RA Sessions: Kerri Chandler Reel To Reel Session, Resident Advisor

Watch the US house titan rock our London office on reeltoreel tape players. Visit the Resident Advisor feature page: Kerri Chandler has what you might call a taste for props. 99 percent of the time he may be DJing on a completely standard setup, but every now and then he ll throw a curveball in the mix. Sometimes it s something relatively straightforward, like a keyboard. Sometimes it s much more exotic. He s been known to rock a laser harp. On at least one occasion he appeared onstage alongside hologram vocalists. That in mind, it s no surprise Chandler is skilled at what might be the most esoteric music player to DJ with: the reeltoreel tape deck. Unwieldy as they may be, reeltoreel s sound good enough to earn themselves a spot in the known canon of DJ equipment. Back in the day, every major club had at least one tape machine it the booth, Chandler says. Unlike turntables, you don t have