As the digital media partner for Rio Music Conference, Pulse will be bringing you exclusive content in advance of the hotly tipped festival in February of this year. The Rio Music Conference will run from February 1-13, 2013 and will be broken into three parts - a Business Fair, a Club Week and a Festival portion. Today we sit down with the beautiful DJ DRI.K, a Brazilian who's proud of her city and will be playing the festival. Over the last several years, she's shared the decks with some of the best in the industry, and is one of Gui Boratto's favorite DJs. She has also played in Ibiza, Croatia, Poland, New York, Miami, Boston and many other places around the world. Check out her exclusive mix and interview below:
What does Brazil mean to you? Brazil means home for me. Although I believe my soul is somewhere around New York and Berlin, I love my country and the wonderful city I was born in.
What is your favorite club in Brazil? My favorites are D-Edge and Warung. They have something special that I can't describe. Such magic places!
Who is your favorite DJ or Producer right now, both from Brasil and abroad? HQNO and Fabo are doing great right now here in Brazil, but my favorite is always Gui Boratto. Abroad, the Diynamic boys are my favorites. Solomun, H.O.S.H., Stimming, NTFO, Hunter/Game and Karmon are pretty awesome.
Who helped inspire you to get involved with electronic music? So many people… I better not say names because if I forget someone I'm gonna be in trouble!
If you could get involved with any label at the moment who would it be and why? Diynamic and Hot Creations, I guess. Because the tracks they released were the ones I most played last year. I really recognize myself in it.
What are your thoughts on RMC? It's the most important event of electronic music that we have. I say we, necause I feel like its also mine. I care about it like it is. I'm so proud of having Rio de Janeiro at the center of world during Carnival not only because of samba. This conference showed the world that we are much more than "mulatas" and futebol. It's an wonderful place to listen to good music and connect with people that come here from all around the country and world.
Where would you like to DJ that you haven’t yet had the chance to? Berlin. It's such an amazing place for the kind of music I play and love. Hope I can make it happen in 2013!
Stay locked on Pulse Radio for a lot more spotlights and music from Brazil's hottest artists as well as event lineups they're released!