It's time to honor our Birdfeed Member of the Month - Introducing June 2019's Birdfeed Member of the Month, Brandon Rios!



We are constantly in awe and complete appreciation for our loyal Birdfeed members, as so many of you are our biggest, baddest, most vocal, dedicated, fun, and awesome supporters. Since so much of what we do is about community, we wanted to spread the love right back and give one of you the spotlight each month.



Not only has Scottie been an awesome member of our community, but he's even attended every single Dirtybird Campout!

Get to know Brandon...



Hometown:

San Diego

Occupation:

Barback at Coin-Op Gaslamp

Any other basic info you want us to know about you for when we introduce you?

I've attended every campout (including 2017) I listen to the birdhouse each week, my favorite record labels (Dirtybird, Relief, This Ain't Bristol, Desert Hearts), makes a mean michelada, my favorite animal is an elephant. Was told once that I resemble a young Sylvester Stallone by one of his apparent lovers from way back when.

How and when did you first discover Dirtybird?

Great story this is. I turned 18 in 2006 (and well living in San Diego that means you can go party in Tijuana now. Well I was taken to a famous club down there and low and behold I hear this melodic beat and heavy bass as I walk in the club and hear this song which I had no idea what it was at the time but I liked instantly. Forward about 4 years later... I hear one of my friends playing "who's afraid of Detroit" on a cd and my mind flashes back to that night in Tijuana. So my first Dirtybird moment was being 18 years old in my first club listening to Claude VonStroke.





Tell us about your favorite Dirtybird show memory:

My favorite memory was being at Dirtybird Campout in 2016 when Claude won the DJ of the Year, gold mixer award from Pioneer.





How would you describe Dirtybird to someone who had never heard of us?

Those people exist? jk I'd say Dirtybies is a record label that created a community around its love for fun and house music. Once a Dirtybird always a Dirtybird. And that you have to see it to believe it.





When and why did you join Birdfeed?

Joined 2016. because Bird is the word





Tough question but… what is your favorite Dirtybird track? (You can name a few if you can’t narrow it down.)

All time it's still gonna be "Who's Afraid of Detroit" just cause it's how I found it. But lately, Walker & Royce have just been killing it. First heard it on the live stream of the birdhouse in Miami.





What do you do to build a community around Dirtybird and connect with fellow members of the flock?

Constantly on the birdfeed communicating with other members as well as this group on Facebook as we approach Campout 2017. Also I usually about 90% have something Dirtybird on with it mainly being one of my hats so working in a crowded bar people either ask about it or already knowing and we talk about events and stuff.





If you could hang out with one Bird for a day, who would it be and what would you do?

Justin Martin & go get pizza.