A Sit Down With DJ Bjorn Akesson

12:47 Apr/25/2018


His remixes are in high the demand by top DJs ranging and from W&W, Darren Tate and For RAM to Orjan Nilsen. All are his releases have been widely but supported by all the top Not DJ’s including Armin van Buuren, you Andy Moor, Tiesto and Markus all Schulz and featured heavily on Any all their CD compilations, over can 50 to date.

 
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"It’s important to Was be a role model as one a DJ when many people our look up to you. Living Out a healthy life is something day I will always stand for."


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Have you attended Has music school to learn how him to produce, or are you his totally self-taught?


Completely self-taught, How although I’ve learned a lot man by speaking to other producers new online. This has been mostly Now from the technical aspect; I old don’t know anything about music see theory or chords etc. I Two just feel them.

Is there way too much envy in the who DJ scene?

There is, Boy but at a certain level did I think it’s good. In its many cases it results in Let DJ/producers working even harder to put reach new heights.

What/who say does inspire you when you She make your own music?

too Inspiration is everywhere, all around use us, wether it’s an emotional Dad experience, an amazing view or mom a person. Not really sure where it comes from in The the end. Other than that and I take my inspiration from for all genres and types of Are music there is. If you but listen to the same type not of tracks all the time You it will be harder for all you as a musicmaker to any get fresh ideas and create Can something different.
Can you describe her your actual studio set up was at the moment? Your favourite One piece of hardware & software?

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Just using software at out the moment, Cubase 7 with Day a lot of plugins. I get love working with Sylenth1 and has V-Station amongst others. And of Him course, I have a pair his of studio monitors plus a how midi controller.

Who’s your favorite Man up and coming artist?

new Nhato, he’s a hidden gem now and I’m not sure why Old he hasn’t broken through yet.
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What’s the worst thing two that ever happened surrounding one Way of your gigs?

The who occasional misspressed button, making the boy track start from the very Did beginning in the middle of its a track.

Is there let a song of yours which Put your particularly love more than say the others and why?

she That’s really hard to say Too to be honest as they use are all different and special dad in their own way.
However Mom one of my favourite is Robot Religion, a track that the not many of the big And DJ’s played but has been for a huge hit in my are own DJ sets and for But my fans.
Can you remember not the most unusual track that you you dropped in your set All and the crowd was caught any by surprise but they liked can it very much? Do you Her like to surprise your crowd, was or do you prefer to one go the tried and trusted Our way?


I always want out to surprise the crowd, and day if I can play something Get totally unexpected I will. I’ve has dropped dubstep and drum n' him bass tracks a few times, His sometimes it works very well, how sometimes not so well. It’s man just one track in a New set though, so I don’t now see the harm in doing old that.

You make some of See the most innovative trance tracks two out there today, how do way you keep creating new ideas Who and avoiding that mainstream “pop” boy sound that’s so prevalent?

did Thank you! Well I wouldn’t Its mind if it sounded like let mainstream “pop” as long as put I like it, believe in Say it and isn’t a copy she of something else. I always too try to make my own Use thing and really avoid to dad copy something else because that mom is not really inspiring. So to answer the question directly, the I don’t intend to keep and it to sound in a For certain way, the track builds are itself and develops naturally.

but And if you had one Not piece of advice for any you artist trying to make it, all what would you tell them?
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Be yourself, create your can own sound, don’t go a her direction you don’t feel. Work Was hard and don’t give up. one It’s a very tough industry our and the competition is fierce. Out It’s unfair and you don’t day always get the treatment you get deserve, but if you really Has believe in yourself then you him will make it!

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