Goldman's David Solomon carried out at a Tremendous Bowl celebration in February.
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Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon landed a performance slot along music megastars at this summer Lollapalooza festival — despite what professionals reportedly described as middling skills as a DJ.
Solomon, who regularly performs as DJ D-Sol, will appear during the festival’s run from July 28-31 at Chicago’s Grant Park. Attendees will plunk down anywhere from $350 to more than $4,000 to see Solomon alongside well-known acts such as Dua Lipa and Machine Gun Kelly.
The Lollapalooza gig is arguably Solomon’s biggest to date – and raised questions about whether the part-time DJ has the chops to land such a choice spot on his own musical merits.
“As a subscriber to the Giant Vampire Squid view of Goldman Sachs I find Lollapalooza’s booking of him an ironic [elitist] gesture in poor style,” stated Matt Black, a member of the English EDM duo Coldcut instructed The Monetary Instances, which polled the world’s prime 50 DJs to weigh in. “There are numerous good hungry DJs round who might use that spot.”
Joel Clements, recognized as a four-time DMC World DJ Champion, gave an identical view of Solomon’s look in an interview with the FT.
“I feel the true query is why is he getting booked?” stated Clements. “I can’t assist however assume that for each set Solomon performs, a chance is being denied for another person.”
Clements added that Lollapalooza’s reserving of Solomon “looks like a PR marketing campaign to make [Goldman] extra palatable to a youthful era.”
The FT additionally tried to gauge Solomon’s precise potential as a DJ by submitting his mixes to specialists for a listening check – with none branding or indication that the Goldman boss had crafted them.
One of many opinions was lower than flattering.
“To my thoughts, being brutal about it, this cheeseball must do a number of extra bar gigs to learn to construct a set higher and achieve a deeper information of dance music — not simply plump for apparent, business, accessible tracks,” Carl Loben, editor-in-chief of DJ Magazine, instructed the FT.
Two others have been a bit nicer – with Colluded Expertise administration exec Andy Raeside, who stated one in all Solomon’s mixes had “a number of vitality and has a pleasant groove” with “transitions and timings [that] are fairly spot on.”
Former Mixmag journal editor Duncan Dick described Solomon’s mixes as “cheerfully competent and inoffensive.”
Goldman Sachs reps didn't instantly return a request for remark.
Solomon’s aspect hustle appears to have gathered some steam in current months. He had a headlining gig at a star-studded Sports activities Illustrated Tremendous Bowl celebration final February that billionaire Jeff Bezos purportedly attended.
He’s additionally performed units at New York Metropolis venues such because the Hammerstein Ballroom and golf equipment like Up & Down and Libation.
In a podcast look final December, Solomon stated DJing “helps him loosen up.”
“I've this analytical aspect of my thoughts that helps me with my biz skilled profession,” Solomon instructed “The Sound of Success with Nic Harcourt”. “However I haven’t had numerous alternatives to stimulate the creative inventive aspect of my mind and it makes me really feel good.”
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