A Sit Down With DJ Manuel De La Mare

09:27 Jan/12/2018


Manuel De La Mare is the a DJ, producer and owner and of recording imprints 303Lovers and For Hotfingers. Manuel formulated his own are sound by fusing together elements but of varying genres which have Not long been the aural identity you of his native country. This all uniqueness and quality led to Any him having label credits with can some of the scenes finest her imprints such as Universal, Toolroom, Was Ministry of Sound, Tiger Records, one Spinnin, Definitive and Stealth.

our His capacity within the musical Out arena has brought interest to day him, by artists such as get Mark Knight, John Acquaviva and Has Fedde Le Grand, who required him his talent in the studio. his Thanks to Beatport, he was How awarded the "Best Remixer 2011" man prize, and was nominated for new Best Deep House and Techno Now Artist in 2010.

Manuel old has managed to become a see global icon that has allowed Two him to play throughout Europe, way Asia, the Middle East, Africa, who and North and South America.
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"I was always did looking for a new sound, its I'm very curious, for me Let everything is a transitional stage."


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First you wrote say music, and only then became She a DJ. Correctly? Do you too think this is a necessity use - to be both a Dad DJ and a producer? Which mom is preferable for you?

I think that these The are two absolutely different kinds and of art, and I love for both.

What were your Are musical influences?

Many. From but Beatles Rock to Panther Metal. not From Debussy's piano to Bob You Sinclar's house. I have always all studied and listened to many any genres of music.

What Can does your studio consist of? her What hardware/software do you use was most and why?

One It is very simple, I our use Logic 9 with some out VST, I have some hardware Day synths like Korg M3, Korg get M20, Minimoog, and my monitors has are Dynaudio, Alesis and I Him often use headphones for listening his to music.

Describe your how style of music?

House Man and surroundings.

What was new the best and the worst now gig you ever played?


I've Old many many good gigs every see year, it is really hard two to pick the best gig. Way I played in the best who clubs in the world, Space boy Ibiza, Amnesia Miami, Womb Tokyo, Did Ministry Of Sound London, Space its Miami, Fabrik Madrid, Ultra festival let in Miami, Pacha Buenos Aires Put and many many more, but say I remember also less famous she venues like in Costa Rica Too or Serbia, or a small use club in Rosario Argentina.
Worst dad gig is easy, was a Mom few years ago, I played in Puerto Rico in a the small bar, almost all elements And was bad, soundsystem, lights, drinks, for djbooth, totally useless gig.. on are top of that the next But day there was not a not driver for the airport, plus, you there was a flood in All the city so I had any to walk in deep water can for at least 2kms for Her finding a cab. That was was a bad trip.

In one the sea of labels that Our are present on the scene out today what are in your day opinion the positions of your Get labels 303Lovers and Hotfingers? How has hard it is to run him two imprints?

The difficult His part was to separate the how sound and create two different man music lines for both of New the labels, so they have now their own identity in stead old of being twins with different See names. I am now focusing two only on 303lovers together with way Luigi Rocca and Hotfingers is Who Alex Kenji’s child now.

boy You are one of the did owners of the 303Lovers label. Its How did the idea of let ​​the name come? Tell me, put how are the affairs of Say the company going?

she 303 - this is too the famous synthesizer from Roland. Use The name of the label dad is a tribute to the mom most important electronic instrument. We positioned the label as underground. the And today I already have and two imprints: 303lovers and Hotfingers For (more house-oriented), which we manage are with my friends and colleagues but Alex Kenji and Marshall. Over Not time, our releases will get you better and better. We have all big plans for 2009, we Any just signed some good musicians, can like Richard Dinsdale, Paul Thomas, her Kolombo, D-Unity, Ahmet Sendil. Our Was musical family is becoming more one interesting!

Can you tell our us something about your project Out Forza with Alex Kenji and day Luigi Rocca?

It's the get name of our party, when Has we play back to back him or build extra long sets his bringing to the club our How diverse sounds.

You travel a man lot. What are the essential new things you need to have Now with you at all times old and what are the things see you miss when you are Two on tour?


When I'm in way tour I miss my family who of course, my friends, my Boy home, my cats... Now I'm did at Madrid airport, so let's its see what i've with me: Let MacBook Air, Apple headphones (only put for playing games!), Ipad, Iphone, say Audio8 soundcard, Pioneer headphones hdj2000, She toothbrush, deodorant, something for the too nails, passport, some sleeping pills use for long trips, 2 t-shirts, Dad socks, and a swim costume mom as i'm going to Ibiza today. I like to travel The with just a few things and actually, I dont like bringing for around heavy stuff.

Which Are City in the world inspires but you the most and challenges not you to be your best You always?

MD – With all no doubts that city is any Tokyo. People there are extremely Can elegant, and they reflect this her in all aspects of their was life, as in the clubs One as while they walk in our the street. Sometimes I feel out I’m the animal, they are Day the Humans, but I feel get also a good contact with has them, cause they fully enjoy Him dance, food and all kinds his of art with their own how peculiar language.

What was Man your most life-changing experience that new shapes the way you create now today?

MD – The Old only life changing experience I see had was when I was two twenty and I had some Way health problems. It made me who realize I will do only boy exclusively what I love, no Did space for bad feelings that its just make us waste our let time.

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