AC '08 DJ Spotlight: Draconum

Anthrocon features some of the most talented DJs in the Furry Fandom, but who are they really? We'll be taking some time in coming weeks to let you know, in their own words, what makes them tick and what you can expect from their sets.

Next up, returning for his second year as well, Draconum!

Fandom Name: Draconum
Real Name: Chris Genetti
Stage Name: DJ Draconum or Draconum
Age: 20
Influences: All electronic music!
Genres Played: House, trance, breakbeat

Biography:

Draconum began being interested in electronic music primarily during his high school years. It may have officially started when he began a spiraling descent into playing DDR, as shortly thereafter he began to buy some mainstream dance CDs from artists like Moby, Dirty Vegas, and Telepopmusik. Initially only being interested in trance or mainstream electronic music, Drac found that genres such as ambient, IDM, trip-hop, drum'n'bass, house, electro, and so on, existed and were also satisfactory listening material.

In 2002, Drac was shown the Fruityloops software program and decided that it would be fun to try making his own music. In the years since that time, he's been continually producing music as a hobby, progressing from his initial amateur-sounding demo tracks to full-blown, set-ready productions in recent times (some of which have been used in his live sets). His chance to begin doing live performances came at Anthrocon 2007, where he played his first live set to an audience in the convention center ballroom. He also has played at the Furry Weekend Atlanta 2008 convention, and both performances were, based on all the feedback given to him, well received.

Drac's future goals include the aforementioned totally-live performances, getting (and perhaps DJ'ing in!) a husky fursuit, going to even more cons and DJ'ing at as many of those as possible, starting a record label with his music friends, and getting paid gigs in clubs. He currently lives in a suburb of Detroit, MI. More details about Drac and his music can be found at http://draconum.net
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Check back next week when we turn the spotlight onto DJ Dragonboy