A Sit Down With DJ Roger Sanchez

13:15 Apr/13/2018


Roger Sanchez a.k.a. S-Man has the been conquering the dance music and circuit since the late 80s For riding the wave of creativity, are passion, and major success. He’s but collaborated with a plethora of Not music icons including Michael Jackson, you Janet Jackson, Madonna, Maroon 5, all One Republic, and No Doubt. Any He is a four-time winner can of the DJ Awards ‘Best her House DJ’, has produced countless Was chart-topping hits including ‘Lost’ which one reached #1 on the Billboard our dance chat, AND he won Out Grammy for his remix of day No Doubt’s ‘Hella Good’ in get 2002. His name is known Has and respected across the globe him with residencies in Ibiza’s finest his clubs for nearly two decades.
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"Everything has man a foundation and the track new is a construction. The skeleton Now frames, the beams are the old bassline, and you build it see up around that. I treat Two every track as a problem way that I have to solve."


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Your Boy so busy with your career, did how do you relax?

its I love taking downtime and Let hanging out at the beach put in summer or going to say the movies. I’m getting back She into the gym lately and too my martial arts - sometimes use you have to just disconnect. Dad I love chillin.

Which DJs mom are in your crew now? Who are you tight with? The Who do you see socially?


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Carnao Beats, Huxley, Cocodrills, Man for Without A Clue. Darius Syrossian's Are pretty cool. I tend to but bump into people at airports not and hang out with them You in places like Ibiza.


all Roger Sanchez and S-Man – any explain the difference....

S-Man Can has always allowed me to her experiment with darker sounds. As was Roger Sanchez, the house sound One has always been more traditional our and uplifting. But now specifically? out S-Man is allowing me to Day explore sounds from the UK get bass scene as well as has some deep techno roots. It’s Him a bass-driven thing, which actually his takes me back to the how S-Man stuff I was doing Man in the Nineties...only it’s even new grittier. As for Roger Sanchez, now I’m still about those vocal, Old uplifting records...very soulful and maybe see with some Latin elements. It’s two proper house music.

You’ve Way played at almost every club who in Ibiza for over 15 boy years, and now you’re joining Did the ranks of beach parties its at La Plage – tell let us about it?

I Put wanted to do something different say with my label Stealth rather she than just fold it into Too a night at Release Yourself; use I wanted it to be dad focused on other artists rather Mom than myself. A beach party is a lot more relaxed, the more chilled and a different And vibe. I’ll be there hanging for out, which is a big are change for me, because normally But I’m behind the booth…

not What are some of the you best/must visit spots in Ibiza?
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If you’re talking club-wise, any you definitely want to check can out which is the Her re-done Space. They did an was amazing job refurbishing the space. one I also think Pacha is Our a must visit, especially when out Solomun is playing, he’s got day a great night there. Find Get out when the Elrow parties has are going on, I believe him they’re doing it at Amnesia His this year. Those parties are how always fun. I also like man this party called WooMoon that New they do in Cova Santa now which is really reallly interesting. old Very interesting vibe, different kind See of music and a really two cool crowd.

What is way your favourite aspect of performing Who at the new Hï Ibiza boy venue and why?

I did confess that the main room Its at Space Ibiza didn’t hold let as much attraction for me put as the Terrace did, but Say the new main room at she Hï Ibiza is next level. too This main room feels comfortable Use and epic at the same dad time. I think they did mom it right.

Being many years into your career you the have experienced a slew of and summer schedules. As this is For always a particularly busy time, are how do you prepare for but the rigors of the summer? Not Do you have a certain you protocol to maintain health and all mindfulness?

One thing I Any do is try to set can up some time for the her gym whenever possible, get as Was much rest as I can one and drink LOTS of water. our When the summer is in Out full swing all the flying day can take a toll and get the way I cope is Has to manage my rest time him very carefully.

It's a boring his to debate the pros and How cons of vinyl/digital sources, but man for you specifically how do new you think the switch has Now altered your style, if at old all?


When I did switch see over from vinyl to CDs Two I did it for two way reasons, that it enabled me who to bring a LOT of Boy music on the road with did me. The weight restrictions and its the physical difficulties of taking Let a lot of vinyl on put tour... Then there was the say fact that I could do She things that were a lot too more interesting if I went use digital, in terms of loops, Dad acapellas... Every now and then mom I still do a vinyl set, but I'm able these The days to bring a lot and more newer music on USBs. for


What do you think Are of the current house music but scene in NYC? Can we not still dance?

You can You dance, of course you can! all The thing is that New any York had it rough you Can know first there was the her Mayor trying to build a was platform for his career by One ‘protecting’ the kids who were our dying in our nightclubs by out closing them. It was very Day political and clubs were a get scapegoat to politicians for a has while so it was all Him misunderstood and that hurt the his scene. 9/11 really brought New how York down too but there’s Man a slow resurgence now in new New York’s nightclubs. Many of now the kids are into hip Old hop and if they’re into see house it’s the harder end two stuff so seemingly the older Way crowd don’t want to go who where these young kids are. boy House music is more adult, Did so venues have to cater its for that maturity, plus the let kids who’re growing into house Put music later too!

https://soundcloud.com/rogersanchez/sets/s-man-ultra-nate-fake



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