Big DJ's & Producers say..

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This topic is dedicated to the great artists (DJs and Producers) and what they had to say about trance! Please add your quotes if you read or know any!!!

If you have your own quote, i think topic would be better!

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Here we go!


"You know I never officially made the decision to become a DJ. I still see it as a hobby. I'm only 25. I just want to enjoy this and have a great time." - Armin Van Buuren

"For some reason, some people tend to be very negative about trance in particular. I think "trance" as a genre has been declared "dead" by these people and the press for the 6th time now. And yet, it remains to be the most popular genre in dance music. In fact, in my experience, trance has never been bigger as it is right now! Maybe this is because several people have very different definitions of the genre "trance". Some people consider "trance" to be similar to "commercial" or "cheese". For me trance is the only genre that isn't a prisoner of it's own style. People that like real trance, are very open minded to all kinds of dance music. For example, I play a lot of records that are labelled "progressive" or "techno" in my recordstore. Trance to me is a journey through different kinds of dance music, not the formularic crap some call "trance". Trance is part of modern day music now. Face it." - Armin Van Buuren

"The biggest hits along with some classical tracks have been written in 15 minutes. Afterwards, you get that amazing "Yes!" feeling. - Ferry Corsten (Jan 15th, 2003 - Trance.nu)

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"This is my next single on Discover Dark. It’s a filthy acid riddled whore of a track. I wanted to make something that would positively beat the living shit out of those subjected to it’s vile throbbing monstrosity while jiving on the dance floor. I wanted people who heard it to come away feeling personally violated as opposed to happy and all loved up."--John Askew in discussing his track "Nail Gun"

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"As far as im concerned rhythm is more important than melody and breakdown. After all people are there to dance not fuck around – well that’s what I think when I’m on the dance floor anyway." - John Askew (Dec 2005, 4Clubbers)

"If im stuck on a desert island fuck the girl I’ll take Appetite for Destruction, Gun’s n’ Roses. Anything but Celine Dion…" - John Askew on choosing a girl and an album on a desert island (Dec 2005, 4Clubbers)

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Well this is from my signature but here goes anyways
Trance is the kind of music that puts smiles on peoples faces. It’s designed to make people feel great and forget about the trouble that they may face every day." (Ferry Corsten, Trance Brasil: Artigo: Interview)

[Roland]

"What We Are Doing Now Will Have Effects In 20 Years Time" - PAUL VAN DYK

"There Are People Who Play Records And There Are DJs Who Blow Minds" - EDDIE HALLIWELL

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"The melody is the most important thing. This is the part of the song that people will remember. " - Ralphie B (Jan 15th, 2003 - Trance.nu)

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"Beirut was pretty nuts. I headlined the Monot Music Festival last year and played on this massive stage in a square in the middle of the city. There were all these really dressed up sexy, affluent looking clubbers going crazy and yet in every direction you looked there were buildings riddled with bullet holes and fucking great holes from missiles. You forget that the troubles over there ended well over 10 years ago, so when you go you’re a little apprehensive, but it’s an amazing place. You get a house that’s been blown to shit and left to disrepair standing next to a Gucci or Prada shop. Mental. Wicked party scene though!" - John Askew (2003, vonyc.com)

Thanx zizi

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This topic is becoming more interesting and valuable and for that I made it sticky. Please keep it professional & try to limit your posts by the DJ quotations only.

Note: To make it easier for reading please make the text italic and the DJ's name in bold.

[rob]

Jonty Skrufff interviewing John Digweed in March 21, 2005 (source: judgejules.net)
Skrufff: You recently played in Beirut (just before the bomb that killed the President- Skrufff), what was it like, did you feel any sense of danger?

John Digweed: "You see so much on TV and you have a picture in your head on how its going to be, but it was an a amazing gig there and I had a great time. When people come together for that kind of thing I think there's such an overwhelming desire to have a great night out that the sense of anticipation goes sky high. If you can raise your game to that level it makes for an awesome gig. I was very warmly received in Beirut."

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"It was my birthday and as a special surprise my, at the time, 5 year old son came up on stage, with two glowsticks. When he saw all these people dancing and having fun his eyes grew wide and you could see him think wow. I asked him to raise his hands with the glowsticks and he was having so much fun. At that moment I saw the same passion for music in his eyes as I have in my heart. Now he wants to go to the club with me all the time " - Markus Schulz (Trance.nu)

"There's a widespread range of negativity at the moment and there's too much bashing on styles and DJ's you know. Keep in mind that not everybody likes the Mona Lisa. Some people think it's not special, other people will cry when they see it. Just be tolerant. There's alot of extremely passionate people out there in the music industry that work hard to create the music." Markus Schulz (Trance.nu)

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