Whereas delegates gleefully solid their ceremonial votes for Vice President Kamala Harris to be their presidential nominee at Tuesday night time’s Democratic Nationwide Conference, a dancing DJ spun a contemporary tune for every state from the stage.
DJ Cassidy, the Californian sporting an electrical blue swimsuit, stole the present.
The 43-year-old Angeleno, whose identify is Cassidy Podell, returned to the DNC stage Tuesday 12 years after he turned the primary disc jockey to carry out on the quadrennial conference. He additionally deejayed the final DNC in 2020, a completely digital affair due to the pandemic, the place Cassidy carried out in his quintessential wide-brimmed hat and colourful swimsuit jacket from residence.
In a video posted earlier on Instagram, Cassidy greeted singer Patti LaBelle, who kicked off the night’s occasions with a rendition of “You Are My Buddy.”
Cassidy has steadily performed the celeb circuit, together with deejaying at Beyoncé and Jay Z’s wedding ceremony. He additionally set the soundtrack for Obama household birthday events.
With photos of Cassidy spinning and dancing on the stage and Lil Jon rapping within the aisles of the conference corridor, the Democratic Social gathering tried to shake up the roll name of votes on Tuesday.
The music choices created a party-like ambiance among the many hundreds of delegates gathered within the United Middle, and mirrored attention-grabbing decisions. For California, Harris’ residence and the ultimate state to solid the votes of its delegates, Cassidy performed a mixture of hits — “The Subsequent Episode” by Dr. Dre that includes Snoop Dogg; “California Love” by 2Pac and Dr. Dre; and “Alright” and “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar.
Some had been pure suits, that includes musicians from their residence states. Others struck odd notes as a result of the message of the lyrics didn’t match Democratic values. Some choices struck an inspirational tone concerning the prospect of electing a girl of coloration to the nation’s highest workplace. Others had been utterly nonsensical.
And a few listeners thought it was nice.
“I beloved that DJ Cassidy performed genuine music for each state through the DNC roll name,” Magic Johnson posted on X. “He turned it out tonight!”
