Who’s the Harlem DJ rocking all of Fashion Week, spinning at the Darby, hanging with Russell Simmons and
turntable-ing the “Today” Show? Hint: he’s the one standing on wooden crates and briefcases to reach the mix deck.
Fulano Librizzi, all of 9 years old and a self-described “between 4-foot-6 and 4-foot-9” fourth grader, has New York’s fashion crowd on its feet — and he’s not giving up the faders.
“I just want to be the best DJ in the world someday,” says Librizzi, the chic son of filmmaker-artist Nemo Librizzi and wellness expert Latham Thomas, founder of mamaglow.com. “I really don’t want to sit in the seats during Fashion Week, I just want to deejay.”
He’s well on his way. Recent gigs include the DVF GapKids launch and the Vogue Bambini Petite Parade last March. Tomorrow he’ll be manning the turntables for Strut: the Fashionable Mom Show at Lincoln Center, featuring top designers including Tory Burch and Michael Kors.
“I want everyone dancing,” says Fulano, an only child who goes to a public school in Chelsea. “Grown-ups already know some classics, so I’ll play a little pop, maybe a little Michael Jackson, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, maybe Stevie Wonder — to help them out a little.”
Typically decked out in blazers, bow ties and tailored seersucker shorts, “DJ Fulano” ticks off his favorite spots to shop:
“I like to do Brooks, Lacoste, the Gap; I like Adidas for my shoes.” He describes his style as “a combination between handsome and cool-looking.”
He’s certainly cutting a figure with the fashion set.
“I was impressed with his poise, confidence and real talent,” Diane von Furstenberg tells The Post.
Celebrity stylist and designer June Ambrose agrees that Fulano’s aplomb and prodigal skill make him a pet of fashionistas.
“He has this sense like he’s been here before; he’s forecasting,” she observes. “He has some sort of star quality — he’s the most eccentric young person in the room most of the time. He’s that dandy kid in the building.”
Fulano first started spinning when he was 5 years old, and acquired his mentor, esteemed DJ Cassidy, “by tweeting him every morning before school.” (The demi DJ tweets as @fulanosworld and is Twitter pals with designer Nicole Miller and hip-hop impresario Simmons.)
But this mini-mogul’s dreams don’t stop at deejaying. He’s a model, a break dancer, a rapper (“I’m making a record currently — I’m on my third song.”) and is saving money from his gigs to build his own hotel empire.
“I’m gonna live at the very top floor,” he adds assuredly.
Yes, he’s got high ambitions — and it’s no wonder. The occupational hazards of spinning for younger crowds are enough to turn this mini-mixmaster into a tattle tale.
“Once this little kid came over to me in my booth, and he stopped the record twice — he took off the needle!” Fulano rants, still in disbelief. “That was very embarrassing for me because I’m a pro.”
A pro that still has to mind his mama — at least for the time being.
“My bedtime is supposed to be 8:30 p.m.,” he says. “That’ll have to change.”