Cassidy Podell was DJ'ing at New York City's club Lotus and caught the attention of Diddy, who was impressed enough to hire the teenager to spin at his MTV Video Music Awards party in 2001. Podell, who has been obsessed with spinning records since receiving turntables and a mixer at age 10, subsequently became an in-demand disc jockey. His services were sought by the likes of Russell Simmons, Pharrell Williams, and Kanye West. He played at the presidential inaugurations of Barack Obama, as well as the wedding reception of Beyoncé and Jay-Z. Columbia signed him to a recording c...