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Please tell our readers who you are and what you do?
I'm a DJ/Producer from London, currently in my final year of my Maths degree at Portsmouth University.
Originally solely a Drum & Bass DJ I found gigs hard to come by in Portsmouth. This lead me to experimenting with new genres including Bassline, House and Garage.
With this experimentation, I have found a real home in the Tech House genre. This along with my DJ residency with the local company Zeal Movement, I look to grow in this genre.
With multiple gigs under my belt, across a variety of cities, including: London, Portsmouth, Brighton, Reading and High Wycombe, I have begun producing my own tracks which I include in my DJ sets.
With bootlegs of Underworld and Karizma plus other unreleased content from myself, my sets contain plenty of unreleased material which cannot be heard anywhere else.
My goals for the near future are to have some of my tracks signed to labels which should allow me to take my DJing to broader horizons.
How would you describe your influences and how have they changed over the years?
Originally only interested in Drum & Bass, with RAM and Hospital releases being my personal preferences. I struggled to get gigs playing DNB, so listened to lots of bassline, house and garage so I could bring versatility to the table.
With artists such as Solardo, Skream, Hot Since 82 and Patrick Topping sticking out to me, I found a real love for Tech House and have made a home of it. Now my sets mainly consist of Tech House and other groovy house genres.
I still maintain a strong love for DNB, but my main interest for DJing and producing is very much with Tech House at the moment.
What´s new right now?
I have gigs booked in for the next couple of months. I'll be heading up to High Wycombe to on 27th January for my first appearance with 'Disco In the Basement' which I am very much looking forward to.
Also I'll be appearing on 'The Goat Shed' on Wednesday 31st January which will be live-streamed on Facebook.
Most importantly I'll be appearing on the same bill as Solardo for the Mutiny x Love Amplified Day Rave in March. Very much looking forward to it as I have previously met Solardo in Ibiza, and they really inspire me in my DJing and Producing.
Tracks wise, I am currently sitting on a bundle of new material which I am sharing with DJ's a Labels in hope of them being signed. I'm always working on new stuff, so watch this space ?
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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?
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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?
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http://www.soundcloud.com/monty-ozanne
http://www.facebook.com/MontyOzanneuk
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