INTERVIEWS
Interviews with the best DJs from the global EDM scene.
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: PROXY
[wp_ad_camp_2] From the ashes of the Soviet empire, from the flames of history, rises PROXY. Post 9/11 rave vibes cloaked in Muscovite angst. A line drawn in smoking rubble along the border dividing East and West, Stüssy and Spetsnaz. 1997. The Year of Tar and Horses. The Prodigy plays Red Square in Moscow. Hundreds of thousands […]
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Kristina Childs
[wp_ad_camp_2] Techno, as one of the backbones of dance music, has always been more of an underground style in the total landscape of EDM genres. What attracts you in the genre and what drives you to continue to push the bar? Do I push the bar? Haha… I guess I never saw myself that way. […]
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Dirtyphonics
[wp_ad_camp_2] On “Irreverence”, their forthcoming debut full-length for Dim Mak Records, the French electronic dance music quartet pens a new playbook for the genre. Merging heavy bass music, drum n’ bass, dubstep, and electro with grimy club energy, the group—Charly, Thomas, Pho, and Pitchin—can’t be pinned down. However, these pioneers wouldn’t have it any other […]
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Knightrider Travis Baron
[wp_ad_camp_2] Travis Baron is one of the most familiar faces in the Seattle techno scene. He is a DJ, promoter and recently launched his label KR Recordings together with partner in beats James Grindle. Hammarica.com caught up with him to talk about all things techno. [wp_ad_camp_1] You have been a techno DJ for over a […]
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Andrew Bennett
[wp_ad_camp_2] He has been around for a while, and was initially discovered by Armin Van Buuren. Nowadays he releases banger after banger on labels such as Diffused Music, Pinkstar and Spinnin Records. Please welcome Andrew Bennett as featurted artist in Hammarica.com’s series of daily DJ interviews! [wp_ad_camp_1] Your big break came in 2004 when a […]
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Techno Giants Pig & Dan
[wp_ad_camp_2] Constantly touring and making widely popular techno tracks, it was high time to invite Cocoon Recordings artists Pig & Dan for Hammarica.com’s series of daily DJ interviews! You have a lot of success in the Beatport charts. Other than making good music, what do you think is the secret behind that? [wp_ad_camp_1] There’s no […]
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Wild Kid DJ Fei-Fei
[wp_ad_camp_2] This past year has seen Fei-Fei releasing stadium sized industrial dubstep tracks while earning props from Benga to Bassnectar and adding to an already rabid fan following along the way. Mixmag UK recently featured Fei-Fei as an artist to “keep an eye on”, dubbing her signature aggressive sound as “high octane dubstep” which subsequently […]
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Andain
[wp_ad_camp_2] Andain began as an experimental, electronica group in 2000. Singer/song-writer, Mavie Marcos, grew up performing in the theatre and studied classical voice in college. Her musical interests led her to play in acoustic bands until she moved to San Francisco in 1999. During that time she met, and started writing an album with, producer […]
Hammarcia.com Daily DJ Interview: Roger Linn
[wp_ad_camp_2] Technically speaking, Roger Linn is not a DJ. Far from it essentially. Yet his creations are cheered by generations of DJs and other types of musicians. Roger Linn is a designer of high-tech products for musicians. Among his celebrated work we find the legendary Linndrum and Akai MPC 60 drum machines. More recently he […]
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Aruna Of Velvetine
[wp_ad_camp_2] What will be the vision of Velvetine and how does it set itself apart from your other projects? The whole idea behind the formation of Velvetine was that of musical freedom. As much as Myon & Shane and I loved the music we were making at the time, we felt there was this whole other side of […]
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Seattle Favorite Marq
[wp_ad_camp_2] [wp_ad_camp_1] You are a trance DJ and producer from the US. Dubstep and electro seem to gain a lot of momentum Stateside, but trance still has its loyal following. How would you describe the current US trance scene? Dubstep & Electro have definitely taken center stage in a lot of ways in the US; […]
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Octave One
[wp_ad_camp_2] The Burden Brothers also known as Octave One have been rocking the international techno scene with their stunning live performances for many years. Aside of that they’re known for their label 430 West which released classics such as their own Blackwater and DJ Rolando’s Knight Of The Jaguar. We are delighted to have them […]
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview : 303lover Luigi Rocca
[wp_ad_camp_2] This self-made producer runs three of the most exciting record labels to emerge from Italy in the past 10 years – Hotfingers, Tuamotu and 303Lovers – alongside Manuel De La Mare and Alex Kenji. He managed to forge a successful career traveling the world performing at some of the planets most renowned and best-loved […]
Hammarica.com Daily DJ Interview: Jochem Hamerling
[wp_ad_camp_2] Dutch born Jochem Hamerling moved to the USA to complete high school at Plainfield South. Witnessing Chicago house legends like Derrick Carter and Paul Johnson. He was 100% sold from that moment on. When he returned home after graduating he hit the ground running, playing more clubs and producing more music, which resulted in his first record […]