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“The travel part and touring for a DJ as glamorous as it all appears is in my opinion probably the hardest part of being a DJ.” – Anthony Pappa
“I was playing football in Argentina, then I started “producing” with Fruity Loops and a new world opened for me. I quit football in 2004 and just focused on music and my DJ career” – KINTAR
“We only met around nine months ago at a house party about half a mile from where I live in West London. Several drinks later, we made a plan to have a jam in the studio, and after six afternoon sessions, ‘Oblivion’ was conceived” – Luke Brancaccio and Simon Berry
“Although I was a Guitarist first, I had always been quite attracted to synthesizers and a desire to be a producer for electronic music touched me the most” – Eli Nissan
“Ecstasy played a massive role in Dance Music history and it did more for the peace process in Northern Ireland than any politician ever did.” – Mark Craven
“I never feel so inspired when I see a sound wave that is just one continuous wave. The Techno purists out there may disagree but for me it’s just not quite my sound” Markus Saarländer
“If you believe in something, just go with it till you get it. The expectation keeps us ‘hungry’ but happy” – Roy Rosenfeld
I’ve learned not to compromise on quality. When starting out, this scene can be overwhelming, and there’s an inclination to release as much music as possible. Patience and quality control is essential for longevity – Third Son
We caught up with Germany’s Beatamines
Stelios Vassiloudis compiles an exclusive Decoded Magazine guest mix following his recent AFE tour of India
Zett Feral – The goal was to make Excess into an actual movement for underground music lovers with a home base in Amsterdam
Sanjay Dutta – There is always this pressure of staying cutting-edge but I enjoy that pressure, it keeps me going, to continue playing and enjoying every minute of it.
Meet Eric Louis, our July Mix of the Month winner.
Frangellico – I was so hooked on music that all I wanted to do was to try to understand how those sounds came alive.
Dmitry Molosh – Belarus has a difficult club culture and sometimes it seems to me that it’s nonexistent
Meet our May mix of the month winner, Shaq
Arturo Hevia – In Argentina they want to ban electronic music and that simply lets you see that they are unwilling to address the underlying topic – to educate kids.
Tripswitch – My electronic music roots had been in underground parties and clubs, and despite building this career as a chill out artist those dance sensibilities had never left me
Dark Soul Project – I loved building my own music collection and then sorting it out and playing it for my friends, that’s where it all started for me.
Meet our April mix of the month winner – Matt Appleton