DJ REME:Started a Decade ago, was a professional dancer
before I became a DJ, influences - Akbar Sami, Who sane!, Armin Van Buren, Paul
Oaken fold, David Guetta, Afro Jack,
Victor Calderon,
Where do you live currently?
DJ REME: Mumbai, India
What
do you personally consider to be the incisive moments in your artistic career?
DJ REME:Too
many to choose from But I think playibg @ party house in Joburg, southafrica,
trilogy,- dubai, club sugar, -Hong kong
& Club Elevate & Agni – New Delhi, India were my most memorable
club events. Playing a couple of private parties for Mr. Amitabh Bachchan &
sir Richard Branson were great pleasurable moment of my career. Opening for
Taio Cruz in germany, opening for shahrukh khan & Flo-rida in Hong Kong
were gr8 moments on a concert level for me. Winning the nokia remix contest in
asia 2007
Tell us about your current DJ /
Production setup? What Hardware / Software do you use?
DJ REME:Playing - Macbook Pro, Motu ultralite
Soundcard, Traktor X1 Kontroller, Traktor F1 Kontroller with Traktor Pro 2.6
Remix Decks Software. Production - Mac Pro Tower, Motu Ultralite Sound Card,
Absolute 2 Spirit 8” Monitors with Logic
Pro & ableton Live 9 Daw Software.
Did the Djing, Production, Promoting
come 1st?
DJ REME: Dancing- Djing- Producing was never a
promoter
What
are currently your main challenges as a DJ? What is it about DJing, compared
to, say, producing your own music, that makes it interesting for you?
DJ REME: Love
every moment of Djing & producing ….
So I spend every moment learning some thing new and it exciting. I cant compare
one with the other as I enjoy them both equally at the right time and right
place with the right mood.
What
do you usually start with when preparing for a set?
DJ REME: I
get a feedback from the promoter with the make up of the crowd and then focus
my mind towards the job at hand and the set I want to play by buliding an image
in my mind what the nite will sound like & look like when the night is in
full motion
Which other countries have you
performed /put parties on
DJ REME: Dubai, Muscat, Bahrain, Germany, South Africa,
Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangkok, Bali, Mauritus, India
How
important is building a real relationship with the music you're playing for
your own approach? There's so much music out there, is it even possible to
build meaningful long-term relationships with a particular track or
album?
DJ REME: All
depends on my mood & what I wanna hear. It doesn’t matter to me if its old
or new music or the genre of music. For me the production value is important as
I keep learn everyday something new from the greats. Frank sintra, elvis
presley, micheal jackson, R.D burman, Nusrat fateh ali khan, nazia hassan,
bhappi lahri, david guetta, hard well, show tek, afro jack, kenny g, yanni,
richard clayderman, rahul sharma ……… the list goes on but they all make
meaningful music, it all depends how and where and whom to delver it to. I
learn from them everyday of my life
What’s the best event you’ve played
at/put on?
DJ REME: Too
many to choose from But I think playing @ party house in Joburg, south Africa,
trilogy,- Dubai, club sugar, -Hong kong
& Club Elevate & Agni – New Delhi, India were my most memorable
club events. Playing a couple of private parties for Mr. Amitabh Bachchan &
sir Richard Branson were great pleasurable moment of my career. Opening for
Taio Cruz in Germany, opening for shahrukh khan & Flo-rida in Hong Kong
were gr8 moments on a concert level for me.
What
makes you decide to play a particular record during one of your sets? Is there
a criteria other than pure subjectivity, for selecting what to play at a
gig?
DJ REME: It
all depends on the mood of the crowd and where I wanna take them on the musical
journey my spinning out. Every song has its own story ….. I go with the follow
of my mind & feelings
When
there's more music than one can possibly take in, it is becoming increasingly
hard to know what constitutes an original and a remake anymore. What's your
opinion on the importance of roots, traditions, respecting originals and
sources?
DJ REME: Both
are important and must be respected, an original track has to be well made for
it to become popular and when I deciede to remix I have to do justice to the
original track. I cant spoil the feel of the orginal track just to add a few
dance beats to it. Remixing is tool and art many will try but only a few will
understand and master. Remixing is also important to take a particular sound to
a particular crowd. Remixing helps bring my the old golden melodies to the
modern era & make the young generation about the work done before they
were born.
DJ REME: Micheal Jackson - Thriller
What’s you favorite track / record /
album / mix set of all time
DJ REME:Too many to mention I have already mentioned a few name above.
But “Strangers in the Night – frank Sinatra” Starry Starry Night- Jullio and
Cant help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley will always grow on me
What advice would you give to up and
coming Dj’s/MC’s?
DJ REME:Do it with your heart for the right
reasons not just for fame, money and sex
Anything else you
want to say? Any shouts? Or any message for your fans?
DJ REME: Nice platform for
artist to express their views, thoughts & experiences
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