How a No-Show DJ Accidentally Started His Career

An interview with Jasa (@jasa_ofc), the Brooklyn-based DJ and producer who fell into a music career almost entirely by accident. Jasa spent four years in the Army, got out, and took a table-bussing job at a Montauk music venue to make quick summer money. When the brunch DJ didn't show one morning, he stepped in with 150 songs on a USB and barely any experience — and slowly, without ever planning it, that turned into a resident-DJ-and-talent-coordinator role, opening for artists far bigger than him, and eventually a full-time leap into producing that meant 8-to-10-hour days and one very real question: what happens if this doesn't work out? This is a conversation about doing the work when there's no shortcut, staying authentic while treating music like the business it's always been, and why the size of the room has never been the point. We talk about: Getting out of the Army, bussing tables in Montauk, and DJing his first-ever brunch shift on 150 songs What years as a talent coordinator taught him about "opening a room" — a skill he calls a lost art Why the music industry has always been a business, and how he stays authentic inside it The Moby reel a friend sent him that flipped his whole stance on social media Getting his tracks supported by bigger artists — and why that alone doesn't change a career Leaving a stable paycheck to produce full-time, and the fear that came with it This is a conversation about patience, community, and building something real when there's no shortcut and no guarantee. 🎵 About Jasa Jasa (Jack Abrams) is a Brooklyn-based DJ and producer whose sound blends modern indie dance with classic house. He came up the unglamorous way — bussing tables, filling in on an emergency brunch set, then working as a resident DJ and talent coordinator before going all-in on producing. He's earned early support from artists including Mita Gami, Yamagucci, and Notre Dame, with releases on NYC labels Beats on Time and AFP (Another Effing Party), and he continues to curate lineups and open doors for up-and-coming artists across New York and Colorado. ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 – Intro 1:01 – From the Army to an accidental DJ debut 2:00 – The brunch shift that turned into a career 3:03 – From talent coordinator to full-time artist 6:42 – Learning to open a room — a lost art 10:07 – Going all in: producing 8–10 hours a day 12:23 – What people get wrong about the music industry 16:24 – The Moby reel that changed his mind on social media 26:37 – His one piece of advice: make sure you love it first 30:19 – Sound vs. identity, and building tracks from disco samples 39:29 – DJ booth pet peeves (and the gummy-worm rule) 42:38 – The biggest challenge: leaving a stable paycheck 50:04 – "To me, house music is…" 🔗 Follow Jasa Instagram →   / jasa_ofc   SoundCloud →   / user-990773356   Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Zs1m... 🔔 Subscribe to Tiny Table Radio for exclusive interviews, unreleased sets, and behind-the-scenes with the next generation of house music. 🎵 More DJ sets →    • DJ Sets   🎙️ More Interviews →    • Interviews   🎶 Become a Tiny Table Radio member to get access to exclusive perks:    / @tinytableradio   📻 Follow Tiny Table Radio: Instagram →   / tinytableradio   TikTok →   / tinytableradio   YouTube →    / @tinytableradio   Facebook →   / tinytableradio   Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/6qbAyss... SoundCloud →   / tinytableradio   Follow Cory: Instagram:   / corybradburn   Spotify: https://spoti.fi/4gvXahF SoundCloud:   / coryaustin-music   🎥 Video produced and edited by ⁨@mattsbadhairday⁩. #tinytableradio #housemusic #djinterview #undergroundhouse #nycnightlife #indiedance #brooklynhouse #housemusicproducer