INTERVIEWS

Interviews with the best DJs from the global EDM scene.

Dec132012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Truckasauras

[wp_ad_camp_2] Since Truckasauras' first performance, they have been repeatedly redefining electronic music in the live setting. From underground house parties, to impromptu street performances, to proper rock venues, Truckasauras' explosive lo-fi, audio-visual, live sets continually raise the bar for not just electronic music, but anyone seeking to captivate an audience and rock the party. When Performing, band members Adam Swan, Tyler Swan, Ryan Trudell, and Dan Bordon, commonly sport American flags (worn as bandannas or capes), trucker hats, hunting vests, and various other trashy accoutrements. Their DEVO-esque, half-ironic display deftly rides the line between performance art and a really weird camping trip. Bordon's live video mash-ups are composed from some of the worst e...

Dec122012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Sied Van Riel

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] The Riel Deal: From the prolific electronic dance breeding ground that is The Netherlands, with close to overnight speed, in 2008 he landed. In that year alone he was tipped by Tiësto as “the hottest producer around”, by DJ Magazine as “the next big thing to hit trance.” Give a warm welcome to SIED VAN RIEL! You are known as a trance producer, but are there secret house or dubstep records from your hand flowing around? I have never produced an actual full on house or dubstep track yet. Even though some of my own earlier remixes and releases were quite progressive that would be one step too far for me. [wp_ad_camp_1] Describe the most lavish event you were ever booked for? That would be a private birthday party for someone in Tunisia, who was a big fan of elec

Dec112012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Giuseppe Ottaviani

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] Personifying trance music’s energy in both approach and output, Italy’s Giuseppe Ottaviani has long been recognized as one of the genre’s most respected and prolific merchants. From his earliest studio work (as the engine behind famed group NU NRG), through to his latter-day releases under his own name, he has established himself as a benchmark for eminent trance. Over the last 6 years his boundary-breaking in-concert experience Giuseppe Ottaviani Live! has put hundreds of thousands of hands in the air and feet on the floor at the world’s best-known EDM festivals. [wp_ad_camp_1] Even as NU NRG you always played live and after so many years you’re still doing it. What’s the difference between live act and Djing for you? Have you ever thought to start playing as a DJ ?

Dec102012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Mix Master DJ Irwan

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] He is known as one of Europe’s best eclectic deejays. Long before the term eclectic even existed, DJ Irwan was already spinning a unique mix of house, hiphop and R&B Music. As a result of the increasing attention for Urban, deejay Irwan’s style is now more popular than ever: his gigs vary from residencies at leading club nights such as Treetz, Sneakerz and Ex Porn Star to festivals such as Dance Valley, Mystery Land and the FFWD Dance Parade. Add to that the countless performances abroad, and deejay Irwan is a name to reckon with. Some examples are his visits to club Zouk in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This largest venue in town is one of Irwan’s regular spots abroad, where he is often billed with famous deejays such as Armin van Buuren and Paul van Dyk. It seems lik

Dec92012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: House Music Legend Angel Moraes.

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Angel Moraes came of age listening to the great radio stations of New York City throughout the 1970s and 80s. Never out of touch with the sounds he loved, It was around this time that young Moraes realized what he wanted to do with his life. Always on the prowl for cutting edge sounds, he was a regular for the late night underground groove at “Jellybeans Fun House". However, it wasn't until a friend introduced him to the magic of the “Paradise Garage” that he discovered home.. You are a legendary house music DJ and producer. Could you tell us something more about the early days of your career and how that compares to the house movement in 2012? When I started producing back in 1991 it was by chance. I was playing a birthday

Dec82012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Darude On ITV Live!

EDM NEWS, FUN STUFF, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] Darude, a name synonymous with driving beats and unrelenting energy, has been an innovator in dance music since he smashed his way onto the scene 10 years ago with the global hit singles 'Sandstorm', 'Feel The Beat' and 'Out Of Control' and the first album 'Before The Storm'. The second album 'Rush' with singles 'Music' and 'Next To You' again conquered charts around the world in 2003 and now he's back with more genre-breaking singles like 'Tell Me', 'My Game', 'In The Darkness' and 'I Ran (So Far Away)' from his 3rd artist album, 'Label This!' which is poised to rock its way up the charts and across the globe. 2011 saw Darude starting a record company, EnMass Music, with American DJ/producer Randy Boyer and that'll be keeping him busy in addition to touri...

Dec72012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Hammarica.com Daily DJ interview: Darkcontroller

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] He is one of the most successful hardcore DJs from Holland. Hardcore, also knows as Gabber is a style originally created in Holland in the early 90's. Its success was imminent taken into the account the success of the Thunderdome events and cd series and labels like Mid-Town, Mokum, Ruffneck and more. Darkcontroller is part of the RIGE clan and we were very happy to catch him for an exclusive interview! [wp_ad_camp_1] Hardcore, the 'heavy metal' of house and techno had its ups and downs when it comes to popularity, especially in Holland where it originates from. How would you describe the scene now? Inform us on the positives and negatives. Well, I know that hardcore started on a basic ground. It all was very simple to make. all music was, if you look at it now. Th

Dec62012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Hammarica.com Daily DJ interview: KYAU & ALBERT

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[wp_ad_camp_2] These two German trance producers have produced such massive club hits like "Made Of Sun", "Velvet Morning", "Walk Down", "Kiksu", "Megashira", "Are You Fine?", "Hide&Seek" and so much more. One little known fact: all male vocals come from Steven Moebius Albert himself! Give a warm welcome to Kyau & Albert! [wp_ad_camp_1] What has been the best show for you this year? Steven Albert: Our big 15 Years Euphonic Night in Dresden, Germany Ralph Kyau: For me it was EDC in Las Vegas. Name the most inspiring person you ever met backstage and tell us why this person has inspired you? Ralph Kyau: We meet so many people backstage, but hard to say if they really inspire us. It's definitely always awesome to meet other DJs and producers backstage. For example: ...

Dec52012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: The Egyptian Lover

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] The Egyptian Lover started out as a D.J. in Los Angeles with Uncle Jamms Army doing dances at the L.A. Sports Arena. He began recording around Los Angeles in 1982 as a member of the Radio Crew. In the early days of hip hop, albums were rare, so most of The Egyptian Lover's successful recordings were 12" singles. He would eventually release some of the earliest rap LPs, which was especially unique for being west-coast based, but they were less popular than his singles. On the strength of containing an alternate mix of his most popular single "Egypt, Egypt", 1984's On the Nile was moderately successful. Egyptian Lover returned in 1994 with "Back from the Tomb". His last full-length album in over ten years. Since then he has made "Platinum Pyramids" and "Electro Pharoh" (D

Dec42012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Vox Mod

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] A very talented EDM performer from Seattle with beats as big as.. well, your mom; and a skill at beatmaking that is prevalent. This guy has been rocking places all over.. So Please give a warm welcome to VOX MOD! Tell us something about your background and how your career started. My background is based in visual arts but later on I adopted percussion and drums. The entire time of my youth I was really drawn to electronic music though, so around 2000 I decided to look into drum machines, sequencers, and samplers after being tremendously inspired by Orbital. Additionally, I obtained the program Acid 2.0 (which I still use) and sought to develop up my editing, mixing, and recording skills. It was also vastly important being introduced to so many types of music an...

Dec32012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Ferry Tayle

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[wp_ad_camp_2] This French producer was born in 1982. His first musical experience was with jazz. He started playing the saxophone at the age of 7. He became interested in electronic music by discovering Jean-Michel Jarre's first album. After 14 years of jazz music he decided to move into electronic music and became very successful in the global trance scene. Give a warm welcome to FERRY TAYLE! Of course France is known for its big contribution to house music with acts like Daft Punk, Cassius, David Guetta and more. Yet, you are one of the leaders when it comes to the trance scene there. Could you describe it for us? Tell us about the events, DJs and record labels. The house scene is big in France since the last 15 years. Thanks to the success of Cassius, Daft Punk, Bob Sincla...

Dec22012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Sean Tyas

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] New York native, Switzerland based DJ/Producer Sean Tyas is something of a leading light in European trance. Currently ranked #93 in DJ Magazine"s Top 100 DJ Poll 2012, he was also earmarked by BBC Radio 1"s Pete Tong as a "buzzword in trance circles" head of his debut Essential Mix for the station back in February 2009 and hooked by industry power house Beatport has a "One to watch." It was in 2006 that Sean Tyas first started to make waves in the trance scene, winning the much hyped Spinnin' Records remix competition for his rework of Sander van Doorn 'Punk'd', and next signed to the Discover label. His first solo release for the label didn't disappoint either, with the energetic and euphoric 'Lift' being one of the biggest releases of 2006 and awarded Single Of Th...

Dec12012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Solarstone

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] For over a decade he has been roadblocking dancefloors with a procession of illustrious club classics, all-out anthems and critically acclaimed albums. As a DJ, he performs weekly at clubs around the planet, and for globally recognized names like A State of Trance, Cream @ Amnesia, Ministry of Sound, Gatecrasher, Full-On-Ferry, Zouk and countless others. He left an indelible mark on EDM with one of his very first releases. ‘Seven Cities’ scored a UK Top 40 hit, has been remixed by Armin van Buuren, was re-released 3 times and cumulatively went on to sell in excess of ½ million copies. Give a warm welcome to SOLARSTONE! You recently launched your new label Touchstone Recordings under the supervision of Black Hole Recordings. What makes this label different than y

Nov302012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Richard Dinsdale

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] In the time between cooking up grooves for labels such as Hotfingers, 303 Lovers, Flamingo, Toolroom and Ministry Of Sound, Richard Dinsdale plots the next step in dancefloor domination: Tanzanite Records. A joint partnership with his brother Simon, Richard is now writing a new chapter and creating his own distinctive brand. A brand where he can fine tune his A&R abilities and help develop emerging artists such as Jeremy Joshua and Alex Topspin & Dmit Kitz. With its striking blue motif and meticulous musical motive, the label also boasts the presence of Wally Lopez, Hook N Sling and chart busters Sam Obernik and Paul Harris. Give a warm welcome to Richard Dinsdale as featured in Hammarica.com series of daily DJ interviews! [wp_ad_camp_1] Describe the Richard D...

Nov292012 by EDM DJSNo Comments

Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Jay Junior

EDM NEWS, INTERVIEWS

[wp_ad_camp_2] Some people just have music running through their veins from their birth on. One of those people is taking the scene by storm under the name of Jay Junior. With over fourteen years of music experience Jay has started a brand new career in 2010 when a friend introduced him to the world of DJs and dance music. As Je'freak he started off as a percussionist who accompanied other artists with his rhythms and sounds, but soon the DJ booth became more attractive and within no time he had learned the tricks of the trade. With performances at events such as Grotesque, Tres Chique and Summerlake in Holland and Open Air Festival in Poland his name began to rise and his sounds began to attract people. With his monthly podcast called Artfully Blended he now reaches people in a