He likes a little bit of everything, but catering to the musical tastes of all those in an NHL locker room is no easy task – just as Darnell Nurse, defenceman and locker room DJ for the Edmonton Oilers.
"It's tough being the DJ. You have to come with a good playlist before the game." Nurse has said of shouldering title. With a whole roster to please, Nurse's tastes and hobby of choice keep the masses happy.
"We've got a good mix of stuff in here."
With Hip-Hop and House as his genres of choice, Nurse was more than up to crafting a sample of what he's listening to these days.
But whether it's memories of listening to Ice Cube and Tupac cassettes (yes, cassettes) with his father, Richard, to a his Uncle Donovan passing down a love Teddy Pendergrass, it's no surprise that Nurse's taste are wide-ranging with his favourite artists inciting nostalgia of various family members.
"I'm a fan of multiple genres of music. I'll be on the plane sometimes, when we're flying back home, and when I'm trying to rest the mind a little bit, I'll put on a little Alanis Morissette. My mom and her sisters used to play that all the time when I was young."
Happy listening!
