Story & Lesson Highlights with David Seal aka mrDOTseal | “Mr. Seal”

We’re looking forward to introducing you to David Seal aka mrDOTseal | “Mr. Seal”. Check out our conversation below.

David Seal, a huge thanks to you for investing the time to share your wisdom with those who are seeking it. We think it’s so important for us to share stories with our neighbors, friends and community because knowledge multiples when we share with each other. Let’s jump in: What is a normal day like for you right now?
Right now, I am coming off a very busy booking season. So, it’s time to reassess the year and make adjustments for next year. We’re in the process of developing two websites: VictoryMusic.Group and mrDOTseal.site. I’m going to be putting out a mix soon entitled “i’M a jUNGLiST” along with correlating visuals. I’ve also got some remixes, mashups, bootlegs, and original tracks that we’re working on a release schedule for. And, of course, sourcing bookings for the coming months is a top priority. Needless to say, I’m staying pretty busy…

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
Thanks for having me back! For those who haven’t read past press coverage on me or seen me play out in Denver, yet, I’m a DJ/MC/Producer based here, locally in Denver. I DJ private events (e.g., weddings, corporate events, b-day parties, mitzvahs, etc.) as a multi-genre, open format DJ and, as a club DJ, DnB and Jungle. I’m known for mashups and a quick-mixing style. I often bend genres and utilize mashups to cross boundary lines. I’m the type of DJ whose cares about curating a journey for the people on the dance floor, first and foremost.

Amazing, so let’s take a moment to go back in time. Who were you before the world told you who you had to be?
Haha…that’s funny, kinda. Ironic, for sure.

I think my entire adulthood has circled back to realizing that who I was as a child before the world told me how to respond to it and it’s madness is who I am meant to be, primarily. The world will try to squash your creativity and destroy your morale, all while saying this is “maturity.” If that’s “growing up,” they can keep it. Once I decided I wanted a different life—one that gives me actual joy and feeds my soul—I realized I had a lot of work to do towards unlearning “norms” and figuring out what I was made to do and do it.

When did you stop hiding your pain and start using it as power?
I only started using my flaws as fuel, recently. And it is relieving, to say the least!

To be your authentic self takes work, and it’s worth every struggle I’ve had to overcome to get closer to it. Unprogramming past thoughts and behaviors, rediscovering one’s true passions and core beliefs, filtering away that which is not beneficial, and then programming “truth” in those voids becomes a surreal but priceless experience—one that I will be forever grateful for.

So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. Is the public version of you the real you?
I would say that my public persona as a performer is as close to the “real” me as one can get without crossing important boundaries that would threaten keeping my authentic self “authentic.” I would say that the public version of me is so “me” that I can make others uncomfortable by not pretending in ways that they see as “normal”—not realizing they’re lying when they pretend to be something that they’re not. I can’t do that. It’s against my code of ethics, my morals. But, I also have boundaries that keep my personal life “personal.” I won’t give the public everything. Some things are just for me and those closest to me—and I’m ok with that.

The public version of myself is just a bit more animated in speech and performance for the sake of the audience, and my true self just has a little more behind the curtain than meets the eye.

Before we go, we’d love to hear your thoughts on some longer-run, legacy type questions. What will you regret not doing? 
My biggest regrets typically come from the moments where I froze—where I was too scared, too timid—to jump at an opportunity.

Experience has taught me that it’s best to be prepared by constantly working on your craft. So that, when the opportunity comes, you’ve got the confidence through the years of preparation to make a real life decision on if it’s good for you or not…you can then base your choosing on whether the opportunity is beneficial rather than if you’re scared you lack the skill set to pull it off.

Trying, failing, and learning something is far better than wondering “what if?”. And if you actually meet the goal successfully, then you have to reassess your limits and realize you were the only one limiting your capabilities, which is both exciting and kind of a mind f#€*! lol

Contact Info:

• Website: https://LINKTR.ee/mrDOTseal
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrDOTseal
• Linkedin: LINKTR.ee/VictoryMusicGroupLLC
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrDOTseal
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@mrDOTseal
• Soundcloud: https://www.soundcloud.com/mrDOTseal
• Other: https://www.VictoryMusic.Group
  https://www.mrDOTseal.site

Image Credits
1. Beacon footage : Beck Seal (BeX).
2. Blackbox footage : Memorandum Media, Jason Meyers.
2. Logo : D. Seal, self.