{"id":55756,"date":"2018-10-03T17:13:26","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T15:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deephouseamsterdam.com\/?p=55756"},"modified":"2018-10-03T17:27:23","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T15:27:23","slug":"dhl-interview-danny-daze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deephouseamsterdam.com\/london\/dhl-interview-danny-daze\/","title":{"rendered":"[Interview] Danny Daze"},"content":{"rendered":"

Danny Daze<\/a> is a man who has many different musical tricks up his sleeve. <\/strong><\/p>\n

He emerged on a label and with a sound that doesn\u2019t do him justice, and since then has dipped this toe into techno and electro with great results. Ultramajic, Kompakt Extra, OMNIDISC<\/a>, and others have released his music, while he continues to play hard to define sets at essential venues around the world. <\/p>\n

On Saturday, October 6th he plays the huge Mosaic party curated by Maceo Plex at Printworks<\/a> Next to the likes of Len Faki, Ellen Allien, Silent Servant, and Jennifer Cardini<\/a>, he will play a special back to back with New York techno talent Anthony Parasole. Before that, we asked him about how much he will prep for the set, talked about shaking off preconceptions and much more besides. <\/p>\n

“I\u2019m guessing by the shows I\u2019ve been doing the last couple of years people now understand what it is I do”<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

How has summer been, what\u2019s been good, what\u2019s been bad about it?<\/strong>
\nSummer has been great. My sister just had a baby so I\u2019ve got a niece now which is awesome. I\u2019ve not really had anything \u201cbad\u201d about this summer other than the constant lack of sleep, which, unfortunately, I\u2019m used it. <\/p>\n

Do you feel you have finally managed to distance yourself from your breakout hit, and become known for the sort of music that actually inspires and informs you?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m not sure to be honest, that\u2019s something that I just leave with the listener. Most of my energy and focus has just gone into Omnidisc and showing up to the venue and doing what I do. It was quite a bit of work for me back in 2012\/2013 to have promoters understand and not get upset when I was up there playing Electro so I decided back then to not focus on changing peoples minds and having it happen naturally. I\u2019m guessing by the shows I\u2019ve been doing the last couple of years people now understand what it is I do and where I come from musically. <\/p>\n

You play Printworks soon. It\u2019s huge. Does that alter what you might play? Do you have to sidle up, play bigger tunes, so you connect with a bigger crowd in a bigger space?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019ve always loved trying to find that pocket where you don\u2019t have to play \u201cobvious bangers\u201d. I don\u2019t like playing those kinds of records and have made the mistake before of thinking I had to. Most of the dance music I play fits in quite a few different scenarios so I can\u2019t really say I change my sound or intention too much when going into a bigger stage or venue. <\/p>\n

How much will you talk about the set beforehand with Anthony? Will you plan it in anyway?<\/strong>
\nNah, I\u2019ve always thought if you have to plan or talk about your set with someone, you more than likely shouldn\u2019t be playing together. If you\u2019re going b2b with someone, that means you trust their judgment and they trust yours. B2b\u2019s have become a common thing as of late but it\u2019s very easy to get it wrong, which is why I like to be precise about who I do them with. <\/p>\n

Will you do one each or half hour each or how will it actually go down? Do you have a preference?<\/strong>
\nWe\u2019ll more than likely just play it by ear the way we did in Brazil at the Dekmantel after party. There\u2019s no need to have strict rules when it comes to a b2b. Anthony is a great DJ, so if he feels he\u2019s got another track that will go well with the one he just played, then there\u2019s no reason for him to not drop another one right after …… or vice versa. <\/p>\n

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What makes him someone you are happy to play with? Do you know you have a certain musical kinship?<\/strong>
\nHe and I recently played b2b in Brazil as I mentioned above and it just felt natural. I also like the fact we both have different sounds that are still cohesive enough to compliment each other. He\u2019s from NY and I\u2019m from Miami. Although I\u2019ve never really been a house DJ, I see where his NY house roots and my subconscious Miami house influence would align. I say subconscious because as I mentioned, I\u2019ve never really been a house DJ but I was always around it being we had guys like the Murk boys out there. <\/p>\n

And while it\u2019s going on, will you chat about the direction and what you might play next and so on, or will it be instinctive do you think?<\/strong>
\nInstinct for sure. The best b2b sets are those you barely have to speak to the other Dj in order to get the story across. <\/p>\n

Might it get competitive? One-upmanship on sick tunes or dropping ones that are hard to mix out of and so on?<\/strong>
\nTrying to one-up each other can be disastrous. I definitely tend to go for b2b sets that make sense once the set is done. The great thing about these sets is the other DJ having another complete arsenal of music you would\u2019ve never discovered. So the goal for me is to have the audience think \u201cthey must do these sets a lot\u201d because it seemed seem-less and nothing was too sporadic or out of place. <\/p>\n

How different do you approach four hour or more sets than two hours? is it a totally different thing or just another set?<\/strong>
\nLonger sets mean more time to actually be able to tell a story. These two-hour sets that are extremely common nowadays are absolutely impossible for me to tell a story. It’s usually going in and play bangers, then leave. Do with this four-hour set you can expect a nice journey throughout. <\/p>\n

What else have you got coming up\/are you working on?<\/strong>
\nBeen really focused on Omnidisc. We\u2019ll have the next release by Dean Grenier coming out next Monday then another release in November by Antoni Maiovvi. As far as my own stuff goes, I\u2019ll have a collaborative EP with DefeKt coming out on Omnidisc in February of next year and my first album at the end of 2019.<\/p>\n

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