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Barclay Crenshaw built an empire from nothing. Is he the next unlikely hip-hop star? | Musique Non Stop

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Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Barclay Crenshaw built an empire from nothing. Is he the next unlikely hip-hop star?

Claude VonStroke came from obscurity to win Best DJ over the Chainsmokers. Can he pull off the same trick in a new genre with a new stage name?

Blood is running down a guy’s arm. He shoves his way across the patio of the Airliner in Los Angeles, a soggy cocktail napkin blooming red under his nose, and bumps into a girl bending over the ledge with a cigarette dangling off her lip. Another girl hands out Jell-O shots to her friends. There are always too many people at Low End Theory, the weekly, world-renowned Wednesday night gathering where beat devotees come to bob their heads and get their minds blown by producers, DJs and rappers. But on this frigid, winter evening, the club is swollen more than normal, and with lots of newbies. They’re here to see one of their favorite house producers, Claude VonStroke.

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by Rebecca Haithcoat via Electronic music | The Guardian

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