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1、DeafDJByRobbieWildeastoldtoKennethMiller1IwasborninEnglandwithperfecthearing.In1990,whenIwasfive,myfamilymovedtotheUnitedStates.Istartedgettingearinfectionseverythreemonthsorso.Wedidn’thavehealthinsuranceatthetimeandwhenIgotathirdinfection,myparentsco
2、uldn’tpayforthetreatment.Iwentdeafinmyrightearandwasleftwith50percenthearinginmyleft.Overtime,myremaininghearingdroppedto20percent,whereitistoday.MydoctorspredictedthatIwouldbecompletelydeafbynow,soIthinkI’mdoingprettywell.2Therewasalwaysmusiconinmyho
3、usewhenIwaslittle.IlovedlisteningtoMetallica,LedZeppelin,BobMarley,MichaelJackson.MydadwasaDJ,soheplayeddisco,folk,dance,rock,andmusicfromothercountries.Formy18thbirthday,mydadaskedmetodeejayattherestaurantheowned.Afterdoingthatforafewweeks,Iwashooked
4、.Iwantedtolearnmore.3Ie-mailedDJShiftee,awell-knownNewYorkCityDJ,whenIwas25:“Iknowyoulikeachallenge.Howaboutteachingadeafpersontodeejay?”Hewrotebackthenextday:“Challengeaccepted.”Hetutoredmetwiceaweekfortwoyears,helpingmedevelopcorrecttechnique.Ipract
5、icedfourhoursaday.NowwhenI’mperforming,musclememorytakesover.4WhenIstarteddeejayingatclubs,Iwouldn’ttellthemanagersIwasdeaf.Iwouldjustshowup,introducemyself,andstartplayingmusic.Attheendofthenight,someonewouldsay,“Oh,here’sthecheck.”AndI’dsay,“What?Oh
6、,Ican’thear.”Theywerealwayssosurprised.SometimesIwouldbringdoctor’snotesbecausetheywouldn’tbelieveme.ItwasreassurancethattheyweregivingmejobsbecauseIwasgood,notoutofsympathy.Eventuallypeoplestartedcallingme“thatDeafDJ,”andthenamestuck.5Forashow,Isetup
7、onespeakerfacingmyleftside,mygoodear,andmakeitlouderallthewayup.ThespeakersthatplaythebassareonthefloorbehindmesoIcanhearsomeofthelowerfrequenciesandfeelthebeatinmyfeet.AndIcanfeeltheenergyofthesongandthe4crowdgoescrazy,youfeelthat.Thesongcomestolife.
8、6Iusesoftwarethatturnsthemusicintolinesofcoloronacomputerscreen.Redisthebass,blueissnare,greenisthevocalsormelody.I’mvisuallyhearingthemusic.WhatIloveaboutdeejayingisthecreativity,whatyoucandowithamachine,twoturntables,andamixer.7Thenexttimeyo
