Interview with DJ Punch - New Jersey old school - "Hot" Atlanta now school! 

1)     So DJ Punch, where ya from? Where ya at???? 

I'm from "BRICK CITY" NEWARK NEW JERSEY  now living in "HOT ATLANTA"

2)     Mid Eighties New Jersey… what can you remember? 

Partying at the PARADISE GARAGE , leaving there and go record shopping at VINYLMANIA in NEW YORK CITY , and get ready to dj at CLUB ZANZIBAR and CLUB SENSATIONS in NEWARK, NEW JERSEY. 

3)     Tell us about your involvement at Zanzibar??? 

Me and my buddy dj shank, we was doing BIG PARTIES at TWIN CITY ROLLER RINK, then they closed, so we did not have a place to do our party for 3,000 party people who came out to dance they ass off, so we went to the owner of ZANZIBAR, and work out a deal with him to rent the club out and the rest is history from 1987 til 1993, we gave the BIGGEST party in JERSEY. 

4)     Can you describe “The Jersey Sound”?  

The Jersey Sound starting with MOVIN' RECORDS and ACE BEAT RECORDS  man they had groups that blow your mind away, like "BLAZE & PHAZE II & JOMANDA & VICKY MARTIN &  KENNY BOBIEN & DEE DEE BRAVE & LACHANDRA & VALERIE INGRAM & CASSIO & BOYD JARVIS & PARK AVE & INTENSE & PAUL SCOTT and the list goes on and on man when you hear one of these group sing "LIVE"  man you will catch the HOLY GHOST every time!!!!

5)     Is there a Jersey Sound today – do you consider yourself a house DJ/ Jersey DJ/ Disco DJ – how do you describe what you are into and does it matter??? 

I will always be a JERSEY DJ , because my roots are here in jeresy, I'm from the old school, I was djing in the 70's so we had all the good music that was made back then, and all the great dj's like LARRY LEVAN & TEE SCOTT & TIMMY REGISFORD & DJ HIPPIE & LARRY PATTERSON & MERLIN BOBB!!!!  so I describe myself as a old school dj with the JERSEY HOUSE SOUNDS. 

6)     Tell me 5 classics that you always like to pack and have handy to spin: 

"LOVE IS THE MESSAGE" & " DISCO CIRCUS" &  "KEEP ON" by D-TRAIN &  "THE MUSIC GOT ME" by VISUAL  & " DON'T MAKE ME WAIT" by NEW YORK CITY PEECH BOYS.  

7)     Is today’s music as good as (say just different) or better than yester years??? 

NO!!! NO!!!  today music is no where better then the old school music, the reason is the new music don't have that REAL SOULFUL sound, and that's because the old school music have that 'LIVE BAND playing the music, they are playing right from there HEART and SOUL with feeling, you can sit down and hear the true sounds come out of those records, NOW THAT'S REAL MUSIC!!!! 

8)     Who are some of your favorite current producers and what do you like about them?  

"MASTERS AT WORK"  there no more to be said but they are the best in our time right now right along with "BLAZE" who are real good friends of my, those two are THE REAL DEAL right now.

9)     Are artists/ producers/ DJs of today making and spinning future classics??? 

Yes they are. What are your “future classics” if any??   "RELEASE THE TENSION by  COLONEL ABRAMS

10)  Are you where you want to be with your DJing? Where would you like to head with this?  

Yes I'm happy where I'm at, I like to take it step by step and learn everything I need to now about the music world, I would like to go around the world with this and share the music with other people that will be nice for to do one day. 

11)  Tell us about your local scene? 

Well right now I'm in "HOT ATLANTA" me and my buddy dj t-groove are doing the BIGGEST HOUSE PARTY in ATLANTA call BABY POWDER we call our self "GROOVE KIDZ"  people are going crazy over us right now because of our RICHARD LONG SOUND SYSTEM and the style of music we are playing and we both from the OLD SCHOOL scene "PARADISE GARAGE" and CLUB ZANZIBAR and now the top club in NEW YORK CITY right now is CLUB SHELTER

12)  Any shouts goin’ out?  

My mother and my kids and family and all who help me on the way I like to say I love you all

DJ PUNCH MIXES

BABY POWDER ON THE DANCE FLOOR 2005 - VOLUME 1

BABY POWDER ON THE DANCE FLOOR 2005 - VOLUME 2

More About DJ PUNCH

Born in Newark, New Jersey, Punch grew up in an environment rich with soulful music. Back in the day, he was influenced by his father who was a drum player and his uncle who played conga in a authentic big band.

In the mid 70's, Punch began hanging out with big name DJ's such as DISCO CHUCK who worked with RICHARD LONG, KELLY who owned CLUB SENSATIONS, MARK 4 DISCO, G.O.L.D. PROD., MR C DISCO and FUNKY BILL DISCO. Punch looked up to these guys whom took him under their wings and showed him the art of being a DJ.

Thru these experiences, Punch began to make a name for himself and he began doing parties with a group of friends calling themselves GENTLEMEN OF NEPTUNE DISCO. Initially, they specialized in High School dances and House Parties. It was at this point when Punch started being influenced by NIGHT CLUBS and he encountered a whole new world thru SUPER CLUBS such as CLUB ZANZIBAR, PARADISE GARAGE, CLUB SENSATIONS, DOCKS, THE CHEETAH CLUB and CLUB BLACK BOX.

Eventually, Punch's dream of DJing at these super clubs came true and he took his DJ career to the next level. While he was DJing at the clubs he met a soon-to-be production partner, DJ SHANK. They came together with P&S PRODUCTION and began throwing wildly eclectic mobile parties at TWIN CITY ROLLER RINK, ZANZIBAR, CLUB SENSATION & THE CHEETAH CLUB (just to name a few).

Punch then hooked up with an old friend, MR. PAUL SCOTT, who took both Punch and Shank under his wing and taught them about Production and Studio work. They began working out of CLUB SENSATIONS STUDIO and called themselves B.O.P. PRODUCTION and the rest is history.

Now living in "HOT ATLANTA", Punch is still doing his thang. He hooked up with a real good friend, DJ T-GROOVE, and they are currently throwing the BIGGEST and HOTTEST PARTIES in "HOT ATLANTA", utilizing their RICHARD LONG SOUND SYSTEM. They use the name "GROOVE KIDZ" and the parties are called "BABY POWDER". The name speaks for itself !!!!!