By Mark La Monica
I wandered into the DJ booth in The Salon prior to the start of the Neil Barrett show. I was curious, plus no one stopped me.
A fan of good music and a former DJ, I've been wondering how the music is chosen and played and what not at these fashion shows.
Eric Febus of ADI was in the booth and more than willing to discuss his day. After eight or so years of Fashion Week shows, it's likely I was the first person to ever ask him about his job as opposed to telling him what to do.
ADI provides all the sound systems and equipment for every show at Bryant Park. Febus is positioned in The Salon all week so he's seen "all the shows in red" -- the color in the show schedule that designates The Salon.
So which one has had the best music so far? Jenni Kayne, he said.
"Her stuff was really funky," Febus said. "It brought it back to the old school and the new wave."
Some shows are mixed live and others are pre-recorded. When a designer doesn't have a specific DJ, ADI provides an engineer to put it together.
Neil Barrett had a pre-recorded soundtrack, so all Febus had to really do was push play. Great gig.