2010 Sep 03 Forensic Investigations with DJ JCC
She was born in Sichuan, lives and studies in Guangzhou, and is perhaps the brainiest DJ in China. Beijing welcomes DJ JCC of drum & bass crew Trilithium to Beijing this weekend. Here's what she had to say to us ahead of her trip.
We hear you’ve got a degree in forensics. Who killed vinyl then?
This vinyl case is a pending case…
Give us a one-minute forensics lecture.
Always shake hands with the cadaver and try to make friends with him/her at the crime scene, then you will find more evidence.
I read you were studying for a PhD in neuroscience too. Have you finished yet? Has drum & bass taught you anything about the human brain?
Not yet. It is a 5 –year programmem and I am really enjoying it. What I’ve been doing research on is extremely intriguing. Drum&bass has taught me too much about the human brain. Briefly, I believe dnb up-regulates the release of glutamate which is an excitatory neurontransmitter in the central nervous system. Music definitely affects the releases of those chemicals in the brain. I can talk about this forever, but it will certainly bore or even annoy the readers.
Forensics, neuroscience and drum & bass – there’s a kind of intensity about all of these things, a dark side. (They’re certainly not for squeamish people, at least.) Does that reflect something of your own personality?
Well, I am very much into the dark side, nevertheless, I am an extremely hyper person. Honestly I’ve been trying to find out what is this all about, but again, I totally believe drum&bass and science have made me a complete human being.
You’re obviously quite a scientific person – do you bring any of that to your DJing?
Absolutely. Like my scientific mind has helped me a lot with finding the right cue points when mixing. It bothers me sometimes though, like I am highly nerdy and not that relaxed, and dealing with people is a big problem for me as well…
Can drum & bass be reduced to a scientific formula? (eg. E=MC2, power=Voltage x Amps)
The formula thing is not my field, I can try, well, let’s make it this: E=drum*bass? Hope it is not too lame.
Where’s it happening musically and club-wise in Guangzhou? If we ended up in Guangzhou with a free night, where would you take us?
Guangzhou... Well, I’d be the money maker if I start to spin hiphop or house here. Haha, you’d have a good time when I am throwing a party.
Get chemical with DJ JCC, Delacrew, Thome Tomato and Kay C at 2 Kolegas on Sep 4. RMB 40. 10pm.
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