Selecta

@selecta720

just Selecta (the DJ is superfluous).
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One thing we’re known for around these parts (aside from Jazz LEGENDS aplenty & horrible sandwiches w/ fries on them (🤣) is RECORD STORES! We have more wrecka stows per capita than a city twice our size. & hidden gems that exist within the nooks & crannies of said shops. I copped a crib back in 2005 just a stones throw from one (@atticrecordstore ) & grew up in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh where another one (@jerrys_records ) resides. I even dabbled in the rekkid purveying biz (w/ a little help from my friends) w/ several iterations of our beloved 720 Records (hence my name) that added another shop to the list from 1998-2015. Needless to say, I gotta habit. One would say a completist, if you will. Addict? Ok..there I said it! So a few weeks back, directly after several hours of providing music to the masses on TWITCH, @moeknowsbest met up with me at the abode & we proceeded to embark on a short jaunt across the 40th Street Bridge so he could shadow me on one of these vinyl expeditions. We chatted about iconic DJs that have shopped at the aforementioned Attic & Jerry’s Records after we’ve jointly rocked sets here in the Burgh. Other cities respective shops. & my digging mentor @buscrates , who has been putting me on to gems since the mid 90s. His knowledge reigns supreme. There is a certain cathartic release that comes from spending hours hunkered in a record store. A glorious combo meal of sights, sounds, & dialogue. The jackets pop in full Technicolor. Bringing copious amounts of light to the gloomiest of days. I always feel exponentially better upon returning (box in hand) from a good dig. Perhaps I subconsciously set up residence in the general vicinity of such a shop so I could make an excuse for visiting on the regular, like I did with Moe on this cloudy afternoon in March. & with that said, I have about 20,000 records to alphabetize 😫😫😫 Send help!!! 🤣♥️🤣 📸 @moeknowsbest #recordstore ##digginginthecrates #pittsburghrecordstore #vinyljunkie #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #vinylrecord #wreckastow #recordaddict P.S. Sorry Swifties ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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3 months ago
This shot was captured on the very day of my 50th revolution (☀️), two weeks ago. May 16, 1973-West Penn Hospital-Pittsburgh, PA. Faye Levy (R.I.P.) gave birth to her only son. My party (just a little sumthin-sumthin) followed shortly thereafter & was a MEGABLAST, to say the least. Another roaring round of mucho appreciation to ALL that brought in such a milestone w/ moi. In case you’re wondering ,I’ve taken the last week + to pause all musical pursuits & reflect on my last half-a-century of being. This long overdue downtime proved quite cathartic. Invigorating. Reset button is fully activated. A cache of quality tunes are queued up for your listening pleasure. Versions are primed for polarizing dialogue. T-shirts are creased than a mug (sans starch). 🤣 Miss me?!? I’ll be back on those ‘Breakfast Jammies’ this Wednesday. You know the place. ♥️❤️💜🚀 📸 @emmai_alaquiva #eyesarethewindowtothesoul #aswecontinueon #yesindeed
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1 year ago
This Is A Journey Into Sound… A proper video encapsulation of said sonic expedition showcasing the vast array of genres that I presented (on wax) in Miami at @danteshifi a few weeks back. The most delightful sounds of @jimettarose , @tallblackguyproductions , @chakakhan , ear dis, @wallenbink , @drugs_beats , @realpeterock @therealclsmooth , @boogalooassassins , @erro44 . & that’s just a small sampling of what I ran through in my 2.5 hour set of nothing but sureshots. Have to be quite selective when traveling 1200 miles with an arsenal of only vinyl. 45s under the seat. LPs in the overhead. Boom! ✈️ Thank you (again & again) to the amazing staff @danteshifi . Uncle @richmedina for the proactive reach-out to rock. @oddinhuman & @therealjtdonaldson for being humble & amazing selectors. @dvize for showing me the rotary ropes & holding it down all night. My TWITCH & Pittsburgh famalam for making the trek. @jarobiwhite for making a cameo on the mic & shocking the ish out of me. @moeknowsbest for doing what his name implies behind the camera. The crowd for SUPER vibing with me throughout my many musical zig-zags. That’s the sheer beauty of Dante’s. One can make those sharp turns & not be pigeonholed into a static lane nor BPM. An honor to play such a special room that affords one the freedom to be ones inherent self behind the decks. Soul nourishing. 🙏🏼🙌🏼♥️ #danteshifi #45friday #vinyldj 📸 @moeknowsbest
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4 months ago
Snuck up on the family @zo3hree5ive + @tallblackguyproductions + @borabond + @iamkamau + @saxappealmusic whilst in the CHI for a few days & ran into (even more) family as I was walking in the venue. My Chicago legend brethren @soundrotation + @gqthateacha . Amazing show chock full of equally amazing folks.
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1 day ago
Finally have some idle time to recover from a week on the road. Charleston (WV)➡️Cleveland➡️Chicago➡️Pittsburgh. Phew! OMU 2024 was a megablast! Albeit I only got to make a quick 24-Hour cameo w/ the famalam! The hard (all-year) work that @vadermixx , @djdman216 , @djrellerell , @kellivision & countless others put into the TWITCH meetup speaks volumes. ♥️💜♥️ It was great to see folks I haven’t seen since I last attended two years ago. We ate, we laughed, we ripped on one another (🤣). So very familia-like, right? 🤣 I even got to play a few house tunes to close out the last night. & @bigstove216 may have stumbled upon a push-push as we were digging the next day. If that doesn’t properly punctuate, I don’t know what does? 🤣 Next year it’s going down on that tiny island of Cincinnati. I may have to go & get my WKRP on. 🙌🏼
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4 days ago
Part One of “Selecta Goes Record Shopping” found me on my normal weekly record hurt in my fair city of 51 years, Pittsburgh, PA. Part Dos (of two mini-parts) has me at it again w/ my brother @moeknowsbest behind the camera, as he captures me digging in those darn crates…yet again This time in my second home of Atlanta, GA @djsilverknight ’s newly opened rekkid establishment @vinylfiendsatl . A curated shop within the confines of Ponce. Listen to him trying to convince me to cop this Black Box LP. 🤣 We chop it up with him a bit about the shop before heading to break bread w/ @djterryhunter , @itsjenoneill & @steveeblast . The convo around that table as we noshed (had to throw that in) was comical to say the least. 🤣🤣🤣 Then off to a few more spots in nearby L5, which will featured in episode 2.5 (soon come). We are going to continue to take this act on the road & feature mom & pop proprietors doing their respective things for the culture. Perhaps Cleveland next? You’ll have to stay tuned to find out? Which other cities should we hit as we traverse the states? Keep digging! ♥️🙌🏼♥️ 📸 @moeknowsbest 🎶 @buscrates
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13 days ago
To say that we went in for Angela today would be a gross understatement. 3+ hours of Ms. Bofill originals, features, samples, covers, inspirations & the like. Thank you to the TWITCH ‘Berry Bunch’ famalam for riding along on the journey, paying homage to such an amazing songstress. ♥️🙌🏼🙏🏼 Y’all keep me motivated to continue on throughout. & we didn’t even play “I Try” until 3 hours in:) Our musical parting shot was “Under The Move And Over The Sky.” Which nearly took me out. 😢😭😢 Link to the SC upload in bio, for your listening or (re) listening pleasure. Peep the playlist below: (songs noted sans artist are Angela tunes) Still In Love Accept Me (I’m Not a Girl Anymore) Lost Freestyle-Nas Tropical Love Share Your Love Let Me Be The One Stop Look Listen Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)-The Stylistics We’ll Make Love-Dave Valentin And We’ll Make Love-Ricardo Marrero & The Group This Time I’ll Be Sweeter This Time I’ll Be Sweeter-Roberta Flack This Time I’ll Be Sweeter-Maysa This Time I’ll Be Sweeter-Linda Lewis This Time I’ll Be Sweeter-Martha Reeves I Just Wanna Stop I Just Wanna Stop-Gino Vannelli Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing Angel Of The Night (Live) Angela On Percussion for Summer Jazz Nights Can’t Change My Heart-Dave Valentin People Make The World Go Round My Friend-Ricardo Marrero & The Group Esperanto Al Amor Hokdin’ Out For Love Never Wanna Be Without Your Love-Narada Michael Walden Tonight I Give In (Live) All She Wants (Is Love) The Voyage Rainbow Child (Little Pas) Summer Days I’m On Your Side Children Of The World United Always A Part Of Me-Kirk Whalum You And I-Norman Connors Song For A Rainy Day Live w/ George Duke, Phil Perry, Rachelle Ferrell The Only Thing I Would Wish For Time To Say Goodbye Break It To Me Gently The Feelin’s Love California Strut-Walter Murphy Hot In The Flames Of Love-Patti Austin Nothin’ But A Teaser Where Do We Go-Stanley Clarke I Try-Will Downing I Try (Live) 500 Miles High-Flora Purim 500 Miles High-Azymuth Under The Moon And Over The Sky #angelabofill #restinpower #songstress
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16 days ago
“Take Me To Another Place, Take Me To Another Land.” ✊🏼 W/ the good brother @speech__ from Arrested Development yesterday at Juneteenth Celebration-Day 1. Had to infuse a little PRN into mix for the sample acknowledgment. 😉 #tennessee #arresteddevelopment #iamstillthirsty 👕 of the iconic home in Garfield by @dailybread
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18 days ago
Rest In Eternal Power, Angela. 🙏🏼🪽♥️ You are truly “Under The Moon & Over The Sky” now. Ascension. #gonetoosoon
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18 days ago
I take you on a virtual tour of the legendary @jerrys_records in Pittsburgh, PA. My average Wednesday consisting of 5 hours on TWITCH + the barber shop (weekly baldie and beard line-up) + the wrecka stow. Come along! This is a journey into sound. #wreckastow #vinylrecords #vinylcollector #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity #pittsburgh
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21 days ago
We’ve got our next Smooth First Friday featuring pioneering Pittsburgh DJ Selecta ~ TONIGHT in The Cellar at The Original Pittsburgh Winery! Tickets are still available. Click the link in the bio to grab yours! - - - @selecta720 #pghliving #pghlocal #pghlivemusic #pghliving #pittsburghmusic #pittsburghlivemusic #pittsburghmusicscene #supportpittsburghmusic #supportpittsburghartists #supportpittsburghbusinesses #supportlocal #supportlocalbusiness #supportlocalartists #supportlocalmusic #drinklocal #drinklocalwine
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26 days ago
D.C. was a whirlwind! & a joyful one at that!! 72 hours of selecting coupled w/ a bit of downtime to fully take in some of my musical peers. Thank you to ALL that made cameos (too many to name) on back to back nights at @graziemillexoxo . A beautiful space w/ top-notch staff! We helped properly send off the Berry Bunch’s own @dailyflowermotivations to a new life across the pond, in rhythmic unity. I was overjoyed by the amount of folks that made it a special night for her. So much appreciation to @styluschris + @kaypeaindc + @thevibeconductor + @amjad_nawafleh1 for making it happen (last minute) ever so seamlessly. 🙏🏼 My brethren @dj_oso_fresh + @thequartermaine for beyond excellent accompanying sets. Man!!! Y’all got busy! The day I arrived my brother @lickashot swung me by the newly coined Sam “The Man” Burns Way. Dinner with the TWITCH family & then off to “Wonder-Full” at Black Car where I was greeted by a slew of additional TWITCH peeps. Felt like home! &, of course, inspiring sets by @jahsonicdc + @djspinna , respectively. A cathartic night on so many levels. Bonus mention(s) to @shawhargett for schlepping me around from rekkid shop to rekkid shop. The fix was very necessary! @wesfeltondc for stopping through the spot & blessing me with a custom made goodie bag of his pops releases. Going to feature them in a separate post. I’ve known Wes since the mid 90s, so it was great to catch up. @kaypeaindc + @iammissher + for feeding my inner-foodie Taurus tummy w/ yummy vittles aplenty. Oh, and, we managed to pull off a LIVE level 1 86% hype train on Sunday night. I’ll take that. 🤣 Sidenote: I’m going to keep hearing @iammissher say “Dang, you have EVERYTHING on vinyl” in my head for weeks to follow. Way to highlight my addiction. 🤣😫 Double Sidenote: That’s @kaypeaindc playing the bottle (!) in the video. Captured by @sightgiver 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 Until next time, DMV! Had a MEGABLAST! ✈️🙏🏼💜
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29 days ago