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Intervju: DJ Funkerman

Ovoga puta Tuborg tim poziva sve ljubitelje dobrog zvuka da dođu na reku i osveže se uz ritmove house muzike i brojnih izvođača koje će se predstaviti domaćoj publici. Tuborg žurka biće održana 12. juna na splavu Sound, a nastupiće poznati hit maker DJ Funkerman, koji će nastupiti uz domaću podršku DJ Andre-a.  


Muzički talenat Funkerman-a brzinski dokazuje da ljubav prema muzici čini da granice nestaju. U današnjici DJ i producent Funkerman pozitivno je opsednut stvaranjem top numera i to zajedno sa Raf-om i Fedde Le Grand-om sa kojima vodi izdavačku kuću Flamingo Recordings.

 

U poslednje četiri godine Funkerman i Flamingo recordings stoje iza mnogobrojnih hitova kao što su: Put Your Hands Up For Detroit, The Creeps, Speed Up i letnje anteme 3 Minutes To Explain. Samo u 2008. godini Funkerman je nastupao na mnogobrojnim muzičkim događajima i festivalima – Mystery Land, Love Parade, Creamfields, Extrema Outdoor, Ministry of Sound London, a kao jedan od najvećih uspeha izdvaja se rezidentura Funkerman-a u čuvenom klubu Space na Ibizi.

 

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Intervju: DJ Funkerman

 

Hallo DJ Funkerman,
You are long time in music business, when is THE first time music entered in your life and how?
From a very early age, there was always a lot of music around me, when I was growing up I was more into the hip-hop sound and then gradually I began to get more and more into house music.

How long it is on profesional basic?
I became a professional 18 years ago, quite a long time when you look back at it!

Every DJ, every musician from time to time lose its inspiration. What kept you moving, what give you inspiration?

I get inspiration from lots of places, whether it’s things that are running round my own head or other sounds that are around me. When you’re constantly out DJing you get inspired by the people you meet and the places you go to as well. I just have a drive to create music, it’s something that is naturally in me and as long as I keep feeling it, I’ll keep making tracks.

You are very succesfull on the production as well. Could we expect some more hits like the "Speed up" ?
Absolutely! Speed Up was a big track for me, and of course ’Remember’, ‘3 Minutes To Explain’ and ‘Wheels In Motion’ were also very important for me. Recently I made a remix of Bob Marley’s track ‘Sun Is Shining’ which is currently doing really well in the clubs. But for me it’s not a goal to make tracks for commercial success. I just want to make good music and sometimes it goes down very well in the charts and sometimes it’s just a dancefloor killer.

Your cooperation with other DJs is very good. Can you tell us something about your project ‘’Flamingo Recordings’’ wich you had started with Fedde Le Grand?
Myself, Fedde and our felow producer Raf set Flamingo Recordings up so that we could release the sound that we wanted to create without having to compromise it for another label. At the time other labels weren’t really feeling what we were doing but we believed in it and so we set up Flamingo Recordings. The rest is history, I guess you can say.

Wich of all your performanses and events could you now say it was unforgetable? Is there such a event?
Every gig that I play is important, it’s about connecting with the people on the dance floor. But I guess for me, it’s always our own Flamingo Nights parties that are my highlights. We’ve taken the party to Miami, Germany, around the Netherlands, the Amsterdam Dance Event, this summer we’re taking it to Pacha in Ibiza for the summer, I think the opening party for that on June 16th will be a great night for me personally.



How you choose your music for label?
We just listen to what comes in and if it feels right for the label then we’ll get behind it. It’s important for us to welcome new talent and drive Flamingo Recordings in the direction we think is best for us. For example, now we have a sister label, Blackbird Recordings which we’ve set up with Hardwell, it’s our outlet for artists such F.L.G. and F-Man, with Hardwell in the A&R driving seat.



Can you explain to us your feeling when you performing infront of your home crowd in Breda, like you had 31. of May?
It’s always a great pleasure to play at my hometown, lots of friends come by to see me and that’s always big fun. At this gig in Breda there were 25.000 people at the festival, I seriously didn’t expect that! It was amazing, the whole crowd went crazy. For me it was one of the best parties in Breda that I’ve played lately.



You have worked with a lot of profesional DJs, give us at least 3. what had blow your mind off ? 🙂
I worked with a lot of amazing people like Fedde, Hardwelll, I-Fan and Andy&Dorothy Sherman. But I would love to work with some amazing artists like Basement Jaxx, Loco Dice and the Swedes.

The biggest profesional satisfaction?
Probably playing one of my own tunes in a club at peak time and seeing the dance floor explode. I don’t think there’s anything better for anyone who’s a DJ/producer really.

 

Intervju: DJ Funkerman

 

 



In every trade, every job you have to give something in return. Do you think U R giving too much of you, of your time to the music, travelling?


I don’t think so, no, in fact I think I probably have more to give. It’s great getting out there and sharing your music and your ideas with people and I love spending time in the studio and getting to play with music there too. It’s a passion for me so the more time I get to indulge it, the happier I am.

 

Soon, you are performing in Belgrade Serbia, and we are so impatient. Is this a first time for you in Belgrade?
No I actually get to play in Serbia a lot which is great as you guys definitely know how to put on a great party. For me as a DJ it’s always such a satisfying feeling when you get asked to come back and play, it means that you’ve done a good job the first time around and you can build a relationship with the people as time goes on.

What can crow expect and what are you expecting?
The crowd can expect some great music, a big atmosphere and a full on party. For me, I’m just glad to be back here again playing for you and let’s see if we can make it even better than last time!

 

 

Thank You F. for your time,

Respect & C U at SOUND

 

 

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