djphiliptan

05/20/2025

Big thanks to for letting me be part of your Brass Rat (MIT class ring) formal!

I hope y'all were expecting exactly this kind of nerd silliness when you schedule an MIT event on May 4th.

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07/06/2024

Big thanks to Re:Activate Asia for giving me the opportunity to share this mix with y’all! Love and hugs to everybody back home in Singapore.

03/06/2024

Walking my students through several generations of beatmatching technology today

06/28/2023

The Fourth of July Celebration is ON for Thursday, June 29th. Share and invite friends and family 🎉

Time: Thursday, June 29th, from 6-10pm at Trum Field
Location: Trum Field -- 541 Broadway, Somerville

Featuring live music by djphiliptan and Midnight Motion

We'll have food participation by Dos Manos Kitchen, Italian Wizard, Zaza Pizzeria and an all time favorite-- Fried dough!

Street closures, parking restrictions and MBTA reroutes will be in effect for this day.

For more information visit our website:
www.somervilleartscouncil.org/fireworks

Due to the large crowds and loud noise associated with the Fireworks Celebration, the City recommends that attendees leave pets at home and not bring unnecessary bags or backpacks. All bags and backpacks are subject to inspection. For more information, please call 311 (or 617-666-3311), or visit www.somerville.gov

06/22/2023

I’ll be spinning from 6-7:45pm! Hope to see you there!

05/08/2023

I’m not trying to put my students to sleep

02/25/2023

MIT Student DJs providing vibes at the MIT Winter Family Day!

02/24/2023

02/09/2023

Students digging for a few records they’d like to hear in class this week. I don’t have enough turntables for all of them, but at least they get a feel for what it’s like to put a needle on vinyl.

02/08/2023

You know, it really takes a whole lot of additional junk to work with a DJ turntable… what can you find in this picture?

(MIT CMS.S63/98 DJ History, Technology, and Technique)

02/06/2023

First day of class! Slightly overwhelmed, in the best way.

01/27/2023

A close-up view of the underside of a turntable tonearm! One PCB has been removed so you can see the tiny cartridge wires in the middle and the thick RCA cables on the right, and the ground cable on the left.