DJ Boobie 92Q's Sunday night classics

1.  What time does your show air and what types of dance music is featured?

I DO THE "OLD SCHOOL MID-DAY MIX" MON-FRI 12NOON-1PM ON 92Q.  I ALSO HAVE "92Q CLUB CLASSICS" ON SUNDAYS FROM 7PM-10PM  MY 7pm HR. IS OLD SCHOOL HIP-HOP, R&B, MY 8pm HR. IS DEDICATED TO UNDERGROUND HOUSE MUSIC (OLD & NEW) MY 9pm HR. IS OLD BALTIMORE STYLE CLUB & HOUSE

 

2.  Who chooses the music for the show?

BASICALLY, MY PROGRAM DIR. & MIX SHOW DIRECTOR GIVES ME GUIDANCE.  BUT I HAVE COMPLETE CREATIVE CONTROL OVER MY SHOW.  IF I PRESENT THEM WITH A GOOD IDEA, I WILL PRETTY MUCH GET A THUMBS UP ON ANY CONCEPT.

 

3.  We already know what a misguided Program Dir/Station mgmr can do to any popular show (Underground Experience cancellation), do you encounter any problems playing certain types of House music?

WELL....I HAVE EXPERIENCED LIGHT OPPOSITION TO MY CONCENTRATION ON UNDERGROUND HOUSE MUSIC, BUT I ALWAYS STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF HOUSE MUSIC, AS IT PERTAINS TO BALTIMORE'S CLUB MUSIC SOUND. I WILL QUICKLY REMIND THEM THAT WHEN FRANK SKI INTRODUCED CLUB MUSIC TO BALTIMORE OVER 10 YRS. AGO, IT WAS VERY HOUSE & UNDERGROUND BASED (ADONIS "NO WAY BACK", XAVIER GOLD "YOU USED TO HOLD ME", ETC.) NOW...WITH THE WAY THAT BALTIMORE'S NEW CLUB MUSIC BEING THE FORE-FRONT ON MOST MIX SHOWS, UNDERGROUND & HOUSE MUSIC IS STILL THE "REAL PIONEER" OF THE SOUND WE LISTEN TO TIL THIS DAY!! I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A "REBEL" AS A DJ FOR YEARS...I WAS A HUGE FAN OF THE "UNDERGROUND EXPERIENCE" ON 88.9 AND NOW THAT IT'S GONE, I JUST WANT TO CONTINUE TO PLAY THIS "FEEL GOOD" MUSIC & EVENTUALLY CREATE A RE-BIRTH OF HOUSE & UNDERGROUND MUSIC, ALONG WITH MY OTHER FELLOW DJs,(BISKIT, TECHNICS, NEO-SOUL, DJ TANZ, DJ HENRY "DA MAN", TEDDY DOUGLASS, TOMMY DAVIS, DJ SPEN, KW GRIFF, KARIZMA, AND THE LIST GOES ON) WHILE I'M BLESSED TO BE ON THE #1 STATION IN BALTIMORE, I WILL DO MY BEST TO UTILIZE MY POSITION, SO THAT HOUSE MUSIC CAN BE HEARD BY A MORE WIDE-SPREAD AUDIENCE...AT A "REASONABLE PRIME-TIME SLOT"!!!

 

4.  We noticed that on a recent show you had a guest dj come on and the show immediately sounded like a  "Good Vibrations" party.  Do you have plans for more guest dj's or was that something special?

THAT WAS JUST FOR THE "MIX WEEKEND". I WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD THAT "GOOD VIBRATIONS" FEEL, WHETHER I HAVE A GUESTS DJ, OR DO IT SOLO.....IT'S ALL GOOD!! HOUSE MUSIC LIVES.....4EVER!!

 

5.  House music has somehow had a small resurgence since the cancellation of Morgan's Underground Experience.  Have you noticed any pickup in the type of listeners of your show over the last year?

WELL....I KNOW THAT JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE I GO...PEOPLE ARE TELLING ME "I'M HOLDING IT DOWN ON THE UNDERGROUND TIP" OR THEY ARE ASKING FOR CDs. I'M GETTING PROPS FROM FOLKS LIKE DJ OJI, NEAL CONWAY, & SOME OF MY OTHER UNDERGROUND PEERS...THAT IS A DEFINITE "HONOR" COMING FROM THESE GUYS. I THINK I HAVE PICKED UP SOME LISTENERS & CAN ALWAYS USE MORE!!!!

 

6.  How satisfied are you with the show and do you have any features that you would like to incorporate more into the show, like extended hours?

FOR THE MOST PART...IT'S COOL. OF COURSE, IF I COULD GET A 2 OR 3 HOUR UNDERGROUND SHOW...I WOULD BE IN HEAVEN, BUT WHO KNOWS WHAT GOD HAS IN STORE FOR ME?? I'LL JUST PUT IT IN GOD'S HANDS, FOR HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF MY BLESSINGS!

 

7.  Where can people hear you play in clubs or get in touch with you if they want to book you for events?

I JUST STARTED BACK "GROWN & SEXY FRIDAYS" @ SILVER SHADOWS. I AM ALSO PLANNING A UNDERGROUND HOUSE PARTY RIGHT AFTER THE NEW YEAR.

 

DJ Boobie also creates graphics art and designs a lot of the party fliers for events around Baltimore. 

This interview was done back in 2002 and was a part of our first interviews.  DJ Boobie held it down for House music on Sunday nights for a while on the radio, and we at the bbc, want to wish him well in his future endeavors.