The Summer holiday season is well and truly upon us, whether your jetting off for Ibiza, aving it in Ayia Napa, taking it in, inThe Hamptons or High Rolling it in Las Vegas. A DJ in demand, or aspiring one, relies on a bag that not only gets the job done, but is in sync with their style. Splitting time from trendy lounges and airport lounges around the globe is just part of the job, but ensure your tool of the trade endure the riggers of, not only international, but domestic travel.
To answer this problem, luggage genius brand Tumi and music mastermind DJ Vice have mixed things up to come up with the ultimate in DJ Bag musthaves. Vice, an native Angelinos, who cut his DJ teeth, mixing his brother and sisters records including Madonna and Morrisey, with more dance based tracks.
In 2002, he saw new opportunities emerging in Las Vegas at the huge clubs that were starting to open and left his radio job. He began with a residency at Body English in the Hard Rock Hotel and later moved to the mega-club Tao, where he still has a residency. The move to Vegas has been a huge game-changer for him, exposing him to an international audience. DJ Vice has now played all over the world, including Shanghai, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, Norway, Germany and Istanbul.
When travelling from venue to venue, Vice requires one carry-all that he can pack on his back, jet- setting direct from the plane to the club. Propelled by the lifestyle led by this nightlife occupation, Tumi tapped into Vice to amplify the Tumi Alpha T-Pass Business Class Brief Pack, the chosen travel companion within the DJ fraternity. The Tumi x Vice Brief Pack bag illustrates design elements tailored to this A-list, or wannabe, DJ’s needs.
The limited-edition piece packs in added enhancements that the elite of music makers can appreciate, all the while commanding attention with pops of Vice’s signature electric green colour. While spinning a set inside a dark club, Vice found it problematic to dig into his bag to find belongings successfully, so he worked with Tumi to engineer a LED-lined interior. With the click of a button on a small remote, the inside of the bag gleams electric green, for ease of searching for personal items when lighting is scarce. From business class to the DJ booth, Vice demanded a transitional bag tailoring to his needs, both large and small. A compact option was therefore incorporated into the design, allowing for the rear of the bag to zip-off into a slimmer backpack. Vice has mastered blending his belongings seamlessly into each pocket of his Alpha backpack: the side pouches hold items such as a mini surge protector with dual USB ports, a small roll of gaff tape, a GoPro camera and a few DJ cables. The “goldmine of this bag”, as Vice puts it, is the main pocket housing equipment from two pairs of headphones and a needle case, to the essentials while taking flight: magazines and a thin sweater.