From Marty G's Sassafras Podcast:
I met Blue Soul at Amoeba record store in San Francisco. I was talking to someone about a certain label that was in the bins, when Blue Soul quickly turned and asked where the label was. We started talking after that. I saw him a few more times at Amoeba, then he asked if I wanted to go back to his house and check out some of his music. Needless to say, I really enjoyed it and we've been good friends since. I have helped design labels for his record label and been lucky enough to be one of the first people in San Francisco to drop his music on the dancefloor. I feel more people need to hear his musical voice and it is quite a well versed one at that.
so here is a little interview to get to know Blue Soul...

Who is Blue soul?
Basically, I’m a music junky. This extends to numerous genres, time periods, and formats. I’ve been privileged to be exposed to so much amazing music in my life and I continue to seek out more every chance I get. One of my favorite aspects of my job, as a music buyer for a small shop in SF, is recommending music to a wide variety of listeners. As a dj, I aim to tell a story with a mix. Getting from one song to the next is only half the job. Creating something new by mixing records together in a musical way is one of the things I live for. I strive to create mixes that knock up the energy on the dance floor but are equally as intriguing in the living room or in headphones. My record collection is extremely eclectic but it is definitely tilted towards the legacy of dance music from 70’s funk & disco through to acid house, deep house, techno, and breakbeats.

How many aliases do you have? How/why did you start the alias?
My focus is cyclical so I go from working on dance floor oriented music to more experimental electronic music often. Blue Soul is the name I’ve had the longest. I also go under Archetypewriter for non-dance oriented material, of which I just finished an album. I use the moniker Metadub for deep dubstep and techno tracks. Blue Soul is the name most people know me by, though.

How did the whole music thing start for you?
Long story short, I’ve been fascinated with music for as long as I can remember. I started playing guitar in junior high school and then shifted to synths and drum machines in my freshman year of high school after getting into electronic music. Record collecting and djing followed shortly after.

How long have you been djing for?
I messed around with terribly ancient belt-driven turntables in 1993 and started djing out at events in 1994. At that time I was really just starting to figure out what sounds were the most interesting to me. It wasn’t until 1996 that I had regular gigs and a residency.

Are you apart of any party/dj crew and if so, how did that start?
When I started, I learned a lot from watching one of the finest djs on the planet, Jack Master Flash aka Jack MF. He exposed me to everything from Kraftwerk and Larry Levan to Chicago acid and early underground breakbeats. He’d been djing since the early 80’s and had been collecting records even longer. He and my friend Jen “popgirl” 23 were throwing outlaw raves up and down the east coast under the name A Book Called Galanta. I started attending and then helping put those events on in Maine. Within a couple years a friend and I started Divine Resonance and I was playing at clubs around New England as well as massive raves from NY to Maine. Divine Resonance started as a dj crew and then turned into a record label once I moved to San Francisco.

Do you produce music? If so, for how long and why did you start producing?
Although I love djing, these days most of my energy is focused on production. The first electronic music I made was ambient stuff in ’92. I was already absorbed in effects processing with guitars pedals so the sonic exploration of electronic music seemed like a perfect fit for me. Sound design quickly became my primary extracurricular activity. It was a very personal creative outlet and I didn’t feel like anything was ready for ears outside of my circle of friends for a long time. The first time I released anything other than cassette tapes was in 2000. It was a super eclectic cd that had spaced out disco alongside ambient dub and experimental drum & bass. It was kind of like my resume in that it showed the range of sounds I was attracted to and felt I had mastered. I put out my first 12” the following year.

What music do you love to play the most?
Impossible question! It depends on the setting and my mood. I love playing deep house sets at dawn. Get me in a dirty warehouse and I’ll want to bang acid and techno all night. In my living room I play a lot of disco and northern soul. At work, my playlists have a lot of post-punk, post-rock, and 60's jazz. For a responsive crowd, I’d be happy playing any style I’m into.

What are your main inspirations of music?
Another difficult question. See my favorite artists below.

What do you listen to when you want to relax?
Deep dub, Malian kora music, or ambient stuff like Hammock.

Favorite club or place to play in?
Outdoor gigs are my favorite, especially sunrise sets. Big Sur and BRC are favorites. Back when SF Underground was called The Top, I really enjoyed playing there.

Weirdest gig you have ever done?
I don’t know, but most of the full moon parties we threw in the mid 90’s were pretty fucking weird. There was a 3 day event called the Mad Camping Trip which vividly comes to mind. When you get a few hundred kids to spend an entire weekend in the middle of nowhere Maine, shit gets strange. Also, we once did a party in a 16 wheeler.

Most memorable gig you have ever had? Good, Bad or Both…
There have been too many, but two pop into my mind. The first was a Sunset Halloween boat party in 2003. The other was an 8 hour set at a house party in Maine around 1997. It was in the apartment below mine, so I kept running upstairs to get more records. I started off with dub and downtempo, moved into breaks and house, notched it up to techno, then played drum & bass for a bit before bringing it down to hip-hop and funk. I really wish I had taped that night.

What inspires you?
My hallucinogenic youth, badass dancers, and all the amazing music out there.

Who are your heroes? Favorite Artists or Favorite Labels?
This could be a seriously long list, so I’ll try to control myself and keep it to the artists that really changed the way I listen to music:
Stevie Wonder, King Tubby, Lee Perry, François Kevorkian, Joe Clausell, Larry Levan, Bunny Sigler, Sylvia Robinson, Keb Darge, Arthur Russell, Phuture, Armando, Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, Todd Terry, MAW, Jack MF, Daniel Wang, Dave Lee, Andrew Meecham, Idjut Boys, Ben Mitchell, KDJ, Tom Middleton & Mark Pritchard, Cari Lekebusch, Jesper Dahlbäck, Moritz von Oswald, Luke Vibert, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Meat Beat Manifesto, Cinematic Orchestra, Quantic, Tipper, Fela Kuti, Mingus, Coltrane, Miles, Eric Dolphy, Herbie Hancock, Roy Ayers, Mulatu Astatqe, Toumani Diabate, Remarc, Aphrodite, Technical Itch, Dillinja, The Roots, Eric B & Rakim, J Dilla, Stereolab, Broadcast, Sonic Youth, David Byrne, Tom Waits, Joy Division, The Cure, Slowdive, Explosions in the Sky, Hammock, Steve Reich, Erik Satie, Bela Bartok, and Krzysztof Penderecki.

Is there anyone you would love to see perform? (Dead or alive)
Again, there are too many. As far as dance music goes, I’d love to zap myself into the Paradise Garage in 1982 to hear Larry Levan or The Music Box in 1986 to hear Ron Hardy. I miss Body & Soul with François Kevorkian, Joe Clausell, and Danny Krivit. That was the best regular night I’ve ever been to. The crowd and the music was just on another level.

Favorite Format? Vinyl, CD, mp3 or other.
I’ll never get rid of my vinyl and for certain sounds, it is the only way to go. With that said, I’ve been using mp3’s in Ableton Live for sets and the freedom and control makes it hard to go back to just using turntables.