Sat. 27 Feb 
Hey Steve, welcome to East London. What has been the motivation for the leap outside of The End?
PLAYING IN A WAREHOUSE... LIKE THE OLD DAYS
Have you had a chance to check out the East London club scene?
NOT PARTICULARLY? DOES EAST LONDON HAVE ITS OWN CLUB SCENE? DOES THAT MEAN SOUTH, NORTH AND WEST ALL HAVE THERE OWN?
Have you ever grown a Mullet?
ONLY WHEN CHASING SQUIRRELS
With the closure of a lot of London's top clubs do you still think London is still as important in the global dance market for a DJ?
ENGLAND FULL STOP IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE GLOBAL SCENE, BUT TO ME PERSONALLY LONDON IS VERY IMPORTANT, AS ITS WHERE I HOUSE MY VIVA UK RESIDENCY
It seems every DJ is a minimal DJ, do you think people have had enough of minimal?
HAHAHA.. LOVE THESE QUESTIONS!.. I THINK ITS ABOUT TIME PEOPLE STOPPED BAND WAGONING HOUSE MUSIC IN ALL ITS FORMS, AND JUST GOT ON WITH ENJOYING WHAT EVER IT IS THEY LIKE, RATHER THAN CARING ABOUT WHATS TRENDY, OR WHATS COOL.. WEATHER ITS MINIMAL, OR AS THEY SAY NOW 'STRIPPED BACK', (MINIMAL ISNT A COOL WORD ANYMORE!) lol WEATHER ITS CHUNKY, FUNKY, FLUFFY, EDGY, BLACK, WHITE, PINK OR FUCKING YELLOW.. IT DOESNT REALLY MATTER IN MY EYES AS LONG AS ITS GOOD
Tell us a bit about how you found DJ Livo
LIVIO IS AN AMAZING DJ, THAT REALLY UNDERSTANDS HOW TO OPEN A ROOM, HE KNOWS HOW TO BUILD A SIMPLE GROOVE AND KEEP IT THERE, HE IS A TALENTED PRODUCER WHOM IM LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE SIGNED TO MY LABEL VIVA (LIVIO & ROBY), HE'S A RESIDENT IN ROMANIA AND HAS PLAYED WITH EVERYONE FROM CARL CRAIG, SASHA, TONG TO LUCIANO.. AND GETS PRAISES FROM EVERYONE FOR HIS PERFECT OPENING SETS.. I AM BEHND THIS GUY 100% 2008 IS GOING TO BE A BIG YEAR FOR HIM. I WILL DO MY BEST TO MAKE SURE OF THAT.
In room 2 we have East London Warehouse boys Issst, how long have you worked with them and what can we expect to hear?
THESE GUYS ARE GREAT, I WAS REALLY HAPPY AFTER TALKING WITH KEVIN WHEN I ASKED HIM TO COME ON BOARD WITH THIS PARTY AND HE AGREED. ITS A REAL PLEASURE FOR ME TO WORK WITH PEOPLE THAT LOVE HOUSE MUSIC, AND ARE AS PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT THEY DO AS I. I HAVE THE UTMOST RESPECT FOR KEVIN WITH HIS PARTY'S ISSST AND HIS LABEL TSUBA WHERE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS QUALITY CONTROL, YOU WILL ONLY EVER GET GREAT MUSIC FROM HIS PARTY'S OR HIS LABEL. WHICH LEADS ME ONTO TELLING YOU THAT I HAVE A SINGLE BEING RELEASED ON TSUBA IN FEBRUARY CALLED 'SLEEPWALKING'
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Have you got any surprises in stall for Unit 7?
YEAH, IM GOING TO STRIP NAKED AND SWING FROM THE RAFTERS! NO, NO SURPRISES, JUST A GREAT PARTY TO SOME PROPER HOUSE MUSIC, EXPECT TO HEAR SOME OLD WAREHOUSE CLASSICS, IN TRUE WAREHOUSE STYLE.. BUT NOT TOO MANY OF COURSE
As musical trends come and go what do you do to stay on top of your game?
FOLLOW WHAT I LOVE, IN MY OPINION I FOLLOW GOOD QUALITY MUSIC, IT DOESNT HAVE TO BE ABOUT CROWD REACTION, OR HOW COOL IT IS.. I JUST FOLLOW THE MUSIC I LIKE, REALLY THAT SIMPLE.. IF NO ONE ELSE LIKES IT, THEN FUCK IT, I WOULD RATHER BE OUT OF WORK THAN DOING A JOB THAT I DIDNT ENJOY, AND I COULDN'T PLAY MUSIC I DIDNT LIKE..
What's been your most abstract moment DJing?
I DID A GIG IN NAPLES IN THE MIDDLE OF A HUGE FOREST. THE DJ BOOTH WAS SET UP ON THE BACK OF A TRUCK, INCASE THE POLICE CAME, SO THEY COULD SHUT DOWN AND DRIVE OFF.. WHAT MADE IT SO ABSTRACT WAS THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT TURNED UP. THERE WAS AROUND 5000 PEOPLE ALL SCATTERED ABOUT IN THE FOREST HANGING FROM TREE'S DANCING ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT WAS QUITE A SIGHT, AND STILL REMAINS IN PROBABLY MY TOP 10 GIGS OF ALL TIME, JUST FOR THE SHEAR MADNESS OF IT. IN A WAY THAT ONLY THE ITALIANS COULD DO! I HAVE PLAYED A FEW WAREHOUSE PARTY'S AND ILLEGAL RAVES BACK IN THE DAY, BUT THIS WAS OUT THERE!
How influential have download site like beatport been on you?
INFLUENTIAL? NOT AT ALL? ITS GREAT FOR MY LABEL THOUGH! THATS WHERE I SELL VIVA MUSIC.
Have you moved over to Serato or Tractor or are you still playing vinyl?
SERATO, AND HAVE BEEN FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW.. IT CHANGED MY LIFE!!! GAVE ME SOME OF MY LIFE BACK! ITS AN AMAZING PRODUCT.. WITHOUT A DOUBT THE FUTURE OF DJ'ING..
What's your top DJ gadget at the moment?
ABOVE
With one eye always looking to the past and one on the music of tomorrow who are your future heroes and past legends?
AS FAR AS DJ'S...
PAST LEGENDS ARE MARSHALL JEFERSON, CARL CRAIG, TENAGLIA (IN THE OLDEN DAYS) JUNIOR VASQUEZ (IN THE OLDEN DAYS) KEVIN SAUNDERSON,
FUTURE, IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE IM SURE CLIVE HENRY, HYPERCOLOUR LADS, & LAZARUS
What else can we expect from Viva this year?
ANOTHER MIX COMPILATION TO GO WITH MY VIVA RESIDENCY IN TORONTO APTLY TITLED VIVA TORONTO, MORE FROM THE LABEL, SOMETHING IN IBIZA THIS YEAR, WATCH THIS SPACE
Everyone has great memories of you on the Space Terrace and Pure Pacha, where can we expect to hear you playing in Ibiza this year?
AT THIS STAGE I CANT SAY, BUT I WILL BE BACK THERE THIS YEAR WITH A RESIDENCY.. FOR ME ITS GOING TO BE QUITE SPECIAL..
