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Jozef<\/span> K<\/span> is an essential UK DJ and producer who has some very close ties with some legendary nights and labels. <\/strong><\/p>\n

For one, he is resident at Tribal Sessions<\/strong> at Sankeys Ibiza<\/strong> this summer (last year he won\u00a0Best Newcomer Sankeys Ibiza 2014)\u00a0and he also plays at Sankeys clubs all over the world. On top of those key duties, he is also a revered producer who has released on Sasha\u2019s Last Night on Earth<\/strong>, Let\u2019s Play House<\/strong>, One Records<\/strong>, Rawax<\/strong> and many others. On top of all that he was selected for Emerging Ibiza<\/strong>, where\u00a0industry experts chose emerging artists to showcase their talents while helping them learn the industry ropes along the way.<\/p>\n

Here we catch up with him to find out about his plans this summer, what he has coming up and about his views on DJing in general…<\/p>\n

Jozef<\/span> plays Tribal Sessions every Tuesday at Sankeys Ibiza<\/em><\/p>\n

Jozef will also play Sankeys 20th Birthday Festival at Studio 338 on June 20th back to back with Winter Son for a live 808 set<\/em><\/p>\n

“As a resident I think it is really important to respect the other artists on the bill; to research their sound, see how they play and programme your own sets accordingly.”<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

You are Sankeys Ibiza resident this summer – when did you first get involved with the club?<\/b>
\nI used to go to Tribal Sessions every week when I was 18\u2026 then I started work experience in the office and I got a chance to warm up the basement and it went from there, that was 7\/8 years ago and it feels like yesterday.<\/p>\n

How different is a resident DJ\u2019s role to that of a headliner, do you think?<\/b>
\nAs a resident I think it is really important to respect the other artists on the bill; to research their sound, see how they play and programme your own sets accordingly. I was taught this at a young age from the Tribal Sessions veteran Greg Vickers. I also think in some ways there is more pressure to perform as you are relying more or less on the strength of your DJing capabilities and not so much the hype around your name.<\/p>\n

You were on the Emerging Ibiza lineup this year. Was there anyone at the festival you were excited to meet or see perform?<\/b>
\nEduardo De Le Calle as his track \u2018Quasi-calligrafic 09\u2019 is one of my favourite electronic records. I love everything about it – the pads are really emotional for me, they create a sense of nostalgia, the strings that come in out of nowhere are so dramatic. I also love the gentleness of the percussion. This record is definitely more than just a \u2018club jam\u2019, for me\u2026 it is telling a story, I don\u2019t have a clue what the story is but it is a fucking deep and powerful one!<\/p>\n

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From who, or what, or where, have you picked up the most important aspects of DJing, would you say<\/b>
\nGreg Vickers the original Tribal Sessions resident was my main influence, he taught me many things especially when I was first starting out – he taught me how to warm up properly and how to construct a cohesive set.<\/p>\n

I also learned a great deal as clubber – continually experiencing nights from beginning to the end allowed me to understand which musical styles, in my opinion, are appropriate for varying times of the night.<\/p>\n

Dixon has always been one of the DJ\u2019s that I truly admire too \u2013 awesome to see him topping the RA DJ poll 2 years and not making any fuss about it. I think he was voted number one because he deserved it\u2026 and that is that. I find the whole thing quite calming.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s your style, are you a long and slow mixer or a fast and hard type of guy?<\/b>
\nDepends on the structure of the record, if there are long pads and drawn out musical elements I would mix long and slow \u2013 Sasha style. If the tracks are more jacking in their percussive elements I would mix fast; I am big on swapping snares for effect. I also like to swap hi-hats and vocal elements over garage style, chopping between the records back and forth.<\/p>\n

Have you got any insider tips on what might be some big Ibiza anthems this summer?<\/b>
\nHopefully my new EP on Skint!<\/p>\n