Many aspiring bedroom producers today have an especially hard time getting their material heard by the right ears, but Dirtybird’s Justin Jay doesn’t know too much about that. While in college, Justin relentlessly emailed demos and records to Claude VonStroke and his label committed to one day becoming part of the house music flock. The 22-year-old eventually got a response back that changed his life, and he’s still just as excited telling it today as he was when he got discovered.

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Interview | Justin Jay recalls Claude VonStroke’s first phone call