1. Growing Up
I’m an only child. My father was the best accordion player in the state when he was young. I grew up watching my step dad play trumpet and I played for a few years. He didn’t pursue it professionally, but could have. Discovering his records sparked my interest in digging in the early ’90s.
2. Inspirations
Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson. Their combination of music and message is most effective on me. I found Bridges and Reflections at the Midway Swap Meet when I was young and I was really moved. I was the opening act at one of Gil’s shows in the late ’90s and I worked with Brian Jackson when I filled in as DJ for Digable Planets years back, so my bucket list is that much shorter now.
3. Your Crew
My crew since ’96 is Insult2Injury. Leland Jones is the other member. I’ve DJed for Del The Funky Homosapien since 2002.
4. The Music You Make And Play
My background is late ’80s/early ’90s hip hop, which led me to play funk, soul, jazz, rock, reggae, disco, and whatever else I could find that I liked. I dig the sparse, funky parts and I leave out a lot of the rest. I do a lot of mixing and scratching (well). I improvise nearly everything.
5. Music, Right Here, Right Now
I’ve never had a day job, but I’m a record dealer. I’ll be playing alongside Shan Franzie and Benny Hinn at Play Bar this Friday.
Zac Hendrix appears at Play Bar with Shan Frenzie, Benny Hinn on Friday June 5.
