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THE GUESTLIST NETWORK | MARCH 2010
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Steve
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As Steve Bug prepares
for Miami 2010,
Joe LeGroove catches
up with this phenomenal
DJ.
The Last time I saw you play over looked. The amount of digi- direction and I hope it changes. weekend. Djing . through out their DJ set there
live you were using Tracktor tal promos that are released it is are crashing beats, arrange-
Scratch why did you decide to making it hard for up and coming Joe Le Groove: I have noticed Joe Le Groove: So you don’t re- Joe Le Groove: So are you say- ments, things are out of sync
not to play CD’s? artists. Its vey difficult for the new that it seems an inner circle is ally have much spare time at all, ing that you couldn’t imagine and they are mixing out of key.
Steve Bug: I don’t like looking artist to make themselves noticed. being built on things, music I suppose you must just hang yourself doing anything else You have to question your-
through Cd’s books, I like to have years ago used to be a lot more out with friends and chill? other than what you are doing? self whether they made those
the option of having thousands about freedom of expression Steve Bug: Yeah Pretty much. I try Steven Bug: Come to think about tracks at all or did the engineer
of tracks rather than being limited especially in the 90’s but with and do some sports in the morn- it I loved doing sports and when I make all them when the artist
with a few hundred. I don’t know, the digital revolution coming in was young I thought I would be a wasn’t even there?
for me I don’t like handling CDs, I things are going in a different professional bicycle rider or maybe Steve Bug: Exactly, there are a
would rather look on my computer way.
and search. I still buy vinyl and I like Steve Bug: its true its like the op-
“I would
I would have been a Yoga teacher some producers who have engi-
or a personal trainer or even run my neers for simple loop tracks and
to go to a record shop and I like the posite of what it could be, instead own restaurant? you think, if they cant make music
fact that there is someone that has of having simple structures, instead
have been
Joe Le Groove: What Like Steve and they cant even DJ why are this
a level opinion that can point to the of a having big change for every- Bugs Yoga? (Laugh) in this business anyway?
tracks that I probably wouldn’t find. one it’s gone back to the big main
I think that the way download stores names and labels being in control
a Yoga
Steve Bug: Yeah! Or Bugs Grill
(Laugh) Joe Le Groove: it’s frustrating
are structured its really hard to find of everything. What helped keep
good music. Even If you go to a the house and techno scene alive
teacher or
but that’s part of the music in-
dustry
record shop in a different country, was new artists coming in all the
you can tell them what you like and time but now that is all changed as a personal
What other djs do you rate in Steve Bug: Yep! (Laugh)
the scene?
they can be more helpful and direct. there are so many artists trying to
When it comes to online purchases break.
trainer”
Steve Bug: Unfortunately I’m play- If you could work with any artist
ing all the time and I’m not really in the world like James Brown
its too complicated. able to listen to as many DJs that (rip) , Prince or Elvis?
What do you do when you are I would like to hear play. From my Steve Bug: hmmmm, I would love
Joe Le groove: I still buy records not DJing and you have some ing I have a little breakfast and do closest friends I really like Adult to just see Quincy Jones work even
but most of what I purchase is spare time? some exercise. It really depends on Napper, Martin Landsky and also if I couldn’t work with him. Or Even
digital, so I actually look at vari- Steve Bug: It really depends, but my time. Right now I’m not exercis- Marc Schneider who is a really Herbie Hancock…
ous play lists of about 20 other if I get back on a Sunday I try and ing because I have a broken bone good Dj but not that many people
dj/producers and I search that go for dinner with friends or just sit in my arm from my snowboarding know of him. We are going to have Joe Le Groove: oh yeah! That’s
way. I get loads of promos ev- Even though now it’s the easiest on the couch and watch TV. On vacation. I usually Ski but I decided him playing with us soon. I think a great answer Quincy Jones
eryday but now that we are in way for new artists to make them- Monday I’m back working on the to do some snowboarding and it there are a lot of good DJs out there and Herbie Hancok are both in
the digital revolution thou- selves available for people, there label again, then in the afternoon wasn’t a good idea. I was doing ok but its hard to keep them in mind if my top 5 all time producers that
sands of track get lost when is just too much music out there its I will go to the studio for 6 and but I fell, it could have happened on they don’t produce. I honestly have I rate.
you search on line. so much harder than ever before to then I go back home and do some skis. to say that many Djs that have big Quincy has one at least 27
Steve Bug: Exactly Joe that’s the get noticed. Its not really good that more label work and get a bite to names is because of their produc- grammys and countless nomi-
problem, before it was so much people are focused on labels that eat. This also happens on Tuesday If you were not a dj producer tion, I often think that they are not nations.
easier to push vinyl through the are already around and some of the and Wednesday which includes what would you be doing now? very great DJs at all. Herbie Hancock is also a legend
dealers and now what is happen- djs are charting tracks that people my record shopping. I then have to Steve Bug: that’s a good ques- that cannot be overlooked….
ing is if there is a track that hasn’t play the most and are also full of record them all to my laptop at the tion….I really don’t know, I used Joe Le Groove: I hate hear-
got a big name remixing it they get their own stuff. Its going in a weird studio getting them ready for the to be a hairdresser when I started ing amazing producers and
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