Interviu - Dj Dimitri from Paris
Dupa cum stiti, ca v-am mai spus, sambata canta DJ Dimitri from (big) Paris in little Paris, mai precis la la World Trade Plaza, la Sofitel.
Daca mergeti acolo sau nu, daca va place muzica de club sau daca vreti sa stiti ce zice Cavalerul Artelor si Literelor inarmat cu platane si calare pe un mixer, noi v-am pregatit un mic interviu cu DJ Dimitri, strecurat printre impachetarile de drum.
Why does your name end up in “from Paris”?
It turns out that where I've been living the past 40 years, and that way I can differentiate myself from the other Dimitri's that are DJs.
What does Paris mean for you?
It's my hometown, and pretty one too.
It’s said you’re a French icon, like Channel no 5. Why is that, how did you become this way?
You have to ask others, if I new, I'd be bigger than the Eiffel Tower by now.
Do you think your music is representative for the French spirit?
No, my music has its roots in Black American Disco, it shouldn't be because I'm French that I would have to do French spirited music.
How did the work in a radio station influence your music?
When you have a radio show, you can't see your audience, so you have to make sure you don't bore them. It taught me to be very cautious in how I would create a program of music to keep people interested throughout a whole show. That became very useful when I started playing in clubs.
Mixing old, classical pieces of music with new stuff, in a new way, is somehow a revival of a kind of music we tend to forget, to ignore or to consider it “too old”?
I don't care whether it's old or new, there are good things everywhere, but it seems many people only consider what's new and fresh as being worth of interest. I personally like older music because it would rely more on humanity than technology. Today's technology is a good tool for me to bring this music back in a fresher form that might touch people enough so they can search for it in its original form, and from there build up their own taste of it.
How do you know when a song is ready and needs no more working on it?
Good question, I guess it became an instinctual thing, you just feel it.
How do you prefer people to listen to your music, in a club, waving and dancing, or at home?
As long as it can be something pleasant to them, I'm happy.
What’s your favourite music now? What about 10-15 years ago? Give us some examples, please.
My favorite music is always very orchestrated and usually has a majority of diverse humans involved as opposed to one person and his computer.
I really like the old Black American Disco records from the 70's they were the perfect mix of funky groove and classical orchestra, they were rough and romantic at the same time.
For our male audience, what can you say about Playboy Mansion? What about Hugh Hefner (you said once that he’s a real gentleman) – this one is for our female audience.
Indeed Mr Hefner was very well behaved given his reputation and stature which was nice to witness. As per the Mansion itself, it was like going into a time capsule, it felt like traveling back in the 70's, like being in a James Bond or an Austin Powers move, a great trip !
When you compose, do you have in mind a specific listener? How is he/she?
Never, I let my mind wander until it comes back with something I like
How do you like to spend your time, when you’re not making music?
Very simply, by hanging out with my family and cooking, I sometimes spend whole days in the kitchen, besides cooking every night that I'm at home. When I travel for long tours, I take my family with me, but I miss not being able to cook !
How does it feel to come to Romania? What do you know for now about our country in general and about our music in particular?
I have met a few Romanian people over time, and they've always insisted it was a Latin, not Slavic country, so I'm curious to see what they meant !
How do you imagine your audience in Bucharest will be like?
I like to be surprised, so everywhere I go, I don't come with preconceptions, the few times I did it, I was wrong, so I always try to come in any place with an open mind.
Daca mergeti acolo sau nu, daca va place muzica de club sau daca vreti sa stiti ce zice Cavalerul Artelor si Literelor inarmat cu platane si calare pe un mixer, noi v-am pregatit un mic interviu cu DJ Dimitri, strecurat printre impachetarile de drum.
Why does your name end up in “from Paris”?
It turns out that where I've been living the past 40 years, and that way I can differentiate myself from the other Dimitri's that are DJs.
What does Paris mean for you?
It's my hometown, and pretty one too.
It’s said you’re a French icon, like Channel no 5. Why is that, how did you become this way?
You have to ask others, if I new, I'd be bigger than the Eiffel Tower by now.
Do you think your music is representative for the French spirit?
No, my music has its roots in Black American Disco, it shouldn't be because I'm French that I would have to do French spirited music.
How did the work in a radio station influence your music?
When you have a radio show, you can't see your audience, so you have to make sure you don't bore them. It taught me to be very cautious in how I would create a program of music to keep people interested throughout a whole show. That became very useful when I started playing in clubs.
Mixing old, classical pieces of music with new stuff, in a new way, is somehow a revival of a kind of music we tend to forget, to ignore or to consider it “too old”?
I don't care whether it's old or new, there are good things everywhere, but it seems many people only consider what's new and fresh as being worth of interest. I personally like older music because it would rely more on humanity than technology. Today's technology is a good tool for me to bring this music back in a fresher form that might touch people enough so they can search for it in its original form, and from there build up their own taste of it.
How do you know when a song is ready and needs no more working on it?
Good question, I guess it became an instinctual thing, you just feel it.
How do you prefer people to listen to your music, in a club, waving and dancing, or at home?
As long as it can be something pleasant to them, I'm happy.
What’s your favourite music now? What about 10-15 years ago? Give us some examples, please.
My favorite music is always very orchestrated and usually has a majority of diverse humans involved as opposed to one person and his computer.
I really like the old Black American Disco records from the 70's they were the perfect mix of funky groove and classical orchestra, they were rough and romantic at the same time.
For our male audience, what can you say about Playboy Mansion? What about Hugh Hefner (you said once that he’s a real gentleman) – this one is for our female audience.
Indeed Mr Hefner was very well behaved given his reputation and stature which was nice to witness. As per the Mansion itself, it was like going into a time capsule, it felt like traveling back in the 70's, like being in a James Bond or an Austin Powers move, a great trip !
When you compose, do you have in mind a specific listener? How is he/she?
Never, I let my mind wander until it comes back with something I like
How do you like to spend your time, when you’re not making music?
Very simply, by hanging out with my family and cooking, I sometimes spend whole days in the kitchen, besides cooking every night that I'm at home. When I travel for long tours, I take my family with me, but I miss not being able to cook !
How does it feel to come to Romania? What do you know for now about our country in general and about our music in particular?
I have met a few Romanian people over time, and they've always insisted it was a Latin, not Slavic country, so I'm curious to see what they meant !
How do you imagine your audience in Bucharest will be like?
I like to be surprised, so everywhere I go, I don't come with preconceptions, the few times I did it, I was wrong, so I always try to come in any place with an open mind.
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