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First of all, I have to apologise, since, if anyone remembers, a while ago, I promised an interview with Hernan Cattaneo, but unfortunately things went wrong. Although everything was arranged for the interview with the organiser of the event, a mistake happened and I wasn't able to do an interview with him (the organiser later apologised and.. he was forgiven :wink: )
But, still to "add my little piece" to this community, I did an interview with Pappa (whose performance was actually quite better than Cattaneo's
) last Friday and I typed it as soon as I could.
So here is an interview with Pappa, I am aware than some questions are not very interesting (had a bit too much to drink before the interview
), but I still hope at least some of you are going to enjoy it...
For the beginning I would like you to introduce yourself briefly.
My name is Anthony Pappa. I come from Australia. I started DJ-ing when I was 13, so I have been DJ-ing for more than a half of my life.And I love DJ-ing.
Who was your ?inpiration? to start DJ-ing?
I used to get tapes from London of Sasha and I was too young to go to clubs and I lived in Australia, far away from all the happening. So I listened to tapes of Sasha and found the music and the mixes simply amazing. And for me it was just the best.
So your ?raw-model? is probably Sasha?
Well, also John Digweed, Dave Seaman, but from the beginning my personal favourite was Sasha and he still probably is.
You come form Australia, so how would you compare the Australian EDM scene to the European scene?
Australian scene is very good. They have a lot of good partys.There are always guest DJs from Europe and America, so the scene is good. Compared to Europe it's just as good.
What about compered to the American scene?
Personally, I think it's better, but it's hard to say, because in USA some places are good and some places are average, but it's the same in all countries; you have some good and some average places.
Personally, I think the entire ?approach? to partys is abit different in the US, than in Europe or Australia. What do you think about that?
Of course. I think that in Europe and Australia they party more. They haver more of a good time and they enjoy life more.
I heard people arguing, that you cannot be counted as an Australian DJ, because you spent most of your time in England.
I'm Australian, I have an Italian passport and and I live in Britain, but that's it. I'm not English, I'm Australian.
Before I heard you in Ambasada Gavioli ( a really cool fancy club in Slovenia, probably one of the finest in the range of 300 km :wink: and can accept around 3000 people), how come you're playing now in K4 (a lot smaller, really ?underground? club, accepts maybe 500 people)?
My manager heard about the place and the promoter got in touch with us and I didn't know any other DJ playing here, but I sometimes like to, not take the risk, but I like to go some place new and it's good for me and good for the people. It's easy for a DJ to go somewhere where it's good already, but playing in ?unknown places is a lot bigger challange.
In my opinion it's quite a trend for famous DJs to tour in ?new? countries, for example Easter Europe, middle East and so on.
Well, it's important to push the music forward, so you have to go to different places, which can be quite exciting as well.
Don't you think that sometimes it happens that DJs get bored with a certain scene?
No. I never get bored, because I love playing records. But it's sometimes nice to see something new.
For example today, breaks are very popular in progressive music. What is your attitude towards that?
I think that's good. I think the more different styles, the better. I like music to have techno influence, house influence, breaks,... It keeps it interesting.
What do you think it's the most important ?part? of progressive music? Is it the bass line, the percussions?
The percussion and the bass is for me probably, not the most important, but very, very, very important, because it's the foundation of everything. The bass has to be solid, the percussion has to be good, so you can build upon that.
Today a lot of progressive DJs are using CD players when they play music. ?How? do you ?perform??
I use records and CDs. I get a lot of new music on CDs, but I still buy records. So I use both.
So, do you think turntables will ?die? eventually?
Eventually, probably, but a lot of people have records, so it will probably become more of a collector's ?thing?. Technology just moves forward, so eventually, yes.
This may be a bit personal, but is it possible to lead a good life with you rincome?
I'm happy. I'm happy and the main reason I'm happy is because I can earn my living by doing what I enjoy doing most and by doing what makes me happy.
What are your current plans regarding production?
Me and my partner Barry Gilby, we have a single called ?Miracle?, which I think might be coming out on Yoshitoshi... We're not sure yet. In the next month or so we'll be making another track and that's probably it, cause the year is coming to an end.
Where do you think progressive will go in the future?
I think it will definitely get more of other influences. It simply has to, because ?progressive? means to progress, it has to move, it has to develop, if it's all the same thing, it's gonna be boring. There'll be breakbeat influences, techno influences. It has to be good and it just has to be something different or interesting.
What do you think about the fact, that some progressive fans claim that progressive music is more ?intellectually advanced? style of music. Have you ever listened to any other music styles?
I like techno, I like house, I like breakbeat and I think almost every style of music can be ?intellectually advanced?, in it's different way.
What do you expect of the tonight's crowd?
I've been here for only about half an hour, but according to what the other DJ told me, people here like techno, they like progressive, so I'm expecting a good crowd, that, even though I haven't played here yet, understands my music and is prepaired for it. So, I'm expecting a good party.
Well, that's it. All comments are welcome... :P
But, still to "add my little piece" to this community, I did an interview with Pappa (whose performance was actually quite better than Cattaneo's
) last Friday and I typed it as soon as I could.So here is an interview with Pappa, I am aware than some questions are not very interesting (had a bit too much to drink before the interview
), but I still hope at least some of you are going to enjoy it...For the beginning I would like you to introduce yourself briefly.
My name is Anthony Pappa. I come from Australia. I started DJ-ing when I was 13, so I have been DJ-ing for more than a half of my life.And I love DJ-ing.
Who was your ?inpiration? to start DJ-ing?
I used to get tapes from London of Sasha and I was too young to go to clubs and I lived in Australia, far away from all the happening. So I listened to tapes of Sasha and found the music and the mixes simply amazing. And for me it was just the best.
So your ?raw-model? is probably Sasha?
Well, also John Digweed, Dave Seaman, but from the beginning my personal favourite was Sasha and he still probably is.
You come form Australia, so how would you compare the Australian EDM scene to the European scene?
Australian scene is very good. They have a lot of good partys.There are always guest DJs from Europe and America, so the scene is good. Compared to Europe it's just as good.
What about compered to the American scene?
Personally, I think it's better, but it's hard to say, because in USA some places are good and some places are average, but it's the same in all countries; you have some good and some average places.
Personally, I think the entire ?approach? to partys is abit different in the US, than in Europe or Australia. What do you think about that?
Of course. I think that in Europe and Australia they party more. They haver more of a good time and they enjoy life more.
I heard people arguing, that you cannot be counted as an Australian DJ, because you spent most of your time in England.
I'm Australian, I have an Italian passport and and I live in Britain, but that's it. I'm not English, I'm Australian.
Before I heard you in Ambasada Gavioli ( a really cool fancy club in Slovenia, probably one of the finest in the range of 300 km :wink: and can accept around 3000 people), how come you're playing now in K4 (a lot smaller, really ?underground? club, accepts maybe 500 people)?
My manager heard about the place and the promoter got in touch with us and I didn't know any other DJ playing here, but I sometimes like to, not take the risk, but I like to go some place new and it's good for me and good for the people. It's easy for a DJ to go somewhere where it's good already, but playing in ?unknown places is a lot bigger challange.
In my opinion it's quite a trend for famous DJs to tour in ?new? countries, for example Easter Europe, middle East and so on.
Well, it's important to push the music forward, so you have to go to different places, which can be quite exciting as well.
Don't you think that sometimes it happens that DJs get bored with a certain scene?
No. I never get bored, because I love playing records. But it's sometimes nice to see something new.
For example today, breaks are very popular in progressive music. What is your attitude towards that?
I think that's good. I think the more different styles, the better. I like music to have techno influence, house influence, breaks,... It keeps it interesting.
What do you think it's the most important ?part? of progressive music? Is it the bass line, the percussions?
The percussion and the bass is for me probably, not the most important, but very, very, very important, because it's the foundation of everything. The bass has to be solid, the percussion has to be good, so you can build upon that.
Today a lot of progressive DJs are using CD players when they play music. ?How? do you ?perform??
I use records and CDs. I get a lot of new music on CDs, but I still buy records. So I use both.
So, do you think turntables will ?die? eventually?
Eventually, probably, but a lot of people have records, so it will probably become more of a collector's ?thing?. Technology just moves forward, so eventually, yes.
This may be a bit personal, but is it possible to lead a good life with you rincome?
I'm happy. I'm happy and the main reason I'm happy is because I can earn my living by doing what I enjoy doing most and by doing what makes me happy.
What are your current plans regarding production?
Me and my partner Barry Gilby, we have a single called ?Miracle?, which I think might be coming out on Yoshitoshi... We're not sure yet. In the next month or so we'll be making another track and that's probably it, cause the year is coming to an end.
Where do you think progressive will go in the future?
I think it will definitely get more of other influences. It simply has to, because ?progressive? means to progress, it has to move, it has to develop, if it's all the same thing, it's gonna be boring. There'll be breakbeat influences, techno influences. It has to be good and it just has to be something different or interesting.
What do you think about the fact, that some progressive fans claim that progressive music is more ?intellectually advanced? style of music. Have you ever listened to any other music styles?
I like techno, I like house, I like breakbeat and I think almost every style of music can be ?intellectually advanced?, in it's different way.
What do you expect of the tonight's crowd?
I've been here for only about half an hour, but according to what the other DJ told me, people here like techno, they like progressive, so I'm expecting a good crowd, that, even though I haven't played here yet, understands my music and is prepaired for it. So, I'm expecting a good party.
Well, that's it. All comments are welcome... :P
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