[@bestmantoday]

which sample?!

[@LiammStarr]

Homework - Im into this

[@adhdj2205]

Nearly the whole of this video is sampled in music today

[@SCWFunBaby]

His yearly BBQ in Detroit was dope. Miss that

[@daanish8066]

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

[@royfrompluto]

love it

[@DREDQ]

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

[@ТимаН-я5ш]

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

[@___Yep___]

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

[@djestrella_]

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?

[@masingasphiwe]

I love Moody.

[@olivergilberthorpe6789]

The goat ❤

[@InZainUK]

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

[@ohdenitto]

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

[@petersfds]

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

[@BasementTracks]

The GOAT

[@JohyeahM]

It ain't what you got...

[@jackyoung8419]

its what you do with what you have ;)

[@fredbissnette3104]

still on this record!

[@lurker4923]

so happy I learned about moody

[@arseniclobster]

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

[@biglsworth567]

He really likes the word situation!

[@sebastiana6903]

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

[@yacineibou8808]

Look at it

[@MoFiTheMagnificent]

Stay steezy lofi squad

[@ivicaeres280]

Moodymann

[@vitality91]

legend

[@Nathan-np9zg]

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

[@puymao]

I love it!

[@clivebean7801]

Legend!

[@habibi_wali]

feelin moody

[@HerrmannHinz]

respekt to big benji b as well!

[@coachc8255]

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

[@quayinlock]

All heart & soul! Respect the fuck out of KDJ

[@riyad81200]

45:31 KETTAMA - I P O D

[@sammygamingchannel5833]

His voice is soo cool in gta v

[@mixit313]

Amen!

[@RIPYOSHI999]

My introduction to him is GTA online

[@bdc-muzik]

He high as hell...

[@kevinmacgregor5831]

Big Eared Kenny ...Respect

[@RTCLR123]

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

[@byrondodson4713]

Kenny has always been a cool Brother

[@professorquack]

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

[@lilerniegroove1]

big ups Moody!!! rspx

[@ckadril2342]

I want to get the same bucket hat!!

[@OVOFilip]

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

[@mpfumowallace3890]

Legend

[@Fiveandime]

keeping it A BUCK!!!

[@royfrompluto]

9:25 here in detriot 😍

[@DrunkUncle1917]

whaddup dough

[@titobalkani8240]

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

[@Adversitiv]

that real shit

[@scottb32a]

what a don

[@discoprescription]

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

[@BlowFly420]

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

[@SCWFunBaby]

Yesss

[@Kinneya]

🔥🔥

[@mattlippy]

truth

[@malosarazin4663]

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"

[@Mal_Dee]

I was really more impressed of the first wig :D

[@blazebott]

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

[@Philterbank]

What are those shoes and what are those speakers?

[@alingard1]

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

[@ivonnedavilajuarez]

Passionfruit sample??

[@SCWFunBaby]

Electro Fy Ing Mojo

[@jonasklein9348]

Anyone know what the speakers they have are?

[@jeremyweeks2945]

Love it very good ind5

[@Delta9Soundproduction]

Волшебство

[@jacksonhughes5352]

5:58 -17:08

[@bgp4176]

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