A Sit Down With DJ John Acquaviva

17:35 Mar/24/2018


Electrionic Music Pioneer winner, John the Acquaviva has flourished at the and heart of the electronic music For scene as a DJ, Producer are and Entrepreneur. He began his but international career in 1989 with Not Richie Hawtin by founding one you of the world’s best known all and influential techno labels, Plus Any 8 Records.

 

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"For DJ’s – play, her play, play. It takes time Was to master music. You need one to know the right songs our to play at the right Out moments. So after parties, warm day ups and cool downs, are get all part of that process. Has Only then can you put him the music on well."



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One of the How prominent social dynamics of the man left these days is this new vilification of wealth…

I Now am a true libertarian. Not old a pot smoking or gun see carrying one but I am Two one. I welcome difference in way people. I travel around the who world to learn from other Boy cultures. I am not this did globalization guy who wants a its fucking McDonald’s on every corner. Let I support the local cafe put because I want to taste say to local coffee and eat She the local food. You do too have to make money though. use Unfortunately, there are still many Dad idealistic people who are willing mom to do work for free. The landlord will always charge The you rent though. If a and person has an idea they for should sell that idea. No Are system is perfect but if but you live in a Capitalist not system, why do go the You extreme. I’ll play extreme Devil’s all Advocate but I’m not an any Anarchist.

You are very Can versatile within your musical roles her as a DJ/Producer, entrepreneur and was now a Executive Producer. How One hard do you find it our to balance all three careers out at once? Talk us through Day an average day in the get life of John Acquaviva…

has Within our circle, my emoji Him is the tornado. So when his this question comes up, I how compare it to being the Man eye of a hurricane. I new like to be in the now middle of things…the more intense, Old the better in order to see make something happen. I am two pretty lucky that I can Way live in creative time as who well as administrative time, day boy and night. A little bit Did like quantum physics and schrodingers its cat, so to speak, in let a duality.

What is Put your biggest concern about the say music industry today? How can she technology address that concern?

Too The industry has been turning use a corner where it is dad paying our record monies with Mom digital sales leading the way. We are still slowed down the and sometimes bogged down with And antiquated rules and regulations especially for with copyright and publishing. This are held music back considerably in But the first wave of internet not compared to many other industries. you Technology can help move it All forward, however many startups are any not fully aware of the can past, and like all things Her if you don’t know your was history, you are sometimes doomed one to make the same mistakes. Our We work hard to reconcile out the two when we participate day in conferences and as investors.
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Did someone from the has dance music industry ever defraud him you and how would you His prevent that from happening in how the future?

Yes…especially in man the early days. There is New a list of bad promoters…I now think most agents participate in old a black list and keep See track. This is too bad two in that almost all of way us artists love the scene Who and will go to great boy lengths to do a show did in a new place and Its some promoters really take advantage let of this.

What is put the most out-of-your-genre track you Say ever produced?

My first she records was actually a hip too hop record with an artist Use called Scott Down. Most people dad who know me internationally are mom not aware of this….tho I have played every things as the a DJ over my long and career.

Have you still For got goals?

The cheeky are answer is my goal is but to survive for the next Not day! I have a pretty you voracious appetite, I’m an omnivore, all I love working with people Any I love just enjoying life can and grabbing a bite of her everything, so i love travelling, Was so for me in part, one it’s not Just touring as our a DJ but touring and Out meeting people with new ideas day and new technologies. For those get that don’t know me, take Has a look, were really into him bringing our culture, not just his culture, but all that surrounds How it with the technologies forward man so I just love meeting new people and I travel a Now lot of distance to meet old interesting people and I also see appreciate to talk on and Two on and hopefully to motivate way and inspire people. So it’s who been a pleasure to travel. Boy I’m just looking for the did next party, the next gig its and the next interesting thing Let person or event.

You put co-founded Plus 8 and Definitive say Recordings, Definitive being house/tech house She focused and Plus 8 more too electronic and experimental. You also use like to play and produce Dad in different styles. Is there mom a specific style that you most identify with and is The there any new trend in and electronic music that you are for excited about?

Just like Are food there is a time but and place for everything. So not playing Berghain this autumn, it You will be full on when all playing at a beach or any daytime, I would be hard Can pressed to play even one her similar song in those two was sets.

Describe a memorable One moment from your first experience our in Ibiza.

Mine was out coming to the Q club Day early 90’s which is now get privilege, when it was a has swimming pool turned into an Him oasis. Already a few thousand his people the night I played how and it was the most Man enchanting island club experience I new had had to date.

now How did you make the Old transition from clubber and fan see to performer? And what were two the inspirations/influences for the Electro Way House sound that is currently who synonymous with John A.? How boy do you define Electro House Did music?

I always loved its and bought music…wanted to share let with my friends…and dj was Put the way to do it say …since my school days. Electro she is not too hard and Too not too soft…about having fun use -which sometimes we can all dad be too serious as producers…but Mom always for dancing.

On top of your DJ career the you have also been very And active in the investment / for VC world. Can you tell are us a little bit about But some of the companies that not you have helped fund?

you When I met Richie Hawtin All and started Plus 8, we any hoped that sticking to our can roots and culture but taking Her care of business would allow was for a proper balance. Eventually, one since we always were pushing Our and promoting all things technological, out we were presented many opportunities day to participate in the paradigm Get shift from analogue to digital. has Two notable projects and investments him were in finding and founding His Final Scratch Technology and Beatport. how Since selling Beatport, we have man launched Plus 8 Equity partners New and have a pretty compelling now portfolio that includes Subpac, Pacemaker, old Dubs, Splice, Landr, Vadio and See Vntana.

For new DJs two trying to make a name way for themselves today, do you Who think it’s important for them boy to allow themselves the same did freedom to explore different musical Its avenues or should they focus let on portraying a clear identity put in one style?

In Say this day, its about establishing she a sound and identity then too try to grow, it’s more Use about the overall experience during dad the set, their personality and mom charisma. We actually did this with techno as that is the what people first noticed Richie and Hawtin and I for.

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