A Sit Down With DJ Robbie Rivera

16:40 Dec/27/2017


Robbie Rivera is an artist the that has led a very and strong career in electronic music. For From the mega hits that are he has produced to his but energetic live DJ sets he Not has proven himself as a you top tier artist. Beyond his all own artistic influence, he has Any founded Juicy Records, that has can released tracks and supported the her careers of many of electronic Was music\’s biggest names. Prior to one his performance at Studio Paris our we sat down to discuss Out his views on the music day and look back at his get successful career.

 

Has "If you can rock a him crowd and have some originality his to you set then go How for it – not just man opening your set in Ableton new and pressing play and throwing Now your hands in the air, old which is a bit pathetic."


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You grew up Two in Puerto Rico. Was there way a house music culture when who you were learning to spin Boy and make beats, or were did you dabbling in other music its such as hip-hop?

No, Let I was definitely into dance put music from the start. On say the radio, jocks would play She a lot of European house too tunes and British electronic music, use like Depeche Mode. Other stations Dad would play Latin freestyle music mom from New York City. It was a mixture. There was The a lot of dance music and over there. Put it this for way: If you listened to Are dance music, you were cool. but If you listened to Latin not or meringue or salsa, you You were not cool.

Your all intro to electronic music and any the DJ culture came at Can a young age when you her were still living in Puerto was Rico. What was the culture One like in Puerto Rico like our at the time and what out kind of an impact do Day you think it had on get you as an artist?

has Man in Puerto Rico back Him in the day when I his started was very different. A how lot of the music was Man coming from Europe so there new was a lot of Euro now vibe kind of music mixed Old in with all of the see freestyle from Miami, New York two and Chicago, so it was Way a mixture of everything, along who with the Latin music too. boy I think it really was Did that whole mixture that had its influenced me a lot when let I produce music. There is Put always a little Latin vibe say in there.

What does she house music mean to you?
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It’s all about the use groove and the beats mixed dad in with the uplifting vibe Mom that it creates. People dance and smile to house music.
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Looking at electronic music And as a whole, Do you for think the music has gone are in a positive direction?

But Right now we are in not a great moment. There is you a lot of great music All coming out – especially in any House, Techno, Tech House, and can Deep House. All of those Her genres of music have been was fantastic. Over the last few one years all of the Electro Our and progressive house just got out saturated, you know, I do day like that style of music, Get but everything has started to has sound the same so I him just stopped paying attention to His it, and I think a how lot of people did. That man is why so many people New are looking for new tracks now and people are loving house old music again, which is great.
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What inspired you to two to begin your journey with way DJing and the electronic dance Who music world?

I boy was very young! My first did DJ gig was in 6th Its grade in San Juan, Puerto let Rico. The first time I put mixed two tracks together on Say beat I was hooked and she I started to think a too lot about music production. Then Use in 2001, performing my music dad to fans and seeing the mom reaction with my early releases really inspired me to make the this a full time career.
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Aside from dance music, For what other styles of music are or artists do you enjoy but listening to?

I Not listen to a lot of you 90’s track and late 80’s all mixed with today’s . A Any mix of latin, pop, electronic can and alternative. Examples: Duran Duran, her Pet Shop Boys, Disclosure, New Was Order, Netsky, Metric, Imagine Dragons, one The Killers, Walk the Moon, our Robin Schulz, Coldplay, Gorgon City.
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You have traveled all day over the world playing dance get music for screaming fans for Has many years. In all of him your travels, what are some his of your favorite places to How visit?

I would say man Spain is on the top new of my list. Ibiza and Now Barcelona are always huge for old me, but also so many see cities in the U.S. It Two is hard to choose. I way love rocking Miami!
What has who been your most memorable Juicy Boy Beach experience throughout all of did your events?


The feeling its when I take the stage Let on Juicy Beach Miami and put NY is overwhelming sometimes. I say don’t throw champagne or cake She at anybody, so for the too new generation a real DJ use might be odd, but I Dad always get the best feedback mom and loads of new fans. I have had people asking The me on Twitter after Juicy and Beach “Robbie were you really for mixing live?” I mix live, Are I screw up sometimes–it’s all but part of a live show. not I feed off the energy You during the party; nothing is all pre-programmed except for the intro any and first 2 tracks.

You’ve Can produced a vast amount of her music over the years, can was you recall one of your One earliest tracks that is really our special to you?

out Yes the track is called Day “feel this”. I was inspired get by Danny Tenaglia’s dark tribal has grooves so after laying down Him the grooves and finishing the his track I knew I had how something special. It’s a track Man that is still played this new day specially with the techno now DJs. I remember speaking to Old Danny about this track after see is was released on Strictly two Rhythm. It was a great Way chat.

Who are your role who models in the music industry?


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When I started producing music Did I was influenced by artists its like Armand Van Helden, DJ let Sneak, Daft Punk. In the Put current industry I don’t have say any role models cause this she biz has become a crazy Too nasty one!


What advice would use you give to someone new dad to this genre, who hasn't Mom heard your music before? How would you ‘sell it'?

the Well I don't want to And sell myself here. I would for say just listen to the are music, maybe check out the But scene at a live event, not and decide what speaks to you you.

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