Written by Gerard Meraz
Los Angeles at the turn of the century became the new music capital of the world, with DJs at the center of activity. DJs from all over the world moved to Los Angeles to work in the film industry making beats and selecting music for soundtracks.
Rock stars like Tommy Lee and Perry Ferrell, and celebrities like Danny Masterson and Lindsay Lohan put down their guitars and scripts and began to DJ. The Southern California weather allows for outdoor parties practically all year long and space is never a problem when you are surrounded by the desert, and Las Vegas, San Francisco, and San Diego are just a half hour flight away.
Today, DJs and promoters are expected to provide bigger and thus more expensive events, which make many promoters limit their risk of being busted by police at an illegal location. Simply put, most parties outgrew backyards as the basis for a good party grew in price, notoriety and complexity. Yet, all this would not have been possible without the early foundation of DJ-based entertainment established in the Eastside of Los Angeles by Chicano youth.
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