san diego pride
SAN DIEGO’S PRIDE TRIFECTA BILL HARDT’S CIRCUIT DAZE, THE ZOO PARTY AND FETE ACCOMPLI IT’S ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC by joel martens
The year was 1996 when the San Diego Zoological Society approached Bill Hardt about taking over
The Zoo Party, one of the early official San Diego Pride Parties. The word got out that he’d agreed to take on the project and the San Diego Pride Committee followed suit and in 1997, Hardt’s vision for Circuit Daze, The Zoo Party and Fete Accompli was born. Hardt still finds producing the popular events rewarding and shared his favorite part of the events,
“The smiles and joy on the faces of the patrons who attend the parties—many have been coming every year since 1997—it is a reunion for some of them. It is the best gift ever, to see my brothers and sisters dance, hug, kiss and smile at one another all weekend long. That is my reward.”
A feature each year are world-class DJs. Names
like Alain Jackinski, Rosabel, Alex Acosta and Ivan Gomez will be spinning their magic and to begin the weekend’s delights Friday night, New York native, and now LondonerDJ Tom Stephan is taking the stage. Stephan took a moment to chat withThe Rage Monthly from his home base in London.
How does the club scene compare internationally vs. in the U.S.? Do you have a favorite location you prefer to play at? DJ set times tend to be longer in the U.S., it’s
typical to play a four-hour set, whereas a two-hour set in Europe is fairly standard. Both have their advantages and disadvantages, I prefer a good four-hour set these days. I love to play in Tokyo and have for nearly 20
years now. For me, the sound and lights are very important, and Tokyo has some of the best clubs in the world. I just played a party in Toronto recently and I think Toronto might have just jumped to number one! How has your sound evolved over the years? I’ve expanded my range over the years to include
more musical, melodic and commercial sounds. But in the end, you can always hear what I identify as mine at the heart of everything I do: Tough drums and beats with balls! Superchumbo is attached to your original productions. Is there a story behind the moniker? I was at an outdoor party at a castle near Lisbon,
Portugal in the ‘90s, listening to Danny Tenaglia. Man, that brings back nice memories! We stopped at a gas station on the way home and the options
were Chumbo or S-Chumbo. I laughed and said, “Do you want chumbo or super chumbo?” I found out S-Chumbo meant sem chumbo (without lead), but by then I had declared myself Superchumbo! I’m curious, how much advance preparation goes into your sets generally? There’s several stages I go
through: First, the search for music and buying music at Beatport. Listening for radio songs that might work with a remix or mashup and categorizing. Then choosing music for a specific gig,
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