INDULGENCES spinology
Twenty-one years ago, San Francisco resident Phillip Bhullar began going by the moniker of DJ Phil B, and forged a long-lasting relation- ship with turntables, partygoers and remixes. His commitment to his craft has become the living embodiment for which the term, “in high demand” was coined. Within the past six months alone, he has provided his scratching
services to upwards of nine circuit party events, including his stint at this past summer’s world famous San Diego Zoo Party. He is now set to re-team with the man behind the event, Bill Hardt, for a night of musical magic, as 2010 slips into the past and 2011 is rung in with infectious beats. The personification of having a good time will be realized by those revelers for Bill Hardt Presents New Year’s Eve 2011, which begins at 10:00 p.m. and ends at 6:00 a.m. at Spin night club.
DJ Phil B spoke with The Rage Monthly about his life as a music man.
The Rage Monthly: What are the most popular trends among DJs music-wise right now? Phil Bhullar: In my honest opinion, I don’t think there’s one big trend right now, and
that’s a question I always ask myself to try and stay two steps ahead on what’s the next big thing. And I always come up with the same conclusion that all genres of music right now seem to have a following or a place. You can go to a club where they’re playing electro and it’s huge, tribal is still huge, vocal house is still huge, so I don’t know how to answer that really…
Rage: Well, they all complement each other in their own respect… PB: Yeah. I would say I love the infusion of electro with tribal beats, and I’m really pleased to see that. It’s slowed down with that 127/128 electro and they’re fusing it with tribal percussion. So, I would say that trend is pretty big right now.
Rage: What is your take on the resurgence of the sounds from the 1980s making their way into today’s music? PB: It’s funny because the ’80s stuff, people look back on the ’80s and go, ‘Oh, it’s kinda
cheesy.’ But it’s the melodies, those riffs and those hooks, they are very simple—but that’s what made the ’80s what it was. All those little melodic keyboards riffs and that’s obviously what we needed right now. Every great song that goes down in history as a classic always had a simple hook, and everything comes back around with a slight twist on it.
Rage: What type of feedback do you receive after playing at a circuit party, such as the upcoming New Year’s Eve bash? PB: I love it when someone comes up to me and says, ‘Your music’s really changed
from last year.’ Nine times out of 10, they’re upset about that, because they haven’t heard me for six months to a year. And they are saying it in a disappointed way, and that to me is probably one of the best compliments anyone could pay me.
Rage: How would you describe the Phil B sound? PB: I would say that my music is upbeat, definitely uplifting, yet still progressive.
Actually that’s what someone said to me recently that my music is definitely energetic, but that I still have this progressive twist on the sets, and that I play mixes no one else does—different versions of stuff. And, I go out of my way to do that. I hate to play the same mix that everybody else is playing. If you really think about your set, and how you want to work it and program it, you can be very progressive. And people will go away feeling that they’ve had a really good, fun time.
To have “a really good, fun time” on New Year’s Eve, log onto
billhardtpresents.com to purchase tickets. 70 RAGE monthly | DECEMBER 2010 Photography by Liz Giguori
ROCKIN’ NEW YEARS EVE
by brad shaw
DJ PHIL B’s
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