Tales From The Dancefloor

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#035 Seb Fontaine On Cream, Radio 1, And THAT Fiji Track... Oct 11, 2019

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Seb Fontaine was EVERYWHERE in the 1990s - he had a Radio 1 show, he had a long-standing Cream residency, he mixed compilations for Ministry of Sound, Perfecto and Global Underground... he was one of the first wave of superstar DJs.

But unlike many of his peers, he's still going strong - gigging, making music, and loving it more than ever. Here he shares the highs and lows, and reveals his thoughts on the right way to DJ, underground vs overground, and much more!

Follow Seb: Seb's Instagram

More about Mixbox: Evermix website

#034: Morgan Page Share His Secrets for Long-Term Success Oct 08, 2019

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Morgan Page is one of the hardest working DJ/producers in the scene, playing festivals the world over, providing music for Tesla and Space X, collecting Grammy nominations... but it all started for him not in clubs, but as a radio DJ - something he still does to this day with his Sirius XM show and podcast.

In this episode of Tales From The Dancefloor, Morgan shares some of the secrets of his success, including why going slow is usually the best bet, how to chase success while staying true to yourself, and how collaboration and teaching have helped him to stay fresh and focused.

• To find out more about Morgan Page, check out his site and mixshow.

#033: EJ On Providing Soundtracks For Racetracks Sep 27, 2019

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Imagine what it's like curating the music for, and DJing at, Formula E race meetings around the world each and every season, and having your DJ sets not only playing at the racetracks, but beamed into the homes of 200 million people worldwide?
EJ (don't call him "DJ EJ"!) is a London-born DJ/producer who helped to create this job, and who does it year in year out. In this edition of Tales From The Dancefloor, he shares how he got the opportunity, what it's like, how he balances the job with his commitments to his young family... and how his future may well lie in not only electric cars, but saving the world with hemp...

• More about EJ on his Facebook Page.

#032: Aston Harvey: The Secrets To A Successful, Long-Running Music Career Sep 20, 2019

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Aston Harvey was there right at the beginning of the explosion of DIY dance music in London in the late 80s - but little did he know when he formed his group The Freestylers with his friend Matt 10 years later, that they'd have a 20-year career championing the breakbeat sound worldwide.

How did they do it? What's the secret of spending three decades in dance music? And what did it feel like going from watching Top of the Pops (famous UK pop music TV show) as a kid, to actually being on it as an adult? In this episode of Tales From The Dancefloor, Aston answers these questions and shares his stories.

#031: Luca Schreiner: Remixing, Collaboration & Finding Your Sound Sep 13, 2019

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German producer and DJ Luca Schreiner is an up and coming name to watch. Still only 24, he's self-taught, with a keen eye for what works both on the radio and the dancefloor. From his breakout cover version of Everything But The Girl's "Missing" (that got him signed to Ultra Music), to his remixes of James Arthur, Kelly Clarkson, Clean Bandit, even Backstreet Boys, to his big-stage festival DJ sets - he's making inroads in all the right areas.

In this episode of Tales From The Dancefloor, Luca talks about what it was like having a dad already in this industry, what his school friends thought of him getting into music production, how he made the leap from remixing other people to writing his own songs, how the internet has helped artists to collaborate globally... and how it felt to DJ at New York's iconic Marquee club.

More on Luca at his website: http://lucaschreiner.com/

#030: David Dunne's life-long career in radio & club DJing... with a BIG twist Sep 06, 2019

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Received wisdom has it that a bunch of British DJs went to Ibiza in the late 80s and brought house music to the UK via London - something Manchester has always contested! In this episode, been-there-done-that Manchester radio and club DJ David Dunne talks about those amazing years from the perspective of the North of England.

And he should know - he presented the first ever house music radio show in the north-west of England, he had a weekday daytime show on Kiss 102 (Manchester's first dedicated dance station) and went on to DJ worldwide for Hed Kandi, as well as becoming director of music at MTV. But there's a twist in this tale - and it's a poignant and memorable one...

• More about David Dunne on his SoundCloud.

#029: MOGUAI on working with Deadmau5 & playing to 750,000 at Berlin's Love Parade Aug 30, 2019

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From his worldwide touring schedule, to his long-running record label Punx, to his work with names like Deadmau5 and Oliver Heldens, MOGUAI is not only a prolific DJ and producer, but also a true industry veteran, having started his career playing techno in his native Germany way back in the early 90s.

In this episode of Tales From The Dancefloor, MOGUAI talks about the changes in his music, what it was like to play to 750,000 people at Berlin's Love Parade, how his collaboration with deadmau5's label catapulted him into a global festival career - and why he can never see himself retiring from making electronic music.

More about MOGUAI: Website

#028: Jonas Norberg of Pacemaker talks AI DJing and collaborative mixing Aug 23, 2019

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Growing up in a hippy collective, the young Jonas Norberg was always around music - but it was when he sold his bass guitar and bought decks and records that his path as a DJ was set.

However, it is Jonas's work with Pacemaker DJ hardware and software that has shaped his adult life. Pacemaker originally made an innovative portable, handheld DJ device. But that led to the current incarnation of the company, as a developer of innovative AI-driven DJ apps that are helping music lovers to become DJs.

Pacemaker was one of the first (and is still one of the only) DJ apps to offer Spotify streaming, and the company's "Metamix" technology is helping DJs to collaborate on and share their mixes legally. Here, Jonas shares his story, including a "will it/won't it work?" Steve Jobs-esque technology keynote moment, and a great Eric Prydz & Swedish House Mafia tale.

• More about Pacemaker at the Pacemaker website

#027: Music PR Company Boss Stephanie Dell Shares DJ Stories & More... Aug 16, 2019

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When Stephanie Dell's teenage boyfriend left his job in the parts department of Denon, she thought "I'll apply for that!" - and immediately found herself neck-deep helping DJs with their purchases of Denon's very first DJ CD decks.

Just a few years later, she'd combined her love of technology, her passion for music, and her new-found marketing ability to launch Sound Marketing, a PR agency that she has grown to become a leader in its field.

In this issue of Tales From The Dancefloor, Steph talks about her musical family, raving in the 90s, what it's like being a girl in a predominantly male industry, the role technology plays in music... and shares stories about things like the very last night of Space, Ibiza, and hanging with James Zabiela in the VIP camping at Glastonbury Festival...

Steph's company: Sound Marketing PR

#026: Techno DJ Alex Zinn on working with Richie Hawtin & playing Ultra's main stage... Aug 09, 2019

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Alex Zinn (aka SpinnZinn) is a techno DJ and producer who recently played a homecoming gig at Ultra, and in front of 60,000 people at Madrid's A Summer Story festival.

In his day job, he's involved in the marketing of both Richie Hawtin's Model 1 mixer and Allen & Heath's Xone:96, spending much of his time touring the world with one or both in tow, demoing them to clubs and DJs, and livestreaming his progress as he does!

In this episode of Tales From The Dancefloor, Alex talks about his early days DJing in Miami, how he got involved with Richie, how he talked his way into the Allen & Heath job by basically inventing it on the spot... and how he developed his "freeform" unique DJing style.

Alex's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/SpinnZinn/

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