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Ie-mailed DJ Shiftee, a well-known New York City DI, when ch I was 25: "I know you like a challenge. How about teaching a
deaf person to deejay? .He wrote back the next day: "Challenge
accepted. He tutore
twice a week for two years, helping
me develop correct technique. I'practiced four hours a day.
Now when I'm performing, muscle memory takes over
4 When I started deejaying at clubs, I wouldn't tell the
managers I was deaf. I would just show up, introduce myself
and start playing music. At the end of the night, someone
would say, " Oh, here's the check. "And I'd say, "What? Oh, I
can't hear "They were always so surprised. Sometimes I would
bring doctor's notes because they wouldn't believe me. It was
reassurance that they were giving me jobs because I was good,
not out of sympathy. Eventually people started calling me"that
Deaf DI"and the name stuck
s For a show, I set up one speaker facing my left side, my
good ear, and make it louder all the way up. The speakers that
Shiftee/fifti/谢夫迪(美国DL,两届 Disco Mix Club World DJ Championships军)
2 Challenge accepted: an expression used to indicate that the speaker is willing to
attempt to complete a difficult task
3 Now when I'm performing, muscle memory takes over. Now when I'm per
forming. my body movements become automatic as a result of repeated practice
d and the name stuck: and the name stayed with me; and Ive been known by that
