![]() ![]() Sonny Bamboo, a rapper from Indianapolis, was next up. I was really unsure of what their skill level was going to be, but they ended up being pretty decent. They did a few songs, and were attempting to get the crowd hype and ready for the main act. I had never heard him before, but I really liked his style and music selection.įirst to the mic was R-Juan, a local Bloomington rap group. When I arrived DJ Metrognome was already on the turn tables mixing old school hip-hop jams. When I walked in, I noticed it was a nice intimate setting with nothing but open space to stand, perfect for a rap concert. When I got to The Bishop I didn't know what to expect of the venue because I had never been there before. Getting to meet and talk with him definitely got me hyped for the concert later that night. He was exactly what I hear many people describe him as: down to earth. I'm blessed to be here because I could be in prison or something". I asked him how he felt about the show that night and he said " I'm feeling good, I'm ready to rock. He was really nice and took the time to let me ask him some questions. When I walked into Dope Couture the lights were dim and there was a DJ playing music, and there was Freddie Gibbs looking at clothes. Indiana has just a handful of regular-season games left inside Assembly Hall, beginning with Saturday’s visit from Illinois on the men’s side and Sunday’s meeting with Purdue, when the women could clinch a share of their first Big Ten championship since 1983.įull of praise for Tucker’s work, Gray said that from IU’s perspective, their partnership has exceeded expectations in its first year.A tweet from Freddie Gibbs twitter led me to the Dope Couture clothing store, which was where my night started. “Typically, I’ll say, ‘Hey, what do you want to hear tonight?’ They’ll have some crazy request of something I’ve never heard before, but they’ll give it to me with a warm smile and a lot of energy and love.” I like to do my rounds and talk to people out here just because they have such good energy and such good spirit,” Tucker said. He credits IU’s game staff for communicating scheduling needs clearly and regularly, and he said he takes it upon himself to engage with fans for feedback as well. Tucker has embraced the challenge of crafting work for such a diverse audience. The more time he spent straddling those spaces, the more expertise Tucker gained in building distinct sounds for each. He worked with professional teams in Indianapolis, continuing to cover the club and party scene as well. The pandemic put that on hold, but as things opened back up, Tucker began branching further and further out. ![]() This was 2019 leading into 2020, they called me for the GLVC championships for men’s and women’s basketball.” The experience went well so they called me back. “That was my first time ever doing it for a sporting event. “We did the GLVC championships,” Tucker said. “Nick taught me more of the technical, scratching, editing side of things,” Tucker said.Īround that time, Tucker pitched the idea of DJing a conference track meet to the Great Lakes Valley Conference, within which UIndy competes. The second was DJ MetroGnome, who helped Tucker explore the technical side of his craft at the Deckademics DJ school in Indianapolis. The first was Jeremy Gearries with DJs Direct, who showed Tucker how the business side of the industry worked. They were very confident in the quality of work he did, and he’s reliable and easy to work with, and I think that combination made him the ultimate choice here at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.”ĭJing has been a passion for Tucker since before he realized he could turn it into a full-time job. Two, he had done some events for the department before. “Marketing took a long look at the possibilities of who could do it. “We thought it was an important step for the department to take,” said IU Associate Athletic Jeremy Gray, Crabb’s replacement on the PA system and the department’s head of communications. Mark Skirvin, IU’s senior assistant athletic director for marketing, connected with Tucker and brought him on board. ![]() Experienced in sports through his work with the Pacers, Fever and Colts, and connected to IU through mutual friend and former Hoosier-turned-coach Ali Patberg, Tucker came highly recommended when Indiana fanned out in search of someone to fill a role that’s relatively new to the old arena. ![]()
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