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COVER INTERVIEW > DAVID GUETTA: DANCE MUSIC’S CHAMELEON

I was looking online at deadmau5 who was saying every It just feels like the scene is extremely exciting at this
DJ, including me, is playing a pre-recorded set. I won’t moment. I hate when everyone is doing the same thing,
speak for other people, but I’ve personally never done and there’s so much diversity right now.
that. Funnily enough, you would often see comments from
people that I do this, but it’s not true. I love DJing, and DJing There is no doubt that it’s easier to list the artists that
is about reading the crowd, and connecting with them. I Guetta hasn’t worked with rather than who he has, but
can prepare some mashups or some edits ahead of time whether it’s someone he’s worked with before or someone
that would sound much better than if I did it live, but for he’d like to link up with for the first time, he still has a wishlist
me programming and selecting records according to the to check off.
crowd I see in front of me is 70% of the job. I’m not criticising
anyone though, but I want to come and party with the Who is the artist you want to work with the most right now?
people, I never want it to be this guy just delivering a show
I think RAYE is one of the most talented artists in the scene
and not connecting with the crowd.
right now. We are very close friends and I’m so happy for
her in terms of her success, she’s really killing it and it’s
I understand what he was saying, but we now have this
incredible to see. I think she’s one of the most exciting
incredible new concept called ShowKontrol which makes it
artists of the moment.
easier for all of these moments with visuals and performing
to happen live. In the past, if you wanted the lights to be
What is next for you in terms of new releases and
perfect, you needed to do a timecode and it had to go
collaborations?
from zero to the end, but now you have the possibility to do
I have a single coming up with Kim Petras, which I’m excited
a different timecode for each track. You can have perfect
lighting, perfect video and special effects perfectly in sync, about as I loved what she did with Sam Smith. We met in
LA and the song has a sample that was very hard to clear,
but still have the possibility to change the order of the
records, which is the definition of DJing. To me this was life but we finally did it. It’s a huge dance pop record that has
a higher tempo, which I’ve seen a lot of lately with Calvin
changing because I think it’s a real revolution for DJing. Up
until a couple years back when this started to exist, I would Harris and also Cassö, RAYE and D-Block Europe’s ‘Prada’.
I also have another record that will come out soon, which
go to see a show like Daft Punk’s Pyramid show and I was
like “this is amazing, should I sacrifice being a DJ to have has big pop potential but is also based on the original
Chicago deep house sound, and is with Ayra Starr, an
such an amazing show?” I always refused to do it and I
was very frustrated, but now I get to have the best of both African artist who I think is the next superstar.
worlds, which is to really DJ and to have a perfect show
simultaneously. As Guetta prepares for another year of dominating the
music industry, now is the time for reflection of all that
he achieved in 2023. For fans, they can look forward to
What are your thoughts on the current state of the
music industry? more quality productions, prolific collaborations and
forward-thinking projects from David Guetta and the Jack
I think it’s incredible to see how the underground has
Back alias, as well as the further development of his and
become so huge lately, with people such as Keinemusik,
MORTEN’s Future Rave journey.
Black Coffee, Anyma, Tale Of Us and the Afterlife brand
leading the underground scene, whilst still being popular
to the masses. I think it’s very interesting to see this “It just feels like the scene
music crossing over that much, and it makes me very
is extremely exciting at
happy. I miss the feel-good music like Avicii and Alesso,
but I think it’s great to see the diversity of the scene
this moment. I hate when
right now. Seeing ‘I’m Good (Blue)’ or the Calvin Harris
track ‘Miracle’ being so successful at the same time everyone is doing the same
as people as Black Coffee is very positive for us all. It’s
extremely diverse and extremely successful. Fred again... thing, and there’s so much
is probably the biggest phenomenon and example of
diversity right now.”
this lately, he’s amazingly talented. It’s not just that the
music is accessible, but he’s also bringing a new way to
perform, and is truly changing everything.

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