We had the good fortune of connecting with 100fires aka DJ100 and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi 100fires aka DJ100, what inspires you?
Lately, i’ve been very inspired by people who have practiced a specific craft for decades. It’s inspiring to see dedicated individuals practice a skill, trade, or talent for so many years. I think when you do anything for a very long time it can start to burn you out or feel like work. But there’s so many examples of musicians, artist, athletes, actors, etc that have had long careers and have a great body of work to show for it.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
Nowadays I’m grateful to be able to prioritize my music production and Djing over having to work a traditional 9-5. It took me 7years to feel confident enough to pursue music and Djing full time, but within those 7years there was a lot of set backs and challenges. I feel a majority of my life was very traditional. I graduated high school, graduated college, had a nice a corporate job and was doing music on the side. It was always a dream for me to make a living doing music and overtime opportunities started presenting themselves for me to do so. There was plenty of times where I failed completely at making a living doing music. I was very young and naive and didn’t have enough life experience for those attempts to be successful. At this point in my life, I feel I have the experience to support my lifestyle as a musician and DJ. The biggest lessons for me were never giving up and never taking any opportunities for granted.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
Book: Mastery by Robert Greene

Shout outs: Mom and Dad, all of my sisters, Cindy Lopez, 2quik, Rude Boi Beatz, DJ Demo, Dayta, and any one who has ever supported what I do!

Website: https://100firesmusic.me/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/100firesmusic_/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/100firesmusic_

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8xD-rSI1aJ2O7DdeMTZYcw

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