DJ Marky
Q - How long have you been involved with DnB?
A- I’ve
been involved with drum & bass for over ten years in Brasil
Q- Can you remember your first public
appearance and if so what was it like?
A- I’ve
been mixing since I was a kid!
I can’t remember my very first time in public, but I remember
that I always loved performing, from very young.
Q- How did you get your first big break in the
scene?
A- In the Brasilian scene it
was working in a record shop in Sao Paulo, but my first BIG break was when
the Movement guys gave me a chance in the UK.
The first time there was amazing, and it went from there – it
took a long time though, even once I’d started playing at Movement.
Q- What tune are you feeling at the minute?
A- Loads of tunes!
One Logistics tune coming out on Innerground , “Front to Back”
is baaad!
Q- If you were to collaborate with anyone who
would it be?
A- Too many man, so many
musicians, producers, writers I’d love to collaborate with.
I always wanted to work with Gilberto Gil before, and I was lucky
enough to do that on a track on ‘In Rotation’, mine and XRS’ album.
He was amazing to work with..
Q- Most Memorable moment of 2004??
A- Playing at the Skolbeats
festival in my home town, Sao Paulo was amazing.
Q- what do you want to achieve by close of
2004
A- I want to have built up my
label, Innerground Records, really get it moving and shaking, we’ve got
some great stuff coming on there – so watch out!
Q- Who do you rate as an MC?
A- I like a lot of MCs, but
especially Stamina, Cleveland Watkiss, Fats.
Q- Who do you rate as a DJ?
A- Zinc, Fabio, Bryan Gee, Ed
Rush, there’s lots of good DJs.
Q- What was your back up plan in life if you
weren’t doing this?
A- I never thought I would do
anything other than music.
Q- Would you ever do top of the pops?
A- I’ve been on top of the
pops! When LK came out they
invited us on, and I went on there with Stamina – it was funny, we had
the whole crew down there J
Q- Who wouldn’t you work with??
A- I would work with anyone as
long as they and I were both passionate about the music we were making.
Q- Favourite venue?
A- My favourite place to play
is Lov.e in Sao Paulo, it’s my residency and it’s such a great place
to play, it’s a really loyal crowd and everybody knows each other – a
real family vibe!
Q- Playing next??
A- I have a few more gigs to
play in Manaus, Sao Paulo and a few others in Brasil before I come over to
the UK to tour all through the second half of August. While I’m in the UK I’m playing at Movement, Swerve,
Creamfields, Honeycomb in Edinburgh, and Grace amongst others. The one I’m most looking forward to though is on Bank
Holiday Monday of Carnival Weekend, I’m putting on an Innerground night
@ Plastic People. There’s
going to be me, Zinc, Nu:Tone, Influx UK, Chris Intaface, LeBrun, Stamina
MC and Cleveland Watkiss. It’s going to be a big night!!
Q- Where you going on holiday this year?
A- I haven’t got time for a
holiday!!
Q- Finally
have you anything you want to plug?
A- Look out for the “In Rotation Summer Pack” EP coming out in September
on Innerground Records. And
Innerground @ Plastic People!!
