DJ Ayres  

I have a long, serious bio that you could read, but who has the time? So here are the Cliff's Notes:

I come from a really musical family in Mississippi. I have been DJing about eleven years, originally inspired in college by Mark Ronson, Paul Nice, Darshan Jesrani, Mr. Vince and Jamie Hodge. My style is a little bit of everything, from hip-hop to house, bass, reggae, rock-n-roll and classics. I have been in Brooklyn since 1998 and DJing has been my only job since around 2001. I make loads of mixtapes and records and do two online radio shows with my Rub brothers DJ Eleven and Cosmo Baker. I started The Rub in 2002 at Southpaw with Mikey Palms because I was bored with all the bottle service clubs and lounges in Manhattan and I wanted to do a big, no-bullshit dance party in Brooklyn away from the weekend warriors. By most accounts it is the best party in New York, and now I travel all over the world to DJ because despite my best efforts at playing like a weirdo, I'm kind of a big deal.