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DJ Politik Shakes Up the Nightlife Scene

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If you ever find yourself at one of the country’s white-hot nightclubs and you manage to finesse your way past the mammoths with clipboards presiding over the velvet ropes, and you step bravely into the pulsating masses of the hard-partying chic, chances are excellent you will be in earshot of DJ Politik .

The 24-year-old Los Angeles native, who rules over Hollywood’s newest club, Sound, can’t work every room where the glitterati play; after all, the man only has two hands, and as many turntables. But he has established himself in the profession as an A-list maestro spinner, and when he delivers his electric mixes to throngs of jaded clubbers who have heard it all, they tend to fall under his sway and dance the night away.

“It’s not just what you play, it’s how you play it,” he says. “I think what sets me apart—and I’ve heard this from multiple club owners—is my ability to read a crowd. I try to keep the sets tasteful,” Politik says, “not playing too many of the same cheesy top 40 songs, maybe mixing in some classic records. It all boils down to song selection and timing.”

Source: Los Angeles Confidential