Rusty Lazer is a DJ from New Orleans, Louisiana that
specializes in the street music of his adopted home town.
Following in the tradition of the second line parades and block parties that make New Orleans famous, Rusty Lazer spins songs from the three hundred year old repertoire of street music this decadent city has to offer. In a single set, dancers are likely to hear the hypnotic beat of the Mardi Gras Indians, Hot Jazz from the early 20th century, Twists from the 50’s, Soul and R&B from the 1960’s and 70’s, Brass Band jams stretching across all of these eras and even the modern block party sounds of Hip Hop and Bounce Music (a particular invention of local musicians that manages to feature all of these styles rolled up together with an ass shakin’ beat!) along with mash-ups of all of the above created by Rusty Lazer himself. In addition, he moves across multiple unrelated genres (electro, bizarre 80’s, new wave, international ghetto beats, dance punk and metal) as well in a kind of “kitchen sink”, but always danceable, fashion. Other Music Records in New York calls his set “a sweaty, mega-mix crash course in the hard and nasty sound of the ‘Nolia (New Orleans). Rusty Lazer ain’t for the prudes, but it’s some of the most infectious dance music you’ll ever hear if you’re not familiar.” He has performed at clubs, art galleries, benefits, guerilla public events, and created soundtracks for circuses, plays and performance art spectacles in museums and galleries throughout Europe, the U.S., China and Japan. Rusty is currently working live with “Sissy Bounce” (queer/transgender) superstars Big Freedia,Katey Red and Sissy Nobby, whose songs are at the top of the local radio charts and heard on the streets at every block party.
In 2009 Rusty performed for Deitch Gallery at Art Basel in Miami, at multiple benefit shows for Swimming Cities of Serenissima by installation artist Swoon, at many New York clubs with Big Freedia and at SXSW events such as Gadjo Disko and Gay Bi Gay Gay in Austin.
2010 will see more of the same as Rusty and Freedia head to Los Angeles and San Fransicsco with New Orleans band Galactic, performing at the El Rey and the Fillmore. A team of talented people Rusty works with are spearheading a retrospective Bounce Showcase at SXSW, as well as a return to Gay Bi Gay Gay. In addition several documentary projects featuring Bounce artists will be released this year, foremost of which is a VBS (Vice Magazine’s Online Video Site) Produced Bounce snapshot featuring DJ Jubilee, DJ Blaqnmild, Sissy Rappers and much more.
http://soundcloud.com/rustylazer
