{"id":1168,"date":"2018-09-18T04:39:04","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T04:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/?p=1168"},"modified":"2020-11-30T04:07:52","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T04:07:52","slug":"1168","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/index.php\/2018\/09\/18\/1168\/","title":{"rendered":"DJ PLATURN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\"  style='background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_1_1  fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last 1_1\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#ff9800;border-top-width:3px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\"  style='background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;'><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row \"><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_2_5  fusion-two-fifth fusion-column-first 2_5\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;width:40%;width:calc(40% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.4 ) );margin-right: 4%;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 20px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><div class=\"imageframe-liftup fusion-image-frame-bottomshadow image-frame-shadow-1\"><style scoped=\"scoped\">.element-bottomshadow.imageframe-1:before, .element-bottomshadow.imageframe-1:after{-webkit-box-shadow: 0 17px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);box-shadow: 0 17px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);}<\/style><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-bottomshadow imageframe-1 element-bottomshadow\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/djplaturn49.jpg\" width=\"684\" height=\"1025\" alt=\"\" title=\"djplaturn49\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/djplaturn49-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/djplaturn49-400x599.jpg 400w, http:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/djplaturn49-600x899.jpg 600w, http:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/djplaturn49.jpg 684w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion_builder_column_3_5  fusion-three-fifth fusion-column-last 3_5\"  style='margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;width:60%;width:calc(60% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.6 ) );'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\" style=\"padding: 20px 0px 0px 0px;background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;\"   data-bg-url=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text\"><h1><b>DJ PLATURN<\/b><b> \u2013 <\/b><strong>Oakland, CA.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><i>DJ \u2013 Producer -Record Collector \u2013 Promoter<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/djplaturn.com\/\">DJ Platurn<\/a><\/span> is a 24-year veteran of the music industry <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.djplaturn.bandcamp.com\">whose work<\/a><\/span> has taken him all over the globe\u2014 Asia, Australia, Europe, Canada, South America, Scandinavia, and countless venues throughout the US as well as his home base in the San Francisco Bay Area. A native of Iceland, his handle is a literal translation that fittingly means \u201cPlate Turner.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>With a substantive client list including Red Bull, Toyota, Pandora, Adidas, Pixar, Monster Cable, MTV, Rane, and the Golden State Warriors (amongst others) he\u2019s built a reputation as a tastemaker and community advocate for his hometown of Oakland, preserving crucial aspects of DJ culture as founder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastbayexpress.com\/oakland\/welcome-to-fader-nation\/Content?oid=1083566\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Oakland<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Faders<\/span><\/a> (with partner DJ Spair) and <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sfweekly.com\/music\/the-45-sessions-dj-platurn-reflects-on-five-years-of-all-vinyl-parties\/\">The 45 Sessions<\/a><\/span> (founded in 2010) which is now recognized as the preeminent outlet for 7-inch (45-rpm) culture on the West Coast United States.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Platurn has played alongside some of the biggest names in the industry, including De La Soul, Prince Paul, A-Trak (Fools Gold), Janelle Monae, Z-Trip, Fishbone, ?uestlove (The Roots), DJ Premier (Gang Starr), MF Doom, Pete Rock, Mixmaster Mike (Beastie Boys), Nu-Mark (Jurassic Five), DJ Craze, Zion I &amp; The Grouch, DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, Das Efx, Hieroglyphics, Boot Camp Click, DJ Muggs (Cypress Hill), Jazzy Jay, DJ Scratch (EPMD), Spinderella (Salt &amp; Pepa), and many more.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to being an <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.waxpoetics.com\/blog\/music\/videos\/breaking-ice-documentary-explores-icelandic-breaks-dug-dj-platurn\/\">avid record collector<\/a> <\/span>and DJ, Platurn has also collaborated with filmmakers, producing original music for award winning documentarians, Grammy nominated vocalists, and groundbreaking visual artists. He also composed score to the feature length documentary A Lovely Day (as The Midnite Sons) and was a musical contributor to Michael Rapaport\u2019s Tribe Called Quest documentary, <i>Beats, Rhymes, &amp; Life.<\/i><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This year, he released a lifetime\u2019s worth of obscure, groove-based Icelandic music from his and his father\u2019s record collection, expertly aligning songs onto a project called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqed.org\/arts\/13829017\/dj-platurn-reveals-icelands-groovy-side-with-breaking-the-ice\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><i>Breaking The Ice<\/i><\/span>,<\/a> released on <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/index.php\/product\/dj-platurn-breaking-the-ice-limited-2cd-digi-book\/\">Needle To The Groove<\/a><\/span> records in 2018. Platurn\u2019s attention to detail and relentless work ethic has gained him notoriety for over two decades\u2014with much more on the horizon.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-social-links\"><div class=\"fusion-social-networks\"><div class=\"fusion-social-networks-wrapper\"><a class=\"fusion-social-network-icon fusion-tooltip fusion-instagram fusion-icon-instagram\" style=\"color:#000000;\" aria-label=\"fusion-instagram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/platurn\/?hl=en\" data-placement=\"top\" data-title=\"Instagram\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" title=\"Instagram\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":0,"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1168"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1168"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14815,"href":"http:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1168\/revisions\/14815"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/needletothegroove.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}