Dodgers DJ

Lanier Stewart, seen during Monday’s NLCS Game 3, is responsible for all the recorded music and electronic hand claps and chants that get piped through the Dodger Stadium PA system before, during and after games.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

DJ Severe, seen during the game Monday, arrives three hours before game time to start entertaining a nearly empty stadium with his hand-picked music.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

When trying to select the right song for the moment, DJ Severe (Lanier Stewart) chooses from thousands of songs in his computer. He’s seen here before an August 2012 game.  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

DJ Severe sports a turntable watch.  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

DJ Severe (Lanier Stewart) keeps track of and picks tracks for the Dodgers’ game against the Miami Marlins on Aug. 24, 2012.  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

DJ Severe (Lanier Stewart) works on the soundtrack of the Dodgers’ game against the Miami Marlins on Aug. 24, 2012.   (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Lanier Stewart, a.k.a. DJ Severe, is reflected in the screen of his laptop computer in the Dodger Stadium press box before the start of an August 2012 game.   (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)