One thing I always found hard to stomach over the past few years is that being a DJ or musician is a career opportunity.

I am an indie kid. I made no bones about the fact that I fell into DJing electronic music by accident, by a lucky break, but it doesn't make me any less of a fan of that music, I just never envisaged... not through a lack of confidence or belief, I just didn't think that I'd be sharing the bill with people that I was going out to see myself.

I like the notion of guiding, because I can offer advice through my own experiences, tastes and beliefs. But it's all in that individual's hands.

Break eggs to make omlettes, never be complacent or think 'I've got a career here, I've got to keep it going'.

All the best bands have a language, and what they say within that language makes it is what it is.

I think the two sides to me are the same as two sides to anybody. In relation to the link between doing the label and being a DJ, it goes back to the thing of necessity. It's the only way I feel I can do something creative that's going to satisfy me.

Instinct is the most powerful thing you have, and you have to trust it.