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Intro
After playing the closing party in 2012, you became a full-fledged resident at Jamie Jones’ Paradise at DC-10 this past year. That must have made for one hell of a summer… Yeah the summer was crazy, although I wasn’t there the full season, it was nice to just pop in and out and not get too caught up in one day being a 5 day party! I played sets alone, and a couple back to back with Burnski and then wAFF, really enjoyed all of them and it was good to get some variety and adapting to playing with different people. Paradise on a whole can only go from strength to strength and with some of the artists and DJ’s they’re lining up for 2014, I don’t doubt it will be another massive hit.
I know it’s early, but any word on a return for the 2014 season? Yeah, I have just been confirmed by Jamie whilst at BPM this year, which I’m very excited about, and it’s given me a massive kick up the rear to get my shit in order and make some special little treats!
Your newer productions like “You,” and your remix of Evans’ “00.6” seem to gravitate towards the darker, edgier end of the deep house spectrum, and “I Am” is no exception. What do you think pushed you in that direction? And is this something you think we can expect more of (especially considering the title of your newest EP)? I don’t really have a set direction, I tend to have an idea at the time. Certain things come into my head, and I try to stick with them. I suppose I just want to make people dance, but at the same time I do like the old school deep house – the kind Daso and Pawas used to make. I’ve started a project with TBOY, which I’m really happy with, and it’s kind of in that direction. There is a time and place for all sorts of music so I think you have to have a range to suit the mood. So whilst I’ll be making more dance floor tracks, I’m going to be producing tracks with a bit of variation too.
You just played at BPM in Mexico. Was that your first trip down there? And how was it? Yeah this was my first time at BPM and it won’t be my last. It rained a lot, but I still had an amazing time! I didn’t get to go to every party on the line up, but the ones I experienced tell me that it can only get bigger and bigger. One of my favourites was the Paradise party – it was rammed from the word go, and everyone played there hearts out. The modern love affair party where I played was very much the same, and even though half the sound system blew later on, people were still on the floor, which says a lot. And of course the Circoloco party was a typical Circoloco party – loads of fun, and immense tunes!
Any big projects you’ve got in the pipeline for 2014 you can tell us about? As I mentioned, I’ve got the project with TBOY to finish, I’ve also been doing things with Clive Henry. Clive is one of my all time favourite DJs and a very close friend, so to do something with him is an honour. I’ve also got an EP out on Left Room due out in a couple of months, which is a collaboration with Inxec and has been getting some very good attention from people like Eats Everything. I’ve got to know Inxec really well over the last couple of years so there will definitely be more from us! I have an EP on Resonance Records for my good mate Max Chapman out in March, and it includes a DJ Le Roi remix, which is quality. Finally I should have my Hot Creations EP due out in the near future – I just need to tie it up and be content with it. There’s also a couple of other sneaky collabs in the mix, but it’s too early to really say anything as they’re just in chat phase at the moment.
Thanks, and hope to see you on the island this summer!
