RJ Van Xetten

I see myself as eclectic; I love a lot of music, a lot of genres…most EDM, some non-EDM. I've been a musician since I was seven; at that time acoustic guitar was my weapon of choice. Learned to read sheet music, and learned to play by ear, then went on and started to take interest in becoming a D.J. From then on, I wanted to delve deeper into the creation of music so I became a producer. Boring I know not much to tell, but I've been around music for many years. Home Town: Norwalk, CA Currently Living: Norwalk, CA Origin Of Name: The artist Heatbeat gave me this name Weapon of Choice: My weapon of choice would be two Turntables, two Ortofon, any mixer and any vinyl that has a 4×4 to it Source of Power: For many years I grew up listening to electronic music. There are so many I cannot name them all, but here’s a few: Heatbeat, Armin Van Buuren, Jordan Waeles & Chris Vinckier (First Effect), Sean Tyas, Simon Patterson, Judge Jules Was there one particular moment in the recording or mixing process for your Discovery Project entry that made you feel like you were creating something pretty damn special? I just closed my eyes and listened to each song, as I would mix them and listen to how they would intertwine and marry each other as the 4×4 beats flowed together in harmony.