Nick C. Kirk

DJ Turntable Customizations

I decided to dedicate a short blog to my friend Joel aka Crazy-J who customizes DJ turntables. I think he is literally the best in the biz right now and he is out of my local DFW TX area. Owner of Work It Records in Fort Worth since 1999, he has been in this industry even before then while operating more than just a store front in California since 1991. Joel's shop not only sold the much needed DJ gear from turntables, records, lighting and more, but became a home for many established DJ's as well as a place that welcomed new inexperienced DJ's. From DJ-ing, mix tapes, equipment sales, fixing up busted equipment and customizations, Joel is a man of many trades. I have personally used Joel on several occasions. From broken Technics 1200 turntables, mixers and speakers to modifying most of my equipment including several sets of Turntables. I have only received top quality work from Joel. Which I have to admit, the first time I used Joel I was skeptical mainly because he was charging the least amount of money of anyone I knew. To my surprise, my equipment looked better than I could have imagined and Joel was my guy from that point on. I have always believed in the phrase: "you get what you pay for." Joel is the exception to this. I have never seen Joel take any shortcuts on any job. When those troublesome times come when unexpected setbacks take more time, cash and effort, he doesn't complain and just works right through it to fix it right the first time. Joel seems to keep busy these days with a few gigs here and there, but he seems to spend most of his time customizing turntables for not just prominent DJ's, but also new up and coming DJ's all across the states. You can get details on contacting Joel at http://www.workitrecords.org Besides Joel's workmanship as a business owner, he is a great person in general. A family man with morals and someone that will give his time to anyone. I don't think I have ever seen Joel angry or cussing up a storm. Truly a nice guy and humble to boot!