Celebrity DJ Sam Ronson plays Manhattan Beach
DJ Sam Ronson spinning at Twelve + Highland in Manhattan Beach, where she’ll be spinning again Tuesday night. Photo by Joe Firstman Sam Ronson is one of the most celebrated DJs in the world. She comes from music royalty. Her father, Laurence, was a record executive; her brother, Mark, is an acclaimed producer (Amy Winehouse, Rufus Wainwright) and musician; her step-father Mick Jones was Foreigner’s founder and lead guitarist. Tuesday night, Easy Reader’s Mark McDermott caught up with Ronson at Twelve + Highland in Manhattan Beach, where she is making a rare set of small club appearances continuing next Tuesday night to kick off festivities for the Six Man Volleyball tournament. Ronson, who does little press, started with one question and one stipulation. “Is that a breathalyzer as well?” she asked, pointing to the recorder. She then instructed, “Think of the most ludicrous questions.” What is deejaying? Disc jockeying. What is disc jockeying? It’s playing music without a horse….It’s just playing music in the hopes of entertaining the people who are listening. What determines a set? I generally try to do it on the fly. I like to just see the room, generally….I just catch a vibe off…
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