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Please tell our readers who you are and what you do?
I’m a French DJ. I do both radio and club work. I do different weekly shows for some great web radios and play live gigs in many different places from Concert Halls (Petit Bain, Point FMR…), to special events eg, Fondation Louis Vuitton or Bars (Chair de Poule, Pop In…).
Thank you for reading this interview, I’d love for readers to take some time to listen any of my shows (Mixcloud or also available on my Facebook page). I promise you’ll discover amazing bands from countries all around the world.
How would you describe your influences and how have they changed over the years?
As a teen in the 80’s I started by listening to indie bands like Fad Gadget/Lotus Eaters/The Cure… and a lot of new wave (Soft Cell…). I was (and still am) a big fan of Sarah records, 4AD, Creation, Mute, Factory… I also like electro and hip hop, jazz and cumbia. It’s easy to see why I like young bands, especially when by random they sound like old indie bands. Or when they mix many influences. Sometimes its’ the opposite, I like artists that produce great strange songs.
Bandcamp is probably my favorite place. I listen to a few hundred tracks every day – I do 2 web shows weekly of 2 hours so it takes time to find the best tracks!
It’s hard to believe there are so many great new bands from everywhere, easy to listen and buy. Its an amazing time for music now.
Recently I made an special show : 100% german indie bands. It was a personal challenge.
It worked so well and I found so much great stuff that Part 2 and 3 will come soon. I love traveling the world musically. Some new shows with other themes will be released in the next weeks too.
What´s new right now?
I’m very proud of my weekly shows for Pigalle Paris Radio and Rapt. So please have a listen to the radio shows and of course you can find more at my Mixcloud and Facebook Pages.
They’re podcasts too so you can listen at noon or you can listen at 3am – whenever you’re in the mood. Track listings are always in the comments. I want it to be easy for people to find all of the bands in my mixtapes – listen and comment – I want to know what you think!
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Are you a superfan of anyone? How did you become a superfan? Do you remember how you become a fan and what turned you into super fan? Have you ever thought about why you´re such a fan?
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What was the biggest mistake you made when you started making music and what would be the number one tip you could give to a newcomer musician?
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How do you get gigs? Can you share any tips?
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Do you have good promotion tips for other musicians?
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Do you have insights on how to grow your audience on soundcloud that you want to share with our audience?
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What has been your biggest challenge right now? Have you been able to overcome that challenge? If so, how?
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How do you personally discover new music?
Mostly by Festival & Bandcamp & few labels+ friends and youtube
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Once you discovered new music, do you tell others about the new music/artist you discovered? If yes, how exactly?
“New music is quikly into my next mixtape
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What is your number one tip to improve your music production or songwriting skills?
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What is your best tip for those who struggle with finishing their tracks?
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We meet again in one year. What has changed?
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https://soundcloud.com/djibparis
https://www.facebook.com/breakfastkingdj/
https://twitter.com/BreakFastKingDJ
https://www.mixcloud.com/jean-baptiste8/
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