February Profile:The Logic Theorist Website: www.tuffbreaks.com Contact: thelogictheorist@yahoo.com Real Audio: Mix 1 - Underground Funk Real Audio: Beauracracy and Lies vol 1 MP3: Mix 2 - Bowman's Gate

How did you get started ?
October of 1996 a new goth/industrial club opened up in New Orleans. Turns out I knew the owners through friends of friends, and used that connection to get a job "DJing." The head DJ had me spin shit slot, basically play until people got there, and then cover after most everybody left, while he was teaching me to spin. I was playing 80's music on one night and goth/industrial on another. In the 8-9 months I had residency there I learned a lot, as well as getting completely hooked on spinning. I still remember my first solid beatmix more clearly (and more fondly) than I remember my first girlfriend.

From there I kept in the retro and industrial club DJ scene with pretty regular residencies until in August of 99 I fell upon Atmospheric Drum and Bass. I had always listened to and liked electronic music before, but nothing had ever caught my ear like those drifting melodies over fast breaks with smooth basslines. So I started buying nothing but atmospheric records, changed my DJ name and stopped taking gigs for retro and industrial. From there I've had to rebuild the name I had in other scenes, and I think it's very funny that most people don't realize how long I've actually been doing this.

Who inspires you musically and why?
Andy Smith from Portishead and DJ Cam (among many others), for using the turntables as an instrument and pushing the limits of expression in DJing. Daniel Meyer (Haujobb) for consistently amazing me with his production skills and the depth in his sounds. Casper for always being on the forefront of new styles (ie not afraid to do something different because he feels it).

How much have you changed musically since you started?
Well I went into some explanation of this above. As I started getting more and more into the technical aspects of mixing I got frustrated with the song structures and possibilities of spinning pop music. Also, I started spinning when I was 17, and it's only natural that the style of music that speaks to me and what I want to say with my sets has changed as I've grown. I've also picked up 2Step Garage, Downtempo, and Deep House as genres I spin, all of which are an even further step away from the style I played before.

Name two of your favorite Tracks.
I'm gonna cheat a bit here: 2 favorite tracks of all time
1) "24 Hours" by Joy Division
2) "In Uns - Hope" by Beefcake

2 favorite electronic tracks:
1) "Timeshift" by Future Engineers (First atmospheric record I bought)
2) "The Battle" by Wookie

Honorable mention goes to anything FSOL and Autechre have ever done.

What do you think of the current state of the Dallas Scene?
I think the "large party" mentality that is prevelant in our scene currently is destroying it. I'm NOT going to run around saying it needs to be back underground, but I will say that several of the upcoming large parties will make or break us in the eyes of the media and the police. The club and party scene needs to be more informed and active in making sure we continue to have our freedom. New laws are being drafted to push this culture down, and old laws are being used in new ways to keep it there. The dance permit laws are under review, and the council seeks to make all dancing in Dallas stop at 2am.

In New Orleans as well as Dallas and soon the rest of the country prosecutors seek to use the "crack house" law to put party promoters and venue owners in jail. This is not 1991 where we can break into a warehouse and no one will be the wiser. This is 2001, and being devoted to the electronic music scene is a serious responsibility.

I think we should see a ban of all ages parties. I think we should see a no tolerance approach to drug use at parties. I think we need to see more smaller, intimate events that not only provide the kind of atmosphere we want to portray to the media, but also the kind of atmosphere we want to portray to those new to the scene. If your first party had been 7500 mostly fucked up people would you have any idea of what the scene was really about? And if we continually provide this kind of out of control atmosphere can we really blame the police and the law for wanting to shut us down? Can we really blame the media for saying it's all about drugs? I think things have gotten out of hand, and unless we do something now it will only get worse.

When is your next gig?
Every Wed at Sandbar check out Dallas (and Texas) first all 2step garage weekly, with me, Phooka, Surge, and SoulFonik. Also every Friday at Sandbar me, DJ Mythic, and guests spin atmospheric drum and bass upstairs. Everything else is tenative at the moment.

Do you want to thank anyone?
Everyone who listens. (And Eiwe and Annesta for asking me to be on this page)