I grew up listening to a lot of Ray Charles and '60s rock, thanks to my father, and then my brothers got me in to KISS and whatnot, so I guess that's where I got my first taste for music.

A lot of work and thinking goes into my DJing. I want the entire night to progress seamlessly and when I have to adapt the energy on the fly for the crowd on any given night, I can do so with harmonic mixes that Ive practiced over and over again. I am far from the only DJ that does this and its something I take pride in being able to do.

I actually only started listening to house music around the time I started making it. I got hooked both to making music and to house music.

When I started working on electronic music, that was after the rave period. I haven't even seen that part of it that much.

I tried carrying the weight of the world. But I only have two hands.

I think I am a pretty good judge of character in general and try to surround myself with the best people I can.

Obviously there is stuff that I wouldn't play in a club that I play at festivals, and vice-versa, but my sets are still dominated largely by my own music. I think that's what makes me stand out a bit. My music is also festival- and club-friendly, so it generally works out well.