Getting his GRINDER on tonight at Tracks: A conversation with DJ Jerry Bonham

DJ Jerry Bonham brings his legendary progressive music style to Grinder tonight at Tracks. I had the chance to catch up with him and find out about how musical styles have changed over his three decades as a DJ, what he likes about Denver audiences, and what readers of MileHighGayGuy.com can expect from tonight's party.

Drew: You're known as a "progressive" music DJ. How has progressive music changed over the three decades you've been in the scene?
DJ Jerry Bonham: When I started DJing in 1976, there was no such label for music as "progressive," however I think that there are definitely some progressive sounding songs from my early years as a DJ.

An obvious one would be "I Feel Love." Imagine hearing that for the first time. It sounded like no other song in the world - brilliant and groundbreaking.

How would you define progressive music?
Progressive music to me is music that has an emotional pull to it. It's a combination of the best of several genres of house, electronica and trance.


Why should everybody come to Grinder this Friday at Tracks?
Grinder is offering something a little different musically for the night. It's going to be fun.


You've worked Denver before, what's your favorite thing about Denver audiences?
Denver is very friendly. It has always been one of my favorite places to play. It's one of the reasons I moved here. I'm looking forward to connecting again this Friday.

Do you use Grindr? What's your most interesting Grindr experience?
I don't use Grindr. I came up with the name of the night and, while speaking with Tracks, it turned out that the people behind the application were interested in doing a night with them. It was an obvious choice to have it this Friday, the opening night of Grinder.


What message do you have for readers of MileHighGayGuy.com?
I hope to see many of your readers at Tracks on Friday to help kick-off this night in true Denver fashion.