When you say the word deejay, it might take you back of those high school dances where you heard all the lame tracks from that year or perhaps to those pitiful summer backyard parties that your parents used to throw where your cousin played spin master. You might even think of that middle-age man with the saucer-size headphones, who spun mediocre at your aunts wedding, playing tunes like Sister Sledges We Are Family.

But to the contrary, Adam Michael Goldstein is far from middle age and mediocracy. In fact, he's so good that as of late, his resume reads like the Grammy invitation list. The former Crazytown member has worked with everyone from bubblegum rapper-turned mega famous actor Will Smith to pop queen Madonna.

Simply known as DJ AM, this kid rocks late night hotspots from Los Angeles to New York and back. A regular fixture at his own nightclub, LAX in Los Angeles and resident DJ at Las Vegas? Pure, this 33 year-old has become synonymous with red carpets, A-list parties, and of course the dreaded grocery store tabloids.

Although his job and love life have made him famous, this quasi-celebrity appears to be very down to earth. ?Adam is who I am all the time,? he explained before adding, ?I'm just a cool down-to-earth person that loves music.?

He isn't naive though about his status in Hollywood. ?Although I am a DJ AM it seems as if that name has become more a business or a brand. I definitely appreciate that because it allows me to do what I love and get paid for it at the same time.?

AM considers his fame to just be apart of the job. I love being a part of the Hollywood scene but honestly I just feel lucky to be able to do what I love. I love being a deejay and making people feel the music.?

Born in the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia, AM sometimes would get beat up by the guys in his predominately minority community. In that same community is where the turntable twister first got hooked on hip hop.

AM later got hooked on turntables when he was 12.

?I had a friend named DJ Mighty Mi and he was the first one to let me get on the turntables. At that point I knew what I was meant to do,? said AM.

A showman in his own right, AM isn't like most DJs, spinning just one genre of music. You will every kind of mash-up from country rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd to Run-DMC when he spins.

?Most DJs on the club scene are boring and they don't really work the entire night. When I'm up there I am working all night and I'm trying to give the crowd a show. I want them to leave with a feeling like they have seen a performance.?

Although AM admits that most his musical influence comes from early 90s hip-hop and 80s rock he loves 80s rap gods Run DMC.

AM recalls a chilling encounter with Darryl McDaniels at Maxim Super Bowl party a few years back.

?It was a little bit after Jam Master Jay had died and Run and DMC where at the party. I starting spinning a tribute to Jam Master Jay and DMC turned around with his fist in the air and he looked at me and had a tear in his eye. That night I got the chills because Jam Master Jay had been such an inspiration to me.?

Music isn?t the only thing that inspires him. Apparently, real-estate does too. When asked what he wants to do in the near future, AM said he?s starting to jones for property. ?I want to do real estate. I love the real estate game and I?m trying to own a few more clubs as well.?