Jay-Z's Official DJ Hits Tonight's Groove Candy

NYC's DJ Neil Armstrong is one lucky mofo. Not only does the dood get to spin the backbeats for Jay-Z as the hip-hop superstar's official turntablist, he also got to hang with Obama during the inauguration and has been lauded in the pages of Rolling Stone, URB, and the recently-deceased...

By Benjamin Leatherman

July 1, 2009

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NYC's DJ Neil Armstrong is one lucky mofo. Not only does the dood get to spin the backbeats for Jay-Z as the hip-hop superstar's official turntablist, he also got to hang with Obama during the inauguration and has been lauded in the pages of Rolling Stone, URB, and the recently-deceased Vibe Magazine. (Plus, he also shares the moniker of the first man on the moon to boot.)

Although Mr. Beyoncé Knowles won't be hitting the stage at Dodge Theatre until tomorrow night, his DJ has already made it to the PHX and will be a special guest of tonight's Groove Candy session at Doc's Place Music and Supper Club (40 East Camelback Road, 602-277-5999). M2 and Amen Ra will also be on the ones and twos, and (as always) Power 98.3 personality Karlie Hustle will be hosting.

Ladies get in free before 11 p.m. and there will also be drink specials all night. Check out GC's Twitter or MySpace for more.

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Benjamin Leatherman is a staff writer for Phoenix New Times where he focuses primarily on arts, culture, music, and nightlife. He began writing for New Times in 2003 and joined the staff full-time in 2005. Prior to that, he contributed to magazines such as Tips & Tricks and The Wrestler. Benjamin has earned multiple awards from the Arizona Press Club including an award for sports enterprise reporting in 2009 and an award for statewide arts reporting in 2014. He holds a bachelor’s of arts in journalism from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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