About DJ CapGun

Hailing from Central New Jersey and currently residing in The Big Apple, DJ CapGun (aka Adam Caplan) grew up on tunes. Born with an innate ear for music, CapGun's first exposure to mainstream music included listening to his parents' Bruce Springsteen and Michael Jackson records. He began piano lessons at age 7, and later added the keyboard to the mix. His radio was constantly tuned into Q104.3--New York's classic rock station--and he was inspired by bands such as Boston, Van Halen and The Cars. Over time, Z100--New York's top-40 station--went from being CapGun's guilty pleasure to the seeds spawning his interest in electronic music and DJing.

CapGun also became technically savvy in his pre-teen years. His uncle introduced him to Anvil Studio--a MIDI sequencing program--from which he arranged both Jewish and secular music, covers and originals. He purchased a Roland XV-5050 sound module to give his antiquated computer MIDI sounds a face lift. He began composing jingles for company trade shows, college radio shows, and some just for the fun of it. While in college, CapGun took several classes at Yeshiva University's Belz School of Music. Influenced by his teachers Cantor Joseph Malovany and celebrated musician Shelly Lang, CapGun took interest in Jewish cantorial music and soon became a regular leader of prayer services in his hometown in New Jersey.

CapGun's foray into DJing began after attending a class at New York's Scratch DJ Academy. There, he learned the art of beatmatching, cross-fading, and scribble/crab scratching. Now, with his modest but effective setup of a Traktor Kontrol S4 and Traktor Pro 2, CapGun's DJ career is on the up-and-up.