Q&A and Trivia
As is hardly ever the case around the White Rabbit Ranch, we will put the irreverance aside momentarily and answer some common questions and give some insider information as to dj erb's music and the White Rabbit Ranch as a whole. Look for new information to be posted here periodically. And to answer your first question, no...dj erb does not require two double A batteries. He actually needs those goofy 9-volt ones.
Mashuptalk with dj erb
Click on the above link to read an interview with Mashuptown.com giving detailed info as to how dj erb got started making remixes, who some of his influences are, and also his personal favorite remix.
Where did the name dj erb come from?
Actually it originally started as just e r b and the name itself has absolutely no meaning at all really. When it was time to start giving out some songs and remixes a name had to be chosen. e r b was the first thing that popped up and it was meant to be changed but it stuck with people so it stayed. You may have noticed the spaces in the original name e r b. That's because it was originally supposed to mean "electronic rhythms and beats" or "electric rhythm and blues" or something along those lines. After a short while e r b was changed to dj erb. Also notice that dj erb has almost always used either all lowercase or all uppercase lettering in his releases and online posts. Why, you ask? Why not.
What exactly is the "White Rabbit Ranch"?
The White Rabbit Ranch is the name of dj erb's "studio" and encompasses both music and video projects. The name came about from two main sources. In part, it was meant as an ode to George Lucas and his Skywalker Ranch. The White Rabbit portion of the studio's name of course comes from Alice in Wonderland (can you see why "Alice in Shadowland" came about?). So put those things all together and you've got the White Rabbit Ranch.
Can we hear some of dj erb's old original tunes?
When dj erb was e r b the music was primarily guitar based original songs. Unfortunately a singer or vocalist never came along at that time (and dj erb can't sing, trust us) so all the songs are intended to have vocals but they are instead instrumentals. Do keep in mind that these are from around 1999 or thereabouts so the recording process wasn't exactly sophisticated. It's just dj erb on the guitar plugged directly into a computer with no amp, no bass, some keyboards, and simple drum samples :
Aim of the Game (right click and choose Save Target As to download the song)
"This is an interesting one since it was on the PTSD album. It was called PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) because I had just recently cut off the entire pad of my index finger on my playing hand in an accident. So everything on the PTSD album was played with 3 fingers and my index finger in a cast. It was interesting trying to learn how to play like that!"
Take Eleven
The album title 'Take Eleven' has nothing to do with how many tracks there were on the album. For starters, those that have the actual disc know that there are actually 19 tracks on 'Take Eleven' and not just the 11 listed. 'Take Eleven' is actually a reference to the coffee scene in the movie "Heat". Most everything you see in that classic scene between Pacino and DeNiro came from take eleven. So the album title 'Take Eleven' is in reference to that. It was both coincidence and a little intentionally misleading that 11 of the 19 tracks were listed for "Take Eleven".
68N-LNZ
68N-LNZ (right click and choose Save Target As to download the song)
This was an instrumental on the album of original songs and productions 'Before the Echo Fades'. The theme of the song was illusion, things are not what they seem. The title of the song came from an episode of "The Sopranos" from season five titled "Long Term Parking". To try and avoid any spoilers, we'll just say that the license plate of Adriana's car is 68N-LNZ.
Is there a discography of all dj erb's releases?
Here is a discography of (most) every "release" or completed White Rabbit Ranch project. Some projects are all original music, some are remixes, some are DJ sets, etc. Also please note that almost none of what is on this list is actually available anywhere. This list is also very incomplete considering individual remixes such as any Class(X) downloads for example are not included here. Projects are listed in chronological order :
WRR01 - Take a Number, Get In Line
WRR02 - Falling Off the Wagon
WRR03 - White Rabbit Ranch
WRR04 - PTSD
WRR05 - Under the Influence
WRR06 - dj erb
WRR07 - Paradigm
WRR08 - Groove Robber
WRR09 - Groove Digger
WRR10 - All Funked Up
WRR11 - Yin Yang
WRR12 - Burning the Midnight Oil
WRR13 - Beats For Your Mind, Body, and Soul
WRR14 - Live @ the White Rabbit Ranch
WRR15 - All Funked Up rEdUx
WRR16 - Industry Standard
WRR17 - Ohio State Remixes
WRR18 - What Goes Around...
WRR19 - ...Comes Around
WRR20 - Essential Mix
WRR21 - Deaf People Dig Me
WRR22 - History of Hip Hop Pt. 1
WRR23 - Muthafunka
WRR24 - Threshold of Pain
WRR25 - Return to White Rabbit Ranch
WRR26 - erbal essences
WRR27 - Seattle Sound
WRR28 - Still Funkin' It Up
WRR29 - 51
WRR30 - Everything In Excess
WRR31 - 44
WRR32 - Free dj erb Vol. 1
WRR33 - Theme to Your Dream
WRR34 - 66
WRR35 - History of Hip Hop Pt. 2
WRR36 - The Battle of Blendville
WRR37 - RFK
WRR38 - Fireside Chat
WRR39 - While My Turntable Gently Weeps
WRR40 - ???
WRR41 - Square One
WRR42 - Kentucky Fried Crunk
WRR43 - P-Funk Is Playing At My House!
WRR44 - The Sound of Detroit
WRR45 - Before the Echo Fades
WRR46 - Deafcon Five
WRR47 - History of Hip Hop Pt. 3
WRR48 - Take Eleven
WRR49 - ???
WRR50 - The Hydrophonic Skunk Works
WRR51 - Brain Rain - Random Noodlings From the Grape
WRR52 - The Blues Brothers Project
WRR53 - Alice in Shadowland
WRRDVD01 - White Rabbit Ranch The DVD
WRRDVD02 - Grand Theft Video
WRRDVD03 - Brain Rain - Random Noodlings From the Grape
WRRDVD04 - Grand Theft Video II
WRRDVD05 - Inglourious Fiction
And yes, for some reason even we do not know what WRR40 and WRR49 were! You'd think we would, but we don't.
Look for more info to be added soon!