High Performance Rodeo: DJ, producer Kid Koala's Storyville Mosquito plays like a graphic novel come to life

In 2008, Eric San went down to New Orleans to perform at the world-famous Preservation Hall.

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While flattering, the DJ and turntablist known by his stage name, Kid Koala, initially wasn’t sure he was a good fit. He had been shocked when the hall’s creative director, Ben Jaffe, contacted him. Jaffe, who also plays tuba in the Preservation Jazz Hall Band, had seen the animated video for San’s version of the Dixieland classic Basin Street Blues and he wanted Kid Koala to play at the iconic venue.