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If there is any word of authority to talk about today’s electronic music scene, then that would be the voice of Lee Burridge. A truly citizen of the world that has taken the pleasure of initiating cultural movements in cities totally opposite from the Western civilization, like Hong Kong and Koh Phangan, (Thailand). In this exclusive interview to DJL, along with many insights, he gives us his vision of the American scene, where he is living now, and tears downs a myth or two on the new generation of DJs.
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Del Jardin Latino: -What do you think are the main differences in playing at a small venue and a massive festival?
Lee Burridge: -I love both but it’s harder to be groovy and subtle playing a huge festival. There’s definitely a loss of intimacy at a festival which you get in a smaller club venue. You also tend to get a much shorter set when you play a festival so building a set of music that’s a ride with peaks and valleys is harder to achieve.
DJL: -The latest tendencies show the Deep House and Nu Disco as the styles that are been listened to the most, how is your outlook on that?
LB: -I’m not really one for following trends and to be honest each city and club has a slightly different attitude towards what they like and don’t like. Of course, magazines always seem to herald the arrival of a new sound (or a regurgatated one) every few years while at the same time talking about the death of a previously loved genre but it’s just music slowly evolving and taking influence from what’s been before. It a constantly moving idea.
DJL: -You have been headquartered in San Francisco for a while, how do you see the electronic music scene in the city and in the US in general nowadays?
LB: -It’s great. There’s always an expansion or contraction going on everywhere. Sometimes it’s due to the regulations. Sometimes it’s due to the crowd getting older and stopping going out. Sometimes it’s a new crowd growing and influencing each city. I see growth currently in most places (for me at least) and the recession that we are currently experiencing strangely gives people more time and motivation to go out. Musically times are really good. So much cool music is being released so in my opinion the scene is strong currently.
DJL: -You career has always been focused on djing more than producing, do you think it is possible, nowadays, to emerge as a DJ without editing
tracks?
LB: -Unless you are lucky, organize your own events and have loads of friends or have good hair and are beautiful (!!!) I think it’s much much harder. These days you don’t even have to know how to actually mix as there are computer programs to make that possible. You really have to have musical talent and get your name out there through production to stand a chance of being noticed these days. Don’t let that discourage you though as it’s always fun to try and even affecting or influencing one other person with music is a beautiful thing.
DJL: -You have been in DJ booths in our country on many an occasion, what do you remember from those visits?
LB: -The passion people have for music. I love Argentina. Every time I’ve visited you feel overwhelmed by the love people have for socializing, dancing and music. I’ve never seen a dancefloor look so much like a mosh pit as I do in your country!
DJL: -What are your upcoming projects until the end of the year?
LB: -Mainly I’m in the studio with several different people working on music for release next year. Some are collaborations such as the work I’ve been doing with Matthew DK and some are my own releases with amazing people like Sean Miller engineering for me.
Craig Richards and I are in the process of restarting our Tyrant parties. Our next party is during the Lovelution weekend in San Francisco in a few weeks.
I’m also trying to get a podcast up and running but it’s slow going. It’s hard being so lazy!! I’m also in the early stages on planning out a new mix CD for Balance but that’s for next year. I’m hoping to get exclusive tracks from producers I like so I’m currently contacting them to give them time to put some extra special love into each track. I’m also touring the US for a month in October and then back to play the last two months of the year in Europe. Hang on..did I say I was lazy?
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Especial SAMC: Entrevista Exclusiva a Lee Burridge : Del Jardín Latino | Musica y Cultura Electronica
