Spotlight

Spirit of hip-hop energizes young adult dance.

Jenny Feterovich (DJ
LaFemme), 29, and
Vladimir Tismenetslz
33, both of West
Bloomfield

Rachel Tucker of Farmington Hills and
Ethan Bordman of West Bloomfield

Jason Steingold (Goldfingers) of Los Angeles and his
cousin, Lindsay Steingold, 22, of Farmington Hills

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Oak Park JCC head Leslee Magidson and her Brian Satovsky of Birmingham with Lorne and
daughter, Adriane Magidson, 26, of Bloomfield Hills Gayle Gold of Huntington Woods

Nora Wright and Delisa Mitchell both of Southfield, and
Madison Simons, 16, of Bloomfield Hills

"The DJs are wonderful," said Sherie
he vibe was mellow and the beat
Rappoport of West Bloomfield. "Great ener-
steady at the Townsend Hotel's
gy, great music," she said.
Corner Bar in Birmingham as a
All three DJs say they're driven by the
trio of Jewish DJs spun hip-hop tunes
desire to entertain. Jenny LaFemme of West
while about 75 young adults mixed and
Bloomfield immigrated to Metro Detroit
mingled.
from Moscow as a teenager. She got hooked
DJs Jenny LaFemme, Gabe Real and
on spinning music after she threw a party for
Goldfingers performed as part of the JCC
her Russian Jewish friends. Now she per-
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MusicFest 2005. The night of hip-hop
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and house music was a new addition to
and Tonic.
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the annual weeklong musical celebration.
DJ Goldfingers, whose real name is Jason
"We wanted an evening devoted to a
Steingold, grew up in West Bloomfield and
musical genre that would attract younger people,"
now lives in California. He started building his fan
said MusicFest director Joan Freedman of West
base by providing musical entertainment at bar
Bloomfield, representing the Jewish Community
mitzvahs. "DJ'ing is something I love to do, whether
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I'm in front of a crowd or at home in my room," he
said.
His cousins, Debbie Steingold of Bloomfield Hills
and Lindsay Steingold of Farmington Hills enjoyed
the groove.
The third DJ to perform, Gabe Real, works as the
talent buyer for the Detroit nightclub Motor. He
has performed in every major city in the country.
Also spotted catching the rhythm at the June 23
event were: Adriane Magidson and Madison
Simons of Bloomfield Hills, Rachel Tucker and
Clara Chinsky of Farmington Hills, Ethan
Bordman of West Bloomfield, Aaron Scheinfield of
Troy, Ari Tolwin of Oak Park, and Adam
Scheinfield, Ali Shaye, and Jill Menuk, all of
Birmingham. ❑

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