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INTERVIEW > FROM THE 90’S TO THE 20’S WITH FATBOY SLIM






                                                              “If you think now about

                                                              the stages and what you


                                                              can do with lights, lasers,

                                                              visuals and LED screens,

                                                              that has made the

                                                              experience a lot better. All

                                                              we had in those days was

                                                              two record players and a

                                                              set of speakers”



 “When I was younger, if you

 liked club music the only time                              What do you think have been the biggest changes to the
                                                             music industry since the start of your career versus now?
 you could ever hear it was by                               I think the biggest change really is the internet. When I was

                                                             younger, if you liked club music the only time you could ever
 going to a club”
                                                             hear it was by going to a club. You had to be over 18 or near
                                                             enough to get into the club. It was never played on the radio
                                                             and there was no access. You initially went to a nightclub
                                                             and you never knew what the music was, and now everyone
                                                             can hear it. Kids can hear it before they go to clubs and they
                                                             already know the music, what shows look like and what DJs
                                                             look like. So that has really changed. It’s opened a much
                                                             younger audience to dance music, so by the time people
                                                             are old enough to go to clubs, they already know everything
                                                             about it. Before, it was way more underground, so it’s really
                                                             opened it up for us. And obviously the way we play, playing
                                                             off laptops and memory sticks rather than having to lug
                                                             records around. It means we can edit tunes. If you think,
                                                             looking back at the footage of Big Beach Boutique 20 years
                                                             ago, the production we have is so rudimentary. It was like
                                                             archaic! If you think now about the stages and what you
                                                             can do with lights, lasers, visuals and LED screens, that has
                                                             made the experience a lot better. All we had in those days
                                                             was two record players and a set of speakers.

                                                             In a sense, that’s all you needed.
                                                             Yeah, but it does enhance it. It’s made it easier for us to do
                                                             and we can put on better shows. When I first started DJing I
                                                             only really DJed in England, Ibiza and America and now it’s
                                                             absolutely global.










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