{"id":25023,"date":"2015-11-19T21:36:24","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T20:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deephouseamsterdam.com\/london\/?p=25023"},"modified":"2015-11-19T21:39:24","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T20:39:24","slug":"interview-mihalis-safras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deephouseamsterdam.com\/london\/interview-mihalis-safras\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Mihalis Safras"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greece is a country that turns out a high quality brand of DJ, and proof of that comes in the form of Mihalis Safras. <\/strong><\/p>\n

A famously devoted vinyl purist, he runs his own label Material<\/strong>, which is a hotbed of taste making house and techno treats, is a DJ who joins the dots between disparate sounds and styles and scenes with ease and a producer with very real chops. When this man relate a tune, the world listened, and as such he was ranked as the most charted tech house artists of 2015 on Traxscource<\/em> and Resident Advisor<\/em>. <\/p>\n

Before now he has put out his music on labels like Saved, Toolroom<\/em> and Get Physical<\/em> among many others and has lots more to come in the near future on the likes of Hot Since 82<\/strong>\u2019s label Knee Deep in Sound<\/em>. Here we catch up with this global player for more on his approach to music, future releases and the identity of his label. <\/p>\n

“I think that when world will end then our real dreams will be unveiled”<\/span><\/h3>\n

How has 2015 been for you now you look back, what was good, what was bad?<\/strong>
\nI think 2015 was massive. Being named from my fav. Traxsource as n.1 techouse artist for 2015 was insane. Also in 2015 I became a daddy so that overrules every single bad moment if any! Plus in 2015 I ate the best ribeye steak in Ibiza. Massive! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

How has your DJ style evolved since you broke thru, are you still learning every time you play a set?<\/strong>
\nIm still a proud vinyl only Dj so I cant evolve that much. 3 turntables and a Pioneer rmx500do the bizniz for me.<\/p>\n

What is your role as the DJ – to entertain or educate or amaze or what?<\/strong>
\nAs Carl Cox said these days a DJ is an entertainer, Designer, Promoter etc etc. I try to be more simple and be just the term: Disc Vinyl Jockey that must spins new music and make clubber dance. Pretty simple right?<\/p>\n

Are you a hardware or software guy? Which do you prefer and why?<\/strong>
\nProduction-wise I work with Ableton and plenty of VST are ruling my DAW. But always some Novation love is added and I think the combination of both delivers the sh*t.<\/p>\n

Have you got any key bits of gear in the studio that really define your sound?<\/strong>
\nBass Station2 and Roland XP80.<\/p>\n

Can or should house music have a social or political conscious? Should it have a message?<\/strong>
\nHouse music is a political attitude if we get deep into that. It is and it should be combined with deeper meanings of freedom and happiness. As we say it is about One Love.<\/p>\n

Whats an average week in your life like? Do you have set studio hours and set routines?<\/strong>
\nSet routines? Not in my world, I can stay up all night to produce a tune and I can easily go to studio at midnight just to add a hihat in a track. That is why real producers need a bed in teh studio:)<\/p>\n

What hopes and dreams have you for 2016?<\/strong>
\nI think that when world will end then our real dreams will be unveiled and see the real life. Yes you guessed that right.. I read the Bible haha!<\/p>\n

What else have you got coming up\/are you excited about?<\/strong>
\nI am really excited for my next releases on Nic Fanciulli’s Saved label and my EP on Circus. Plus in 2016 my next album will be out on my label Material. <\/p>\n

What\u2019s next, where do you go from this interview?<\/strong>
\nIm hungry babyyyy.. A Greek souvlaki will do it!<\/p>\n

Mihalis Safras New Ep out on Saved is out on November 28th<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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