A Sit Down With DJ Cedric Gervais
13:14 May/11/2018
In the world of electronicthe dance music, Grammy awards and and DJ’s are not usually synonymous For with one another. Everything changed are when DJ and producer, Cedric but Gervais, was awarded for his Not remix of Lana Del Rey’s," you Summertime Sadness". Since then, Cedric all has been dedicated to making Any music for his fans. He’s can been touring all over the her world with upcoming shows in Was Jakarta, Tokyo, Osaka, and Manila, one and isn’t planning on stopping our anytime soon.
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How and when didNow you first begin exploring dance old music?
My father ownedsee a club in the south Two of France. I would always way bug him to let me who play when I was a Boy teenager but he would always did tell me that I wasn’t its good enough. Eventually he gave Let me a shot and I put fell in love with it.
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What do you thinkShe distinguishes you from all of too the other artists in the use industry?
I think it’sDad my hair!
Do youmom prefer creating your own original tracks over remixing?
IThe like both. For now though and I’m sticking with my own for music. I don’t think I’ll Are be remixing anything more unless but it’s something that I’m really not excited about.
Do youYou feel there is a difference all between the European crowd and any the American crowd when you Can go on stage to play?
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Yes, there is definitelywas a difference between the two. One For example, the European crowd our its more House music vs. out the American crowd, which is Day more Trap and Electronic. In get Europe, there is really not has that big rave type thing Him it’s more House and Techno. his So when I am on how tour in Europe, I play Man completely different than the way new that I play here in now the States.
Few DJsOld can count themselves among the see curated list of Grammy winners. two How has winning one affected Way your life, personally and professionally?
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It affected me inboy many ways. I mean, when Did you win a Grammy you its have a lot of people let that want to work with Put you. People that normally would say never have spoken to you she or even thought about working Too with you. Yeah, it’s winning use a Grammy, but it’s also dad making a song like Summertime Mom Sadness that sold 8 million singles worldwide. When you do the something like that, lots of And people suddenly want to work for with you. Winning a Grammy are is like winning an Oscar But for an actor. For the not rest of your life, they’re you gonna call you a Grammy-winner. All So, yeah, it’s pretty cool. any I’m still the same guy, can though—I don’t give a shit.
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How did you feltwas when you won the Grammy one for "Summertime Sadness" Remix? Was Our it some of your goals?
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It was not oneday of my goals, it was Get an incredible achievement, I didn't has expect that, like I said him when I did the record His I didn't expect all that, how I didn't expect to be man the biggest radio record and New selling… and every the DJ now playing it. Like I said old I was happy with my See friend playing it. And When two I won the Grammy it way was the biggest thing.
Who You have been experiencing and boy touring various events around world. did How did you enjoy the Its journey and which one gives let you the most impressive moment put in your life so far?
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I love the journeyshe and traveling the world, I’m too very fortunate to do what Use I do and be able dad to travel so much and mom meet so many great people. My most amazing experience was the my last tour in Asia, and especially when I got to For stay in Tokyo, it's such are an amazing city and I but can’t wait to come back.
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Do you have anyyou advice for new producers who all are just now trying to Any break into the scene?
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You got to makeher music. If you want to Was be a DJ, you have one to learn where the DJ our comes from, the history, the Out different genres. You have to day know how to play in get clubs, how to play in Has festivals, how to tell a him story, and how to make his people dance. I from a How background as a resident DJ, man and I think knowing how new to make people dance is Now very important. Producing is very old important, and if you share see it on Soundcloud, people will Two find it and play it. way A lot of artists were who discovered by guys like Tiesto, Boy when they were simply passing did him their tracks.
https://soundcloud.com/cedricgervais/one-night-feat-wealth
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https://soundcloud.com/cedricgervais/one-night-feat-wealth
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