Describe your sound to someone who doesn’t know...
I prefer not to be pigeon-holed as a trance DJ because I do play the odd progressive track, some house, some techno...it all depends on the vibe of the night and how clued-up the crowd are. So to someone who doesn’t know I would say I play energetic, eclectic, electronic music.


What music did you grow up around and does it still influence you?
My father is a musician himself so I grew up around absolutely everything from Steely Dan, to Bill Joel all the way through to the first signs of dance music when I was a youngster in school. I still make a point of listening to a wide cross-section of music nowadays as well and I find I draw a lot more influence from other music than I do from dance music as a whole.


What makes a good DJ great?
The difference between them is their ability to turn around a bad crowd. Any DJ can play to a crowd who are loving it, but when you’re faced with a difficult crowd, and you can turn their night around or make them experience something they weren’t expecting, than that would make you great...


Why do you think trance gets such a bad name?
Does it get a bad name?! As far as I’m concerned, trance does pretty well for itself, the top 100 DJs poll is consistently a majority of trance acts, so I think that proves the strength of it as a genre. Yes it might not be as glitz and glam as house, or as cool as progressive; but overall – I’m not afraid to say I love it!


What are your top three current tunes?
Mark Eteson & Ben Nicky – Altitude
Alex M.O.R.P.H. – Break The Light (Chapter XJ Remix)
DI-RECT - Times Are Changing (Bart Claessen Remix)


How long do you spend looking for new music each week and where?
I don’t really spend an awful lot of time searching for new music as a lot of it gets promo’d to me and I just throw it all in a specific folder until I come round to my tune listening day, which incidentally is today!


You’ve played all over the world – how do crowds differ?
Crowds come in many shapes and sizes, some are more excitable than others, some are there for a piss-up and some are there to get lost in the music. It still amazes me how far-reaching this business is. I can make a tune one week and people in China and Australia can know about it the week after. I think that is incredible!


What can people expect from you at the Fridge?
An energetic and full-on mix, with plenty to smile about!


What else are you working on in 2010?
This weekend in fact I’m working on a vocal track with Aruna from the US, it’s going to trial out a new style for me, around 130 bpm and edging on a bit more commercial. Not cheese, but definitely a bit more accessible to people who haven’t heard trance/progressive before! Aside from that I’ll be doing the usual rounds with plenty of shows, festivals like Global etc and a big step up in the production in the next 12 months...

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