Christopher Holt, aka Critter, is a 22-year-old native Arizonan who
DJs at Vaudeville for 2Bit Tuesdays; he also spins at Club Congress’
Thursday night Optimist Club from time to time. Holt’s playlist
consists of hip hop, house, electro and dub-step. He is a senior at the
UA.
What was the first concert you ever saw?
The first concert I saw was either No Doubt, on the Tragic
Kingdom Tour, or Boyz II Men with TLC.
What CDs are in your changer right now?
Does an iPod suffice? I constantly have it on shuffle, but the
artists I’ve listened to the most in the past year or so would be
Modeselektor, Crookers, Burial, AC Slater, Lee Mortimer, Hervé
and Jesse Rose.
How many total albums do you own (CDs, vinyl, cassettes,
8-tracks)?
Hundreds, from Ace of Base to Zoo Brazil—most of which are in
MP3 format. I sold pretty much all of my CDs to Bookmans, except for
those select nostalgic few.
Do you download music, and if so, legally or illegally?
I only download music illegally if I can find it in the
highest-quality format. Otherwise, I usually just buy MP3s off of Amazon.com or Juno.
What song would you like to have played at your funeral?
I just envision someone’s cell phone going off at my funeral with
the Dawson’s Creek theme song playing as their ringtone. “I
don’t wanna wait, for our lives to be ooovvverr.”
What was the first album you owned?
The first album that I owned was Brandy’s self-titled album. I have
no shame. I love me some ’90s R&B.
Musically speaking, what do you love that your friends don’t know
about? What’s your favorite guilty pleasure?
Bad Top 40 jams that I hear on the radio. Also, collecting ’90s
music, mostly dance and hip hop.
What band or artist changed your life, and how?
I would have to say that the most influential people to me musically
are my friends Billy Laing (Captain Crunk) and Nick Robin (xBen), who
got me into DJing in the first place.
Figurative gun to your head, what is your favorite album of all
time?
DJ Shadow, Endtroducing …
This article appears in May 7-13, 2009.