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Interview with Swiss DJ & Producer SAINT LAURENT


Friday, November 23rd, 2007

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Hi Peeps, here we are with Singapore based Swiss DJ & Producer Saint Laurent to check out if he feels the shizz…

George: If you blend a cow with cucumber, times it by 1024062 multiply it by centrifugal gravity what would you get?
SAINT: a record!

George: who are you? what do you do?
SAINT: preacher of the sounds of music

George: Describe your music style?
SAINT: That’s a hard question… I love to play everything that has a nice electro sound and that has something unique like my favorite song of the moment: “So It Goes” from “Bart B More”. I particulary like “Switch” for his style. The music i play can go from electro house to minimal or electornica without forgetting some deep, funky, disco house. I actually hate mixing commercial music but I often have to because of the crowd and the organisators who don’t really give me a choice.

George: Major influences to your music?
SAINT: My entourage; everything i see or hear gives me inspiration for my productions. I have to admit that a lot of my influences come from people i experienced something with; this explains the names of my songs like “Tashou” or “Sophie Mania”. When it comes to mixing my main influences are Brendon P. (DJ of Velvet Underground) who introduced me to mixing, Joachim Garraud who has showed me that being a DJ is also being a musician and the crowd which guide me throughout my mix.

George: what according to you is the state of music in Singapore & its clubbing scene?
SAINT: I have to say the clubbing scene is amazing! Almost every week there’s a world famous DJ in town that pumps up the crowd! The only bad thing about the clubbing scene is the crowd; it’s rare to find clubbers that actually know what they are dancing on. Music in Singapore is not that great but it’s getting better. It’s too much about the money and not the quality when it comes to local performances.

George: What gonna be new with you in terms of future collaborations?
SAINT: Well right now I’m quite busy with school but I’ll probably use my december holidays to produce some new songs for the label I’m currently on: Dustpan Recordings. I also intend to release next year a Progressive House EP under a label which is owned by one of my DJ friend Seng Wei. Next year, during my National Service in Switzerland I’ll try to get a residency in a good club in one of the big cities of the country and keep on producing.

George: What was your Grandma’s favorite song?
SAINT: I wish it could have been one of my songs

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George: if you were a homosexual who would be your partner?
SAINT: Bob Sinclar. If he would ditch me for his wife i’ld go for Victor, my frenchie!

George: what would your tombstone read?
SAINT: “dont dig me up, i didnt die rich , you woun’t find any jewelry on me.”

George: your favorite drink?
SAINT: Rivella, a Swiss drink.I love taking it when i come back from a crazy night

George: who is the coolest dude with sunglasses on?
SAINT: Tiga

George: you are most likely to get caught for……
SAINT: flirting with women police officers

George: why should I come to hear you spin, is it worth it?
SAINT: To see someone doing what he loves and to release yourself on good electro sounds. Then it is for you to judge if that’s worth it.

George: where do you wish you were right now?
SAINT: With Tash on the sofa, watching a movie.

George: leather, lace or handcuffs?
SAINT: leather & lace

Peace out peeps, shizzzzzzzzzzzzz.

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Dustpan Recordings Launch Party for ‘Rooftop EP’


Monday, September 3rd, 2007
September 8, 2007 9:00 pmtoSeptember 9, 2007 4:00 am

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Dustpan Recordings Launch Party

Catch this talented artist & 4 other DJs @ Martini Firm this saturday

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House Music In Singapore’s Clubbing Scene


Saturday, September 1st, 2007

Having gone through my phases of ‘Cheesy Britney Pop’ to ‘RNB Hip-Hop Wannabe’ to ‘Mad Pseudo-Rocker’ , now I am a House Music person. I enjoy good Spontaneous Jazz, some Classic Sinatra & all things Artful in music. In the end you find your musical tastes to be a combination of all your experiences.

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But when I look at the scene in Singapore I see so few real talents. The scene is filled with “DJs” who can spin the heck out of a CD and Scratch the grooves out of a Vinyl. But they seem to forget the fact that it is not their ‘Self Proclaimed High Standards of Mixing” that count but to make music that people love to hear is what matters.

I was running Daybed Bar almost a year ago. I had this DJ who could mix anything, he was a pure genius when it came to that. But he was shit. Why?

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