INTERVIEWS

Interviews with the best DJs from the global EDM scene.

Dec172013 by EDM DJSNo Comments

BORGORE: “IF YOU’RE NOT A LITTLE BITCH, IT’S ALRIGHT”

[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] Borgore is a wildly popular artist, touring the world with his own brand of dubstep. While on tour with Steve Aki and Waka Flocka Flame, we were able to catch up with him backstage. You're on this tour with Steve Aoki and Waka Flocka, how did you get picked up for it? Well, Steve and Waka and I are all good friends, and we've been working on music together, and Steve wanted to go on a tour that would be interesting and eclectic, something that's not the average electro show that's to be expected, and I think the kids really like it. Is there anything different you'll be doing yourself for this tour? Yeah, I'll go on Waka's set and drum, and Waka comes on my set and raps, and sometimes I'll go on Steve's set and drum. Everybody gets involved wit...

Nov242013 by EDM DJSNo Comments

GENGHIS BOMB EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

DUBSTEP, EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS, NEW RELEASES

[wp_ad_camp_2] Genghis Bomb' debut album ENTER THE BOMB LP is an exploration of 140 bpm banging dubstep. Each track has its own special flavor and delves into different corners of the dubstep spectrum. The album consists of nine original tracks topped off with five special remixes by I.M.P. artists Skrilla, Eat The Children and Jivid. Check out the exclusive interview below! Where does the name Genghis Bomb come from? It stems from us trying to illustrate the idea of epic beats on an imperial scale. How long have you been part of the scene before the inception of Genghis Bomb? Since the late 90's we've been playing as djs around New England and other parts of North America. We're old school rave djs turned producers. Where did the choice for a medieval mask come from? It

Oct282013 by EDM DJSNo Comments

PRiZM interview: Lasers, Fire Cannons, Co2 Blast, video walls and MASSIVE BEATS

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] You headlined Moonfest this past weekend. Tell us a bit more about it. Headlining "Moonfest" was a great event for me and it's an annual Halloween festival in west Palm Beach Florida with attendance in excess of 40 thousand. I was shooting for my upcoming release "Music United" on Millennium Recordings and it was a very intense set and night all together. With the Lasers, Fire Cannons, Co2 Blast, 40 feet of insane Video walls and Massive Bass in your face will be part of the PRiZM experience this year and I am really glad to be a part of the 21st Birthday and coming of age Moonfest event. You have a background in breaks music and a lot of people love you for it, but your new found love is electro house. What pulled you into this new genre? I...

Oct42013 by EDM DJSNo Comments

JUDGE JULES: LENSES MAKE ME LOOK RED-EYED LIKE A VAMPIRE

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] How was Judgement Fridays this year? Firstly, a brand new venue, refurbed from top to bottom to the level of being unrecognisable, including a sound system so awesome it literally blows your mind. And a brand new concept, recognising the fact that a large volume of Ibiza clubbers now come for long weekend breaks, making Friday a very significant day. And, of course, or well-honed ability to throw a top party. What is a deciding factor for picking the line ups for the parties? A combination of established names and the willingness to take chances with the Djs whose productions have excited me most over the past 12 months. Year after year we have spotted Djs before they have come to prominence, which has generated a degree of loyalty enjoyed by fe...

Sep302013 by EDM DJSNo Comments

ILTORO: MUSIC CAN BE THE MOST POWERFUL CURE

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] The release of the FREAK FREQUENCY EP comes with an intriguing story: Pierantonio Gualtieri aka ILTORO is a talented artist with a deep passion for various forms of dance music. We caught up with him for an exclusive interview! You started your career in Italy with two underground labels. Do you miss the scene in Europe? Yes I love my city Florence my friends and the party scene where I was involved Was a fantastic moment and the music in my city had always an important rule. I had a special life in Italy made records in the studio, party with thousands of people and a lot of friends, musicians and DJs for making music together. This is what I miss more friends for making music. Here I am always alone in the studio. What made you decide to ...

Sep242013 by EDM DJSNo Comments

JASON LEMAITRE: IT WAS JOHNNY MONSOON!

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] You had one of the longest running electronic nights at Trinity, one of Seattle's biggest nightclubs in the Seattle area. How did it come to an end and what can we expect from the last one? Thanks! One has to seriously love what they're doing to keep at it for this long in the same place. I love everyone at Trinity Nightclub. They ARE my family and it will be hard to say goodbye to them. The decision to end my tenure there is purely selfish on my part. I feel like I have hit every goal I can possibly achieve at Trinity and now I'm looking for more challenges: bigger crowds, more responsibility, higher profile events. Over these past seven years I've tried my best to as many people as possible but at this point in my career I'm focused on more personal...

Sep212013 by EDM DJSNo Comments

RON VAN DEN BEUKEN INTERVIEW

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] Tell us more about the label Entraxx Entraxx-Records is a label, founded by Ron van den Beuken & Anton Rigel, in which I am the director. With our label we give new talented producers the opportunity to release their tracks around the globe. Also we have already to label deals with TOCO and MAS-Records, which means that all our releases get also the right intention in all Asia and Middle- and South America. The label is developing every day, also its coundcloud/facebook/twitter and youtube account gets more followers every day. What's coming up production wise for you? As lots of people may not know, already some years I am into the ghost-producing, to give you an example, I was into the SvD-Album (3 tracks), La Fuente, Milk Inc, Wildboy...

Sep192013 by EDM DJSNo Comments

CARLO ASTUTI INTERVIEW

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] We love your new record Stare Into The Stars. Tell us more about the background of that song Thanks! Glad you like it. Everything started over a year ago while me and Evan Mellows were working on this song 'Magic' featuring ex Pussycat Doll Kaya Jones. He started singing this beautiful song to me (Stare Into The Stars) and at the end of the song he goes like: I just wrote this song and I was totally inspired by one of your shows. And I go like: I wanna do a dance HIT with these awesome lyrics and melody! That's how everything started. Do you enjoy producing vocal tracks more than just instrumental ones? In the 'making of' video of Stare Into The Stars it seemed like you had a lot of fun! I enjoy both producing instrumental and vocal tracks. I...

Sep192013 by EDM DJSNo Comments

ANTONIO GIACCA: THAT DRIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF WILD LIFE

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] ANTONIO GIACCA currently storms the Beatport charts with his new smash Mokolodi. We wanted to know all the details and what he's currently up to, so enjoy the interview we had with him! Your new track Mokolodi is once again a peak time banger with some really nice melody. It goes by the name mokolodi and is inspired by a recent Africa trip. Could you tell us more about your Africa visit and the Mokolodi area? Yes well I went on a trip to Africa few months ago and went to this resort called Mokolodi where they do one day safaris. As we were on the jeep driving around in the middle of wild life I just started putting a track together in my head, having the idea to do something different using some African inspired sounds and chants… pretty much I was

Aug302013 by EDM DJSNo Comments

ROGER SHAH: I LOVE THE MAGIC ISLAND IBIZA

ALBUMS, EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS, NEW RELEASES, PROGRESSIVE HOUSE, TRANCE

[wp_ad_camp_2] ROGER SHAH is incredibly busy. Just released the new Sunlounger album and has plans for a global collaboration song with his fans. This news has spread like wild fire, so we wanted to know more!! [wp_ad_camp_1] You are urging fans to collaborate with you on a new song. Tell us a bit more about that. Yes I'm working on a new song for which I wanna have a huge choir like people in a stadium singing along to it, so the only chance to accomplish something like that is to record in a stadium or to have people helping you. the idea started when I signed with Barcel for a campaign song in mexico, they wanted me to write a song with a positive message, also incl the Spanish words mueve tu mundo which is the name of the campaign and means move your world or change your world,...

Aug32013 by EDM DJSNo Comments

MARKUS SCHULZ: I WAS ONE OF THE ARMY BRATS

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] Over the last 10 years Markus Schulz has crafted the individual musical identities of progressive, trance & house into his own unique hybrid sound. The combined influence of his headlining DJ sets; Armada and Coldharbour label releases and highly prominent Global DJ Broadcast radio show have seen him at the forefront of the US EDM revolution. This success has been reflected in weekly sets spun in front tens of thousands, a GDJB listenership up in the millions and critically acclaimed albums, including ‘Do You Dream?’ and most recently ‘Scream’. Following several highly ranked positions, in 2008 Schulz broke into the # 10 of DJ Mag’s Top 100 chart. He’s remained there for the last four straight years (polling #9 in 2011) and now stands as the busie

Aug22013 by EDM DJSNo Comments

DJ TWISTED DEE: DJ Phil B has a huge ___!!

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] Sexy, primeval and powerful are adjectives used by fans of Denise Martello (professionally known as Twisted Dee) to describe her unique blend of tribal and progressive house music. Flawless mixing, soul-pounding basslines and dramatic drops and peaks draw crowds to the dance floor and keep them there. [wp_ad_camp_1] You are originally from New York, but moved to Orlando. Is there a big difference in these music scenes? YES, HUGE difference. The clubs here in Orlando are very radio based musically; There is not much that is "cutting edge" here. For these reasons, I don't really play in Orlando regularly. BUT, all that is going to change as I am getting ready to launch my own events here in Orlando in the very near future. How would you best describe your sound? ...

Aug12013 by EDM DJSNo Comments

A-LUSION: HOLLAND IS THE #1 COUNTRY WHEN IT COMES TO HARDSTYLE

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] Onne Witjes, A-lusion, has grown to be one of the most valued artists in the hard dance scene over the past decade. The typical "A-lusion" hardstyle sound reached many hardstyle fans around the world. He started his professional career in 2003 and has performed in many clubs around the world and at the most prestigious events such as Qlimax and DefQon.1. [wp_ad_camp_1] Holland is the number one country when it comes to Hardstyle, but where do you see the US in respect to this. Will it be the second biggest - or biggest market for hardstyle in the future now that Q-Dance enters the market? Holland is indeed the number one country when it comes to Hardstyle. It all started over here. Our country has all the right ingredients for having successful events with Hardsty...

Jul312013 by EDM DJSNo Comments

JOE BELLINGHAM: you have to KNOW your tracks.

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] JOE BELLINGHAM joined Shameless Productions in 2009 and quickly established himself as a live act preforming his original Dub, Techno & Ambient live sets. With his trusty field recorder at his side, no personal moment is safe from sample. You might find him recording city buses on the streets of Seattle or at his residency at the Electric Tea Garden for the monthly party The Shameless Social. Either way, he would love to get together sometime to record cat meows, people on drugs and the channel 4 news. [wp_ad_camp_1] How long have you been involved with dance music? When I heard Underworld for the first time. Tell us more about Seattle’s Shameless crew which has been around for about a decade now. Shameless is just a bunch of super committed music junkies

Jul302013 by EDM DJSNo Comments

DJ ITV: BE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING TO HAPPEN

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] The DJ Sessions is an online streaming TV show featuring sets by the world's hottest DJ talent. Each Wednesday at 6pm PST, viewers can tune in for a 5 hour live show. Interviews, hot dancers and an actively engaging fan base are also part of the show. Darran Bruce, founder of The DJ Sessions is with us today to tell more about the show and its history. [wp_ad_camp_1] Tell us how you first started the idea for The DJ Sessions I came up with the idea one day a few months after coming back from WMC 2009. I had been in broadcast TV for several years and with 12 different shows going on I said to myself "What is really going to be the next biggest thing?" EDM came to mind and I thought "Why don't I do a show about DJ's and have them play sets on the show." I bounced the i...