A Sit Down With DJ Barem

13:49 Mar/07/2018


Mauricio Barembuem (a.k.a Barem) burst the onto the radar of electronic and enthusiasts in 2006, swooped up For from his native Buenos Aires are as Richie Hawtin's newest minimal but techno protégé. The years that Not ensued were a valuable learning you period for Barem, who, guided all by Hawtin and his seminal Any M-nus imprint, quickly developed a can sense of musical sophistication and her artistry to his productions while Was simultaneously making a name for one himself as a skilled DJ.
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Last year you started Has your label Fun Records with him Alexis Cabrera. What’s the idea his behind the label and what How can we expect in the man near future?

The idea new for the label is to Now create a laid back platform old to release cool jams. The see music we’re releasing is pretty Two simple, but we love it. way We somehow try to release who records that contain all we Boy like from the past, but did with a current approach in its terms of sequencing and the Let new sound possibilities you have put today. Ideally we want to say build a little family with She people that share the same too feeling. I felt it was use a good time for me Dad to start my own playground mom after a bit over a decade of working for other The labels. It’s a lot more and work, but it’s very rewarding. for

Speaking about Argentina, Are how do you feel about but the current electronic music scene not and the festival sanctions that You took place a few months all ago?

It’s all very any sad. Particularly around this time Can where there were so many her parties, festivals and probably the was biggest interest on electronic music One ever in the country. What our happened is terrible and should out never happen again. I honestly Day think things must change radically, get both for the safety of has the crowd and for the Him proper development of the scene. his Argentina is a country were how rules are not always followed Man and authorities fail to carry new out efficient controls, when they’re now not corrupt. In fact, both Old ends are negligent in cases see like this. It hit all two local artists very hard and Way I believe most of us who realized that sometimes we should boy also alert about certain circumstances, Did specially regarding capacity. We are its also responsible for the well-being let of our fans.

You Put are a young DJ who say has a long career. How she did you start producing electronic Too music?

I started just use playing. I was 17 years dad old. I used to go Mom out and I liked the music. I found a free the software to learn producing my And music. Then I started to for play and I got new are and serious software. My first But session was when I was not 20 and my first tour you was when I was 21 All or 22, I went to any United States.

You've played can in the most famous locations Her and clubs: Ibiza, Miami, Timewarp was ... for example. What do one you think of the Italian Our clubs and festivals?

I out love playing in Italy. It day reminds me a lot to Get Argentina. The crowd is very has similar in a way. Very him enthusiastic, friendly and loud. The His italian fans will do just how about anything to go see man their favorite acts and I New find that to be very now cool.

We have seen old you develop through the years. See First with M_nus, then as two a top Dj and now way running your own outlet. What Who do you think have been boy the turning points to move did forward and what would you Its say are the keys to let successfully build a music career?
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Well, joining M_NUS was Say definitely a turning point. It she shaped me as a professional too artist and helped me to Use be known by lots of dad people. Within M_NUS I took mom a different path when I moved away from playing live the sets and started DJing again and like when I was a For local DJ in Buenos Aires. are That also made me change but musically because eventually and heavily Not influenced by the Mannheim sound you I started playing deeper and all housier. After that when I Any left the label some years can after was another turning point her because I began depending on Was myself and sometimes it wasn’t one and isn’t very easy, but our I got used to it Out and I made the best day of it.

Do you get see DJing as your career Has or more as a musician him who DJs to pay the his bills?

I am a How DJ, no question. I enjoy man playing music a lot more new than making music. I also Now enjoy making music but it’s old not something I can do see all the time. I sometimes Two spend half a year without way even making a single loop. who Some people think of me Boy as a producer, ’cause when did I started touring I was its only playing LIVE. But I Let did it ’cause if promoters put were booking me for the say music I was releasing, then She it was fair to play too that music at their parties.
use I switched back to only Dad DJing after two years, when mom promoters started booking me not only for the music I The was making, but because they and trusted already on me and for anything I would do.

Are Do you ever see yourself but taking your music in an not entirely new direction?

It You might happen. But as I all said before, I’m trying not any to think about it and Can let things happen when I her feel they should happen. For was example, in my last minus One ep (Kolimar) I included a our deep house track. It was out my first deep house track Day ever and I just made get it ’cause I felt like has making a deep house track, Him not thinking on minus or his anything else. It was interesting how to see how in the Man end minus supported me on new that change and to see now that the general crowd also Old liked it, specially DJs who see were not playing any minus two tracks and were sort of Way against the label.

Last who year you started your label boy Fun Records with Alexis Cabrera. Did What’s the idea behind the its label and what can we let expect in the near future?
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The idea for the say label is to create a she laid back platform to release Too cool jams. The music we’re use releasing is pretty simple, but dad we love it. We somehow Mom try to release records that contain all we like from the the past, but with a And current approach in terms of for sequencing and the new sound are possibilities you have today. Ideally But we want to build a not little family with people that you share the same feeling. I All felt it was a good any time for me to start can my own playground after a Her bit over a decade of was working for other labels. It’s one a lot more work, but Our it’s very rewarding.

out Who the artist that has day been your inspiration?

Josh Get Wink was the artist I has liked it by far. Thanks him to him I discovered Richie His Hawtin, Ricardo, Luciano…

Your how style is very languid, percussive man and rich in nuances. Do New you see this sound as now a result of years on old the road or something you See have desired all along?

two I always try not to way think about it, and just Who do what I feel at boy a certain moment. I have did a lot more experience now Its and of course it helps, let but I just try to put keep that knowledge somewhere at Say the back of my brain she and hope it to come too out naturally without calculating or Use analyzing too much.

Talk dad to us a bit about mom your summer so far? Have you had any stand out the gigs? Anything that you have and done personally that you’ve enjoyed?
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It’s been a bit are of a different summer for but me compared to other years. Not I used to do lots you of shows in Europe and all then go back to Buenos Any Aires for the South American can summer and take it easy her there. Now the South American Was calendar is very strong, so one I need to find a our balance, because I don’t function Out well when I have no day breaks. That’s why I’m now get trying to take weekends off Has during the year and live him at a less frenetic rhythm. his I must say I’ve been How enjoying it this way much man better than in the past. new The best event was the Now Fun Records Boat and afterparty old at Village Underground we did see in London in July with Two the Unleash crew. It’s always way a bit more special when who it’s your own party.

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