A Sit Down With DJ John Dahlbäck

11:50 Oct/27/2017


Dahlbäck has established himself as the a well-respected DJ, producer and and label owner with well over For a hundred releases to his are name dating back to the but beginning of the millennium. That Not talent did not just appear you from nowhere though. The Kaskade all collaborator played drums in a Any band for six or seven can years when he was younger her and that has been instrumental Was to his productions now.

one He is grew up in our a household with a father Out and mother both professional musicians, day as well as a cousin get Jesper Dahlbäck who has been Has a successful techno DJ until him his career was forced to his be cut back several years How ago due to significant hearing man loss.



How new and when did you first Now begin your exploration of electronic old dance music?

My cousin see Jesper is a sort of Two a techno pioneer here in way Sweden and he gave me who a copy of his album, Boy Stockholm, when I was 13 did or 14. I really didn’t its like it in the beginning Let but it grew on me put and I loved it after say a few listens. By that She time, I was already playing too around with my father’s Atari use computer, on which he had Dad music programs, so I started mom to make house music around then.

Who’s your biggest The musical influence and why?

and Anyone who’s pushing boundaries and for stay out of the box Are with their music instead of but just either follow trends or not make the same kind of You music over and over again.
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How do you get the any inspiration for producing different tracks? Can


I get inspiration just her by opening my laptop and was my music program to be One honest. I also get really our inspired by my surroundings.


out Which do you consider as Day your biggest moment in your get career so far?

has To see music that weren’t Him aimed to get onto radio his and then do so. “Raven” how is a good example, we Man thought it was a cool new club track but 11 million now streams on Spotify later, we Old were clearly wrong.

What’s see the most difficult thing about two being a producer and a Way DJ?

To stick out who and be original. It’s so boy easy to fall into these Did “trend traps” because you want its instant success. It’s more difficult let to stay long term in Put this business.

It’s interesting say how you can weave genres she together. Do you think that Too the “EDM explosion” has led use to the walls between them dad to come down?

I Mom hope that it’s contributing to the rise of smaller subgenres. the I think it’s very boring And when there’s one sound. When for I have free time, I are go in and listen to But what people are playing at not festivals. Sometimes everyone’s just playing you the same songs. Why? If All you’re given the chance to any play a peak-time main stage can slot at a festival, why Her wouldn’t you want to surprise was people with something very different?
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As a traveling DJ, Our you’ve got to have a out lot of crazy touring stories. day Can you recall one of Get your craziest experiences from a has show on the road?

him These stories just sort of His disappear for some reason, maybe how because I have a story man for every place I’ve ever New been to. Sometimes I need now a map to remember them. old A nice memory was at See a show I did, and two I was playing my track way with Kaskade, “A Little More,” Who and suddenly I see a boy guy in a wheelchair and did people carry him towards the Its stage and then put him let there right next to me. put It was very emotional and Say the goosebumps were intense.

she Three of the most memorable too moments in your career so Use far.

1. Walking up dad to the Tomorrowland main stage mom and DJ for the first time, in 2009 I think. the It was so huge!
2. and Seeing an underground track like For ‘Blink’ make it to radio!
are 3. Last, but not least, but to overlook any sort of Not trends or comments from people you and making an album that all I’m so proud of!

"Life Any is not all million play can tracks however, it is a her grind to make sure you Was find good tracks and have one a plan to make sure our enough people find and buy Out them".


Why did you decided day to start up three of get your own labels? (Jackmoves, Pickadoll, Has Dahlback Records)


The first one him was Dahlback with my cousin his Jesper, and we did that How because we wanted to release man our own stuff and then new I started Pickadoll, because it Now is my own, really my old own label, I get to see choose everything. Those two are Two like the main labels, and way then we have like Jackmoves, who which is a label which Boy is more like a project.


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Do you enjoy the independence its that having your own label Let allows you when making music?


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Yes, it has a lot say of perks. I feel very She free, releasing music that I too love. I like to see use things become bigger and bigger Dad like Pickadoll; started with nothing mom except great music.


You’ve surprised your fans so many times, The how do you stay one and step ahead of everyone?


I for get bored in the studio, Are so I constantly try to but develop my music and try not out different things to keep You it interesting.


What's the single all most exciting thing about dance any music at the moment in Can your opinion?


The most exciting her thing at the moment is was definitely the digital distribution. Vinyl One is going down and I'm our very interested in what will out happen, how the music will Day continue.


What piece of advice get would you give to young has producers who dream to reach Him your artistic standards?


You have his to be original and don’t how try to sound exactly like Man anyone else. You can of new course be inspired by a now certain song or dj, but Old you need to have your see own style. Another thing is two to set up smaller goals Way on your way and have who a steady aim for what boy you wanna do.


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