DJ Cassidy

Cassidy Durango Milton Willy Podell (born 1981), better known as DJ Cassidy, is an American DJ.

With his 24-carat-gold microphone, boaters, cricket sweaters, bow ties and color-blocked tuxedos, Cassidy is known for his work at celebrity functions, including the 50th birthday party and 2009 inauguration of President Barack Obama, and the 2008 wedding of Beyoncé and Jay-Z.

Early life

Born in New York's Upper East Side, Cassidy is the son of Jonny Podell, the music agent. Interested in deejaying from an early age, Cassidy describes himself as a "hip-hop kid": "When I was three years old, I would watch cult classic dance films Breakin' and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. When I was five years old, I would jump up and down on my bed to Run DMC. When I was 13, I idolized Grandmaster Flash, [DJ] Kool Herc, and Afrika Bambaataa. DJing was my way of contributing to the culture."

For his tenth birthday, he asked his parents for two turntables and a mixer, and began working at teenage parties, school carnivals, talent shows. In his senior year at high school, he began working in nightclubs. In 1999 he began his undergraduate studies at George Washington University, then transferred to New York University, graduating in sociology in 2003.

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Cassidy (given name)

Cassidy is a given name derived from an Irish surname and ultimately from the Gaelic given name Caiside, meaning "clever" or "curly-haired." The name Caiside comes from the Gaelic word element cas, according to "Behindthename.com"

Cassidy was the 244th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2009. It was most popular in 1999, when it was the 99th most popular name for American girls. It first appeared among the 1,000 most popular names for American girls in 1981. Kassidy, an alternate spelling, was ranked as the 443rd most popular name for girls in 2009. Cassidy last appeared among the top 1,000 names for American boys in 1992. It was among the top 1,000 names for American boys between 1983 and 1992; its highest ranking was 666th most popular name for boys born in 1984.

The name Cassidy was a known last name. Cassidy may have become a first name due to baby-boomer parents naming their children after '70s teen idol David Cassidy or the Grateful Dead song, "Cassidy".

Cassidy (miniseries)

Cassidy is a 1989 mini series based on the novel by Morris West. It was based on the life of Charles Parnell Cassidy, a fictitious premier of New South Wales.

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