DJ Cassidy spins the epic state roll call at the DNC
Indeed, it was a state roll call to remember at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday night, as the NYC DJ — the spinner to the stars, from Jennifer Lopez to Beyonce to Barack — turned his “Pass the Mic” franchise into a state-to-state bop-along for 75 epic, invigorating minutes.
“This is the democratic process,” Cassidy told The Post. “I learned a lot about this over the past month. I knew a little bit about it, but not nearly what I know now. And to have the privilege of curating 75 minutes of music — 57 songs for essentially 57 states, the 50 states and the territories — was an honor. And I think that the key to this all is emotion. People felt emotion because music creates emotion, and for the first time, people connected to this process in an emotional way.
“So, the process was very collaborative between me, the Democratic National Committee, the producers of the convention, and the actual … representatives and the delegates of the states who are present. And in some cases, the songs that made the cut were songs that might strike you and others as obvious.”“In some cases, the songs that made the cut were songs that might strike you and others as obvious,” said DJ Cassidy.“House of Pain is not from Wisconsin,” said Cassidy.
Those are a lot less clearcut choices than 2Pac and Dr. Dre’s “California Love” big-upping Cali, the B-52s’ “Private Idaho” showing public love for the titular state, and Kansas’ “Carry On Wayward Son” for the band’s namesake home. “To have the privilege of curating 75 minutes of music — 57 songs for essentially 57 states, the 50 states and the territories — was an honor,” said NYC native DJ Cassidy.
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