Bumpershine.com Interviews Slap You In Public

Seeing how After The Jump Fest is this Saturday, we figured it'd be appropriate to further educate you on what to expect once you arrive at Studio B. In today's feature on Bumpershine.com, the man behind DJ virtuoso, Slap You In Public - David Bruno, gets the Q&A treatment. Read the full interview here. Check out some snippets below. Slap You In Public will be DJing the night portion of ATJ, which you can purchase tickets for here.

Are you primarily influenced by other DJ’s or just by listening to different types of music? How would you describe your style?

I’m definitely influenced by every DJ that I hear. I spent some time interning for Josh Wink’s record label Ovum Recordings while I was in school in Philadelphia and his dramatic technical style definitely rubbed off on me. I love to make people dance while exposing them to new crazy music. It truly depends on the club, the time I play, and the vibe I’m getting from the crowd on what my next track will be. I’m definitely most excited about the new disco influenced music that is coming out of New York and Paris at the moment. In NYC, it’s being championed by the Rong Music crew, Wurst Edits, and of course Tim Sweeney and DFA. While I was in Paris, I heard some crazy new music coming from Cosmo Vitelli as Bo’Tox which will be out on DFA soon and the D*I*R*T*Y Edits crew. I’m really excited to be bring the D*I*R*T*Y boys to our next People Don’t Dance No More party on September 7th at 200 Orchard.

Is there any truth to the commonly held belief that it is illegal to dance in New York city nightclubs? As a follow up, what are some your favorite dance clubs in NYC?

It is truly illegal to dance in many bars in NYC. You have to have a “Cabaret License” for your bar or club to allow “dancing.” It’s an outdated concept that stems largely from racial tensions in days gone by and now used as a zoning tool for neighborhoods. I really believe that it’s the reason that the club scene in New York is so divisive. A killer new club cannot open up at random in just any neighborhood as they can in London, or even Chicago. That being said, Studio B is really an amazing phenomenon of excellent music programming that has made it the best place to get down to great new music in NYC. It’s no Fabric, but it has been a much needed injection to the New York dance music scene.

Do you think New Yorkers are dancing more or less these days than before?

New Yorkers dance. People have been coming from all over the country and the world for almost a century to make New York their home because of the music scenes that they are part of or follow. I think electronic dance music is gaining in popularity in New York largely because of the quality and rocky influence of the new music that has coming out recently.

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