A Sit Down With DJ Anja Scheider

17:12 Apr/14/2018


Anja Scheider has been a the permanent fixture within Berlin's clubbing and fraternity for over 20 years. For In that time she's seen are it all, the Love Parade but years, the legendary techno clubs Not like E Werk and Tresor, you the gargantuan spaces afforded by all the fall of the Berlin Any wall utilised by the city's can artistic youth. She came to her Berlin in the mid 90s, Was inspired by the rave scene one that was happening in the our capital. A driven and constantly Out optimistic person, she wanted to day become a part of it get and found a niche.


 
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"The deeper you become him involved in this business, the his further you get away from How music."



 

You've man been involved in electronic music new since the early 90's, what Now changes have had the biggest old impact on your music career?
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Ffor me personally for Two sure it's changing from playing way vinyl to cd. I'm still who waiting for the next change Boy to play finally with Traktor.

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Are there any really its embarrassing DJ moments you would Let share with us? Or if put not what is your worst say DJ scenario?

Too many She to mention I'm sure. But too I hope as I get use more professional I'm getting better Dad at my “cool face” when mom I mess up or play the wrong track—it happens to The the best of us. I and think my most embarrassing moments for (and probably with alcohol involved) Are are when I think I'm but dancing in a super cool not way, when in fact I'm You not and it's up on all the internet the next day any for all to see. Social Can media is a curse for her this.

Were there any obstacles was in the beginning of your One DJ career?


Of course I our had problems when I started, out because I wasn’t a pro Day directly, so of course I get had a lot of really has bad gigs, especially when the Him sound system is not right. his I had to practice in how my living room quite a Man lot; I used to be new really nervous and sometimes I now still am. But I think Old I was always kind of see lucky, because there were always two the really good gigs as Way well.


You entered into the who world of DJing through a boy quite unusual route, first through Did radio production then through presenting. its What advantages and disadvantages do let you think taking that route Put had for you compared to say the route others have taken?


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I don't think it was Too too unusual to come from use that background because some other dad DJs started like I did. Mom For me it was all quite natural and organic. When the I started the radio show And I was playing techno and for electronic music and so I are soon started to get requests But to play in clubs. At not the start it really was you quite hard. When I started All the show, radio had a any completely different position, it had can way more listeners than nowadays, Her but it was easy for was me because I couldn't see one all those people. This was Our my first problem when I out started as a club DJ, day seeing the people and seeing Get the direct reaction. I was has super, super nervous and of him course I made really bad His mistakes in the beginning, but how going out to play my man music in the clubs was New one of the best decisions now I ever made.


What is old your favorite part of this See job?


It definitely isn’t traveling. two Don’t get me wrong, I way love to travel and to Who discover new countries and meet boy different people and I feel did blessed that I get to Its do this, but the time let wasted in the airports and put on planes really starts to Say get annoying. I love my she job but if there’s one too thing that I could change Use it would be that.


Scarily dad to some people, I know mom you have a life outside of techno too—what's your favorite the non-techno thing to do in and the world?

A life For outside techno! Of course I are have to have life outside but of this—I am a mother Not of a three-year-old boy, so you a lot of my time all is spent far away from Any techno. We like to hang can out in the playground, play her football, and our favorite time Was is in the morning at one breakfast and our dance experiments our together in the kitchen—best party Out ever.

What is your day best gig ever, if you get can recall a particular one?
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Had so many good him gigs and intense times. It’s his always very difficult for me How to pick one. But for man sure the best moments are new mostly when we are all Now together — Barcelona rooftop moments old are always ones to remember.
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You travel a lot Two with your work - is way this as big a blessing who as it looks to us Boy non DJ's?



did To be honest, it must its seem to be a lot Let of fun, but the traveling put itself is a nightmare. You say waste so much time at She airports in crazy security queues too (and most of the time use they treat you really badly), Dad




mom you play a big part in destroying our environment, you The are far from home etc.Although and at the end you have for the opportunity to meet the Are most incredible people all around but the world, which really opens not up your own

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How does the music Can differ that you get to her play on the radio compared was to what you select to One play in a club?


On our the radio you can go out much more wild and weird. Day And you can play some get more pop-y songs. The last has gig I had was in Him Ibiza, at one of the his closing parties and there it how was just 'BLAM BLAM BLAM', Man so you can't do that new kind of thing there. The now radio gives me a lot Old more freedom. Also, because I see have so little time these two days, the radio really gives Way me the opportunity to listen who to a record properly, from boy beginning to end. That sometimes Did really helps me decide what its is really going to work let for my DJ sets. T


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Tell us about your new say label Sous Music and your she coming EP ‘Prosperity’.


‘Prosperity’ is Too the most ‘techno’ EP I’ve use ever done. I have loved dad this style since the beginning Mom of my career and have always had a big love the for Detroit and old school And sounds. But of course you for have to be really careful are nowadays because techno seems like But the new EDM and not not everything is to my taste. you For my label Sous Music All I’m very strict and happy any that I have this imprint can that allows me to do Her exactly what I want. I’ve was still got a lot of one music waiting to be released.


Our https://soundcloud.com/anjaschneider/sets/sous-music



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