2008 Main DJ's
Kyle Smith - Los Angeles, CA - Kyle Smith, currently of Los Angeles,
has been a part of the swing community as a DJ,
dancer, teacher, and lecturer for almost 10 years.
His DJ career includes head DJ titles at such well
known events as All Balboa Weekend (3 years), Eastern Balboa Championships (3 years) and
Camp Hollywood (6 years).
Kyle brings a sincere passion for music to every
event he attends, matched only by his excellence in
song vocabulary. Constantly aspiring for greatness,
Kyle puts his heart and soul into every song he
chooses.
We are very excited to have Kyle this year as a guest lecturer and competition music coordinator.
Some of Kyle's favorites:
- St. Louis Blues - Sidney Bechet
- Rockin in Rhythm - Duke Ellington
- Knights of Sedona - Muse
- Caprice XXIV Paganini - Benny Goodman
- Shout and Feel It - Count Basie
- Honeysuckle Rose - Mora's Modern Rhythmists
Specialty Lectures by Kyle Smith include a musicality class with the Campus Five (Saturday during the Lunch Break)
Also a discussion of the three swing bands featured Sunday night: Benny Goodman, Chick Webb and Count Basie (Sunday during the Lunch Break)
And new this year! Tired of Traveling to Hear Bal Music? How to Get More Bal Music in Your Local Scene (Sunday at 4:30)
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Mary Ann Carothers - Cleveland, OH - Mary Ann
became
addicted to Balboa at the first ABW in 2001 and has not missed an ABW since. Her first Bal DJ gig didn't
come until 2004 -- in Toulouse, France at the Pink City Balboa Festival. She has DJed not only in France but also in Sweden and all over the U.S.
She enjoys and plays a wide
variety of artists, favoring old school swing greats. Some favorite artists are
Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Fats Waller, Mill's Blue Rhythm Band, just to name a
few. Favorite song and ringtone: Troubled by Frankie Trumbauer.
Travis Whetman -
Seattle, WA - Travis began DJing in Seattle in the
summer of 2002 because he wanted to share his love
for classic swing and jazz with his fellow dancers
and has since become a Seattle favorite. He has been
a featured DJ at several Seattle events like
Jitterbug Weekend and Camp Jitterbug as well as
recent Seattle Lindy Exchanges. Nationally he DJd at
the 2004 Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown and the 2005 LA
Exchange (The Binge). He is also the co-founder of
one of Seattle's most popular dances, One O'Clock
Jump. While Travis focuses his attention on the
music from the 1920's, 30s, and 40s, he is able to
present a wide range of styles and tempos from a
slow, sultry blues to a fast floor-burner.