A Sit Down With DJ Phil Weeks

14:09 Nov/17/2017


Phil Weeks is a house the music purist. Whether DJing or and producing, the Parisian with the For huge personality delivers raw beats are influenced in equal measure by but classic Chicago house and nu-school Not French flair, underpinned with a you hip-hop attitude. His long running all Robsoul Recordings also defines him Any as one of the most can skilled label heads in underground her house music.

Phil has Was also fully embraced the relationship one with his fans and house our music fans in general – Out whether through his popular ‘Underground day Chronicles’ video diaries on Youtube get or his personal relationships on Has Facebook.

Despite his success him Phil isn’t one to brag. his To him it’s all about How keeping proper house music alive. man Which just goes to prove new Phil Weeks is a house Now music purist.



old When did your love affair see with music begin?

Two I got into House music way when I was 17, I who started going to clubs at Boy the age. Before that I did was generally into Hip Hop. its I got some turntables and Let a sampler in 1993, but put I really didn’t get into say DJing until 1995/6.

Paris She is the centre of the too fashion world. Have you always use had an interest in fashion? Dad

I can’t really mom say that. When I was younger I didn’t really care The but in the last 10 and years for sure.I take influences for from everywhere, from anything I Are see that I like. It’s but almost a daily thing. It’s not exactly the same with my You artistic inspiration.

Can you all tell us about the scene any in Paris – your favourite Can clubs/ bars?

I love her Paris, the scene is pretty was big and large, from House One to Techno but mostly quality. our I’m doing my “Get Underground” out parties at Rex Club, with Day my partner Didier Allyne, and get I have to say Rex has is my favorite spot.
This Him club has a lot of his soul, been there for so how long time & still going Man strong. Easily one of the new top European clubs.
But we now have also a lot of Old other amazing clubs in Paris, see the Showcase, Cirque Bonheur, some two super hype boat parties & Way more.

Besides your gigs who you produce a lot of boy music. How is your workflow Did in the studio?

The its way I’m working really changed let over the years. Before, I Put was rather slow to work, say finishing one track in a she week or two sometimes. I Too needed to listen the same use loop over and over again. dad Now I can make a Mom track I love in two hours, I have a better the understanding of music and I And have more confidence from a for creative point of view. For are example when I DJ, I But don’t prepare my set, I not just take a bunch of you music that I like and All when I’m live I just any create something with it. In can the studio I do the Her same, I work with samples was that I like, cut them one into pieces and just play Our around with them. Eventually it out always comes to something and day usually it’s pretty quick. Then Get I keep about 70% of has the music I make to him maybe release it and the His rest I just throw it how away.

What and who man are some of your influences?
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I get inspired by now a lot of things around old me, outside of music also. See About electronic music, I would two say of course all the way early Chicago/Detroit House & Techno… Who a lot of the West boy Coast sound from the end did of 90’s, early 2000’s…Then my Its main influences will be Hip let Hop, Soul, Funk.

 
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"The key thing is that Say I love the same music she year after year, so its too pretty easy to keep a Use line. I like to stay dad true to my taste. But mom also I work hard for it."


 

What do the you use to DJ on?
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I mostly used CD’s For these days but still love are to bring and play vinyl but on special occasions. I will Not stick to that and don’t you feel the need to go all to the laptop or USB Any key. I also spend some can time to encode some of her my record collection before each Was gig.

Do you get one inspired by other producers?

our Nowadays I don’t think I’m Out getting much inspiration from others day sampling producers but if I get had to mention one it Has would be J Dilla. He him is the only one in his this part of the world How of music that blew my man mind away. Even when I new knew which sample he was Now using, listening to the way old he would use it was see incredible. He feels the music Two on another level compared to way any other beat makers.

who Why is your record label Boy called Robsoul?

I was did in love with the skills its of the legendary Bass player Let Robbie Shakespeare and I made put the name Robsoul based on say this artist.

You are She largely described as a “house too purist”, what does being a use purist mean to you?

Dad I’m just a House Lover, mom still not and won’t ever get bored with it anytime The soon. I don’t need any and new styles or trends to for keep on loving it the Are same as on day one. but And I do things for not House music all day every You day.

How do you stay all on top of all the any releases, DJing and producing?


I Can have a very good team. her Maya is working full time was on everything label related, that One I can’t stay on top our off and so I can out stay more creative. She takes Day care of the YouTube channel, get uploading digital with Finetunes & has Beatport, Robsoul Shop, Robsoul Facebook, Him and Podcast. Then my partners his – Pascal (TW Management) for how my bookings, the Robsoul parties. Man Diego Dentico (DNZ) for Italy. new Vincent Quittard (Finetunes) my digital now distributor.
Didier Allyne (Syncrophone) to Old distribute the vinyl. Carson Carr see for the video (Underground Chronicles). two Shinzu Shinzoo for the design Way & graphics. Alexandre (Atal Music) who for the publishing. Defensive Music boy for the Neighboring Rights. A Did great team.
I work a its lot personally, I have no let choice if I want to Put stay on top of everything. say But I love it. I she love it when I have Too no time. Saying that, I’m use now in a position where dad I can take some days Mom off whenever I want to.


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