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Please tell our readers who you are and what you do?
I am a Berlin based DJ and play electronic music, espacially Techno, with vinyl only since the year 1999 and I am a resident DJ of the event Electronic Sound Garden.
Techno is more then just music and I ever try to celebrate this in my sets with music that most of the people do not know. Music must have a special groove and I try to give my own small impact to the big scene of Techno.
How would you describe your influences and how have they changed over the years?
In the first years I was influenced only by the Berlin style of the electronic music like Miss Kittin, Ellen Allien, Woody and his Label Fumakilla, Westbam (I am a big fan), and the music of my favorite Club Casino. The music was faster and a bit heavier then today, so it was not remarkable that we kids really was into techno. I loved all tracks of DJ Rush (had all his records and played it too). I tried a lot of music like electro, house or deephouse (not the deephouse of today), but there always was Techno in my heart.
What´s new right now?
The next big thing is a release of a vinyl record with a remix of mine. Here is a snippet of the remix:
And in 2018 there will be much more music and much more own produced tracks.
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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?
I am not a superfan, but have much respect of the work of Westbam and all other great DJs and people who created that scene in the 90´s.
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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?
The number one tip for newcomer is to be very careful where you play. You will never play at the big clubs, when you play at the shity clubs first.
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How do you get gigs? Can you share any tips?
Be the most seen guest of every party.
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Do you have good promotion tips for other musicians?
You can be on all social medias and feed the crowd with music-related things.
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Do you have insights on how to grow your audience on soundcloud that you want to share with our audience?
I try to make sets and opload them constantly. (I try.)
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What has been your biggest challenge right now? Have you been able to overcome that challenge? If so, how?
The biggest challenge is to create a DJ existance besides the normal live. And no, I will never be able to overcome that challenge.
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How do you personally discover new music?
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Once you discovered new music, do you tell others about the new music/artist you discovered? If yes, how exactly?
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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?
Become a better person… This should always be the plan.
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http://www.soundcloud.com/marcus-meya
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