Posted on December 24, 2012 by admin
Josh Demello was brought up in the dance music scene, from the early days he accompanied his dad to the illegal parties that he was involved in and from that moment he was hooked. While his school friends were buying comics, he was buying Mixmag, soaking in as much information as he could. Fast forward to the present and he has enjoyed a second full season as an Ibiza resident and is getting set to pack his case and travel across the world to fulfil some DJ bookings. Essentialibiza caught up with Josh as part of our Christmas Crackers season
Youve played alongside many of the worlds top DJs, which in particular have you learned from or been inspired by? Ive been lucky enough to play alongside a lot of my favourite DJs over the years but playing alongside Todd Terry at the start of the year meant a lot to me because I have been a huge fan of his since I was a kid. He is the daddy of house music and Ive always been inspired by him. Playing alongside Pete Tong at Privilege and at The Warehouse in Leeds this year was pretty important to me as well as Ive always been inspired by him and his outstanding contributions to the dance music scene.
At 23 you have played at many of the worlds top venues to massive audiences, what are your aspirations and what drives you in achieving them? Id love to one day be known for my contributions to the music industry in some way or another, I love to keep travelling the world and playing in new clubs. Seeing positive energy and people in clubs, having a good time, dancing and enjoying the music is what drives me.
You have a real understanding of the dance music scene, much of which took place before you were born, where does this knowledge come from? My Dad was involved in illegal house and techno raves and warehouse parties throughout the 90s so I was introduced to dance music from a really early age. I was going to a lot of raves and festivals with him when I was a kid. I started to watch DJs and became fascinated by what a DJ does and wanted to learn how to DJ. I fell in love with house music from a very early age and started collecting vinyl from when I was nine years old. I remember being at school and when a lot of the other kids were buying comics I was buying Mixmag and other DJ mags. Dance music and DJing became an obsession and Ive never got out of it, Im glad I was introduced to it and got into it from an early age.
The last couple of years have seen you live and play in Ibiza, how important was that move in your development? Yeah its really important for me. Ive been coming to Ibiza for years, but it was only two summers ago when I was offered the residency at Kanya so decided to stay for the full season. This year I was also a resident at Amnesia, played for a sold out Radio 1 event in the main room of Privilege, played at Space and Sankeys a few times and of course Kanya, Savannah and Caf del Mar on the sunset strip. Its been a great few years and Ive met some amazing people, Its been a lot of fun!
What is your favourite Ibiza gig? Playing on the terrace at Amnesia, Its such a great club when its packed, the vibe is incredible. This year, playing the closing set for Cream on the Amnesia terrace after Eric Prydz was amazing, a lot of my friends were there and it was full to capacity right till the end.
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