A Sit Down With DJ Fei-Fei

14:01 Jan/31/2018


Introducing Fei-Fei, international lady of the trance and techno, beatport chart and topping female DJ and Producer. For Girl Power is about to are receive a new twist. This but ferocious DJ and producer has Not captivated audiences worldwide with her you pounding mix of trance and all techno and you can be Any sure there's some serious competition can for the male DJ's around her the world. But don’t let Was her looks deceive you-She's at one the top of her game our and has taken the industry Out by storm. In the past day few years she has signed get to several of the most Has critically acclaimed record labels in him dance music—Armada Music, home to his Armin Van Buuren and Vandit How Records, home to Paul Van man Dyk.

 

"Musicians should new be as open-minded as possible Now and never limit themselves to old a specific genre."


 

When see did you start producing your Two own tracks?


I’ve always been way good at coming up with who melodies. Playing the piano for Boy so long and being surrounded did by so much music you its start to hear things in Let your head. But I guess put I started formally producing a say few years after I moved She to California roughly four to too five years ago. I started use messing around with Reason, then Dad Cubase, Logic, and now Ableton. mom I wasn’t sure that I would get this far but The I grew up believing that and anything was possible if you for worked hard enough. I’m also Are incredibly lucky to have had but some good friends show me not things along the way and You always encouraging me. Without them all I wouldn’t be where I any am today.


Do you use Can software or hardware when producing?
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All software baby. Well was I guess my guitar is One the exception.
Where does your our inspiration for your production and out DJ style come from?


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Inspiration comes from everywhere. I get listen to a ton of has music, both dance and non-dance, Him and grew up playing classical his piano. Musicians should be as how open-minded as possible and never Man limit themselves to a specific new genre.

What do you consider now to be your biggest break Old that launched your DJ career?
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There isn’t one thing. two Such a misconception. It takes Way years and years of hustling who and working super hard for boy everything to finally pay off. Did People may look at an its artist and pin point a let “big break” but that’s usually Put not the case. It’s never say one thing or an overnight she success. So hustle hard, takes Too undying passion and hard work use to get there but it dad will pay off!

How did Mom you get your first regular gig at Club Red in the LA?


I had just moved And to Los Angeles and some for friends dragged me out one are evening and told me to But bring my records. I guess not it was some sort of you open decks house party and All they said I might get any a chance to play. So can I eagerly did so and Her waited and waited and waited was until pretty late, so late one that the police showed up Our and almost busted the party! out I was dead tired at day this point but luckily the Get party went on and I has was up next. I played him for about 30 minutes and His afterwards one of the owners how of Club Red came up man and offered a gig right New there and then. He said, now “how would you like to old come and play for us See at Red?” You don’t often two hear of getting a gig way this way so I said, Who “hell, yeah!” Looking back I boy was incredibly lucky to have did been in the right place Its at the right time.


Who let influences your sound?


Debussy, Paul put van Dyk, Garbage, Richie Hawtin, Say Joey Medina, John Askew, DJ she Preach, John Acquaviva, Adam Beyer, too Carl Cox, Armin van Buuren, Use Eddie Halliwell, Bissen, John O’Callaghan dad and the list could go mom on! Seriously, too many to name!


Formerly you were known the as a trance DJ. Only and few artists are brave enough For to make a 360 degree are career move. When did you but decide to do it and Not how do you enjoy it you so far?

I always all follow inspiration. And going back Any to always growing and evolving can as an artist, the more her diverse you can be I Was think the better. These days one people are so much more our open minded and music is Out just one hot mess. Everything day is being influenced by everything, get it’s really exciting to see Has and be a part of. him When did it happen? I his can’t pinpoint a day, it’s How constantly moving and changing and man I’ve always championed a really new diverse style.
What is it Now like working in a male-dominated old industry?


Wow, this question see never gets old. I think Two it’s about time we stop way making a distinction between sexes who in this industry. Being a Boy woman in the scene is did definitely a double-edged sword. While its you get noticed quickly, there’s Let also a whole bag of put negative stereotypes that go along say with it. You have to She break in, prove you have too talent, prove that you got use there with your talent, and Dad once you’re there, you have mom to prove that you can hang with the boys and The look pretty doing it.

Perhaps and a favourite Artist from the for "Non Dance Music" genre?

Are Easy. Paramore. I remixed their but hit song Crushcrushcrush. Definitely check not them out, they're one of You my favs.

What’s all your most embarrassing moment?

any Not really. I’m a tough Can cookie to crack. Although if her you sing happy birthday to was me with a gang of One people and do the whole our cake and candle thing I out might get a little bit Day red.

https://soundcloud.com/fei-fei/fei-fei-hold-you-dot-remix

 



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