... This chapter explore the scene’s “social preconditions,” in other words, the larger forces and phenomena happening in the 1960s through the 1970s that created a social context in which the mobile scene could take root and grow. That includes both structural forces, such as large-scale...

... This chapter examines the “external” factors that fueled the scene’s overall growth, including the intertwined social networks connecting DJ crews, friends, peer-run student or church groups, middle-class parents and relatives, and Filipino community groups. Those networks formed the “social...

... This chapter discusses the confluence of different forces that led to the declining interest in the mobile DJ scene. Those factors were both internal (within the scene) and external. Internal factors included shortcomings in recruitment of younger members; improving fortunes for individual DJs...

...CHAPTER 3 The Scene of the Crime Deborah Luster The man is young and appears slight, despite his muscu- lar forearms. He raises his fists toward his face, assum- ing a pose that seems both defensive and ready to fight. Cocking his head slightly, he stares directly at the camera with dark, wide- set...