A Sit Down With DJ Erick Morillo

14:08 Apr/19/2018


Erick Morllo's long and storied the history within house music could and have set him up as For this sort of cloistered star, are but the reality of talking but to him was far more Not welcoming. The New York-born DJ you and producer comes across lively all and open-hearted, willing and ready Any to talk about anything—from addiction can and rehab, to rediscovering his her love of dirty, funky house Was music. High up in his one home studio in the Hollywood our Hills, the Colombian-American DJ—whose biggest Out hit, "I Like To Move day It," has captured a new get generation of kids via its Has use in the Madagascarmovies—has undoubtedly him lived the good life.

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"I think the How most difficult thing I ever man did in my life was new overcoming my ketamine addiction."


 
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When & how did old you first fall in love see with house music?

Growing Two up 15 minutes outside of way New York City, I spent who countless nights listening to the Boy best House Music DJs of did the early 90’s. It was its their sound that inspired me Let and allowed me to cultivate put a love for house music say and DJ’ing. The clubs were She my sanctuary during my late too teenage years. I would literally use venture into nightclubs on school Dad nights and enjoy the sounds mom of the likes of Louie Vega, Junior Vazquez, Danny Tenaglia, The David Morales and others. I and would just spend hours studying for them, taking mental notes of Are how they worked the room, but the vibe they created and not when and how they played You a certain record. It was all easy for anyone during that any time to fall in love Can with house music.

Do her you prefer the old way? was Or do you embrace the One new paradigm?

Honestly, one our of the best things I out did, which was like a Day prayer being answered, was joining get forces with Armada. They have has been doing this for a Him while! I was out of his the game for a minute how but this was like going Man back to school. Now, I new know the main guy at now Spotify and our song with Old Kryder just got on Sirius. see You need to embrace all two the new media and you Way need to know the people who who can help. I have boy never done anything half-assed. Everything Did needs to be done full its on. Armada is like a let new mentor. They are teaching Put me all the tools needed say to manoeuvre in this new she landscape. I am all in Too right now! There is nothing use else I should be doing!
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You’ve announced a series Mom of remixes of classic Subliminal tracks from artists like Pirupa, the Nic Fanciulli, The Martinez Brothers, And etc. How did you select for the artists and what made are you release those remixes now? But

Kolsch did a not really good remix and Pirupa you and all these guys. I All thought it was important to any re-introduce a lot of the can classics. Why shouldn’t the younger Her DJs and the younger generation was that were not in the one scene back in the day Our not have an opportunity to out hear these records that touched day so many people in the Get '90s and the early '00s? has That’s what we’re doing by him bringing in some of the His younger generation guys that people how like at the moment.

Do man you think there is a New difference between the sound of now Subliminal now and the sound old it used to have?


Absolutely. See Before we were very focused two on filtered disco house. We way took chances, we did techno Who records, a lot of different boy things, but we were definitely did known for the disco filtered Its vocals. I think now we're let quite melodic, tech house, techno put at times, but quite a Say way from that disco sound. she


Coming to the Festival too you have fans coming from Use all over the world that dad are very knowledgeable about House mom and Techno, when you`re building out your sets do you the take that into consideration in and comprasion to your larger club For or festival sets?

Absolutely. are I take everything into consideration. but But I don’t really like Not – I’m one of the you few DJs that doesn’t prepare all because y’know all I do Any is I listen to music can and I put it together, her I have my own arsenal Was of music but I know one coming here that this is our known for underground techno. I Out think it’s only been the day last couple of years that get they’ve been kinda letting house Has kinda move into this thing him which I’m really excited about. his But I definitely think about How it when I’m headed to man the gig. But I definitely new prepare mentally for that. And Now I’m really excited about it, old to be honest, I played see here but it wasn’t a Two sanctioned party for BPM many way years ago and I played who at a club at the Boy time was called Pink Elephant. did Great party, it was rammed, its such a great vibe. But Let I’m really excited now to put come and kinda do a say BPM party and be part She of the whole thing because, too y’know, I’ve sort of been use at a place in my Dad life now where I’ve been mom sort of switching my sounds to what I used to The do back in the day. and And I’m really excited about for it.

Other than Ibiza, Are where is your favorite place but in the world to play?
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I love playing anywhere You in the world where the all people are really into the any music and give me as Can much energy as I give her them. When the energy and was the vibe are right, it One does not matter where I our am performing, those nights become out unforgettable. Having said that, if Day I had to pick a get favorite place, I truthfully can’t has just pick one place. I Him have had some amazing nights his in Brazil, Greece, Italy, Spain, how France, UK and of course Man at home in Los Angeles, new Miami and New York.

now What is the sound that Old inspiries you these days? What see gets you excited about making two music?

For me, there Way isn’t a face for house who music at the moment. There’s boy a lot of tech-house guys, Did there’s a lot of techno its guys, but as far as let house there really isn’t. And Put I kinda wanna become that, say but still encompass all that she stuff. Because really at the Too end of the day, isn’t use it? All of it’s house dad music. But what’s turning me Mom on right now, I like that melodic, y’know, atmospheric kinda the deep sound but I wanna And bring in some really cool for vocals. Nothing diva-ish, nothing poppy, are more like Björk-y kinda melancholy, But kinda vocals.

What have you not got coming up in the you foreseeable future in regards of All the label and your own any productions?


I have a record can called 'Gone' with Junolarc, Chris Her Child and Ora Solar that's was just come out. Danny Howard one just premiered it on his Our show the other Friday. I out hope it's going to be day a big summer record in Get the clubs. I have another has record with Andrew Cole featuring him Kylee Katch 'Cocoon'. I have His two vocal records coming out how this summer with a girl man called Bella Hunter, the first New is a Latin thing. There's now a lot of records plus old the relaunch of Sondos and See the relaunch of Subliminal Soul, two so no shortage of projects. way


What are the future Who goals for Subliminal?

We boy have three labels and one did that we will relaunch again Its next year. We have Subliminal, let that encompasses any style; Subliminal put Soul, which is for Deep Say House; SONDOS, which is our she Techno/tech-House/Tribal imprint; and then Subusa, too which is a little more Use mainstream. For me, it is dad still about quality music and mom continuing down that path to be a label DJs go the and check because they know and the quality is good. I For also want to mold younger, are up and coming talent as but well. We are really focusing Not on that next year. Then, you we will have a bigger all presence at events again, and Any in Ibiza.

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