Brian Salazar @ DETOX Sundays
Brian Salazar
In the world of Nightlife, competition could not be more fierce than in San Francisco. Almost every month we give birth to a new artist, party, or venue. How do you prove excellence in any of these realms? You need 3 things - Experience, Consistency, and Integrity...
Enter: Brian Salazar
I've had the honor of working with Brian for about 4 years now, and it's safe to say he is a master in his element, one that changes week to week. Some DJs "stick to their guns", and it becomes quite obvious when they are not in tune w/ their surroundings. Not Brian. He's like a scientist - he observes, analyzes, then reaches into his record bag for a solution. Brian carries an arsenal of different sounds from Deep/Soulful vocals to Funky/Jackin Chicago style house to driving Tribal/Latin rhythms. My personal favorite - the house music gem that slips it's way into the CDJ and when played, magnetically steers onlooking DJs to the booth only to ask Brian "WHAT TRACK IS THIS?!". Full of surprises and never a dull moment!
Brian Salazar - Undisclosed Location
King of all that is Random
It goes without saying that artists are often interesting individuals out side of their art-form. Maybe I shouldn't use the word "interesting" to describe Brian's outside-of-the-club demeanor. If there is a line between weird and random, you'll find Brian teetering back and forth on that line. Actually, leave it to Brian to find a way to combine weird and random, and then exaggerate it, and then amplify it. That being said - we've all come to accept him as a creative person and contribute that to his success as a DJ and Promoter.
Brian Salazar @ Lovevolution 2009 Photo by Holt Sorenson
The hunger to produce music
What's left for Brian to conquer? In an exclusive email interview (LOL) I asked him what he has in store for his loyal fans:
"I believe the only way to keep up with SF's talented frontline is to keep things interesting - balancing memorable sets and playing new music with a humble, approachable, personality. Additionally, eyebrow raising new ideas/themes for events, and definitely, introducing new, well produced, music are just a few of the many things I may need to do to separate myself from the rest of the hungry pack.
Adjusting to our ever changing industry, I definitely think that I need to keep an ear out analyzing what sound is hot and what's being played... giving the crowd a sound they may appreciate while supplying the scene with what it may be missing.
Self expression through production is the next big step."
The morale of the story - Stay ahead of the hungry pack by being even more hungry.
Dont be nom-nom, be nom-nom-nom.
Read more about Brian Salazar, and dowload some of his mixes here
http://www.ilovehousemusic.com/Brian_Salazar/
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