DJSWORK - Is it Spring yet? Part 1 April '13' - Norbert Miklinski

Hey hey peeps! Except for mother nature playing havoc with the weather here in London, it has been a real good start to '13' with the two club nites in February and March @ the Apothecary. A massive thank you to all you guys who were involved who made it happen. You know who you are ;-)

So now what's next? Decided to concentrate on the DJSWORK website/search engine and get the house music out there this summer. Who better to start it off with the house flava than with the sound of this Dj. 'Dzieki' Norbert for taking the time to do this podcast and I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I do!!

Catch your healthy dose of non stop house music podcasts on https://www.facebook.com/groups/djswork and the sister page https://www.facebook.com/pages/DJSWORK/169643933054634.

If you like any of the tracks, support the artist and buy the track. This podcast is for promotional use only.

Luv the house, luv DJSWORK!!

Chi 'Matinales' N
(House music lover)
DJSWORK (London)

ON THE DECKS WITH NORBERT MIKLINSKI:

1. So how and when did you start djing?
It’s been a long way and actually it didn’t start with djing in mind, but with sharing my love to dance music and playing my tapes & cds at home parties. At that time in Poland (where I come from) dance/house music was underestimated, rock, metal and polish rock was a main stream and it was a quite a challenge to bring new genre to people. At the end it was appreciated! Later on, my music fascination naturally evolved into the desire to dj. I decided to move to London and give it a try. I taught myself and thanks to Dj Alessandro Londra I had my first night at Rupert Street bar:-)

2. What style of house would you say you play if you can?
Friend of mine called it diverse & eclectic, I would say it’s funky/disco/tech-house, literally aimed at a mixture of audiences & tastes.

3.Who were/are your influences when it comes to house music?
I can easily say late 80’s and early 90’s music is in my roots and not just pure dance, house or disco but pop and rock as well. Listening to my podcast you can find Queen, Kate Bush or Bon Jovi sampled among others. Besides, I grew up on Bristol sounds like Portishead, Tricky, Massive Attack but possibly the biggest influence made was Faithless, Kosheen and Prodigy. I can’t forget about Air, Daft Punk, Royksopp or Chemical Brothers. My godfather of house is Fatboy Slim followed by Tom Novy and Jam & Spoon. Nowadays Chris Lake is huge and on London scene Hoxton Whores and Sharp Boys!

4. Has it always been house music for you?
Yes it has. I caught the bug probably form the first time I heard Black Box “Ride on Time” and Technotronic “Pump Up the Jam”. My all time classics!

5. Do you produce tracks and if not when are you going to
Not yet but I plan to learn Ableton. I’ve course on my mind.

6. Where do you/have you played?
So far I played in Fire (A:M, Gravity), Area (Onyx), Shadow Lounge/Lo-Profile (Gigolo) and Heaven, Ku Bar and MoS taking part in DJ competitions.

7. Ultimate Dj you would like to do a b2b with?
Did I mention Hoxton Whores? I love their sound!

8. So your best gig to date?
Probably my first international gig. Last year I played in Amsterdam at FunHouse - Animal Farm, little “sister” of infamous Rapido! I played a 4 hour set on the main floor facing more than 1,000 clubbers! It was an absolutely insane, unbelievable experience, almost unreal!

9. From a dj's standpoint, your ultimate venue?
Ministry of Sound of course! I had a chance to play in their Loft during Movida Corona competition. I’d love to play in The Box or even more The 103. That would be absolutely massive!

10. Where do you see your music progressing in '13''.
Probably it will progress more into tougher tech-house but still influenced by disco and 80/90 sound. That’s what I like!

Catch more of Dj Norbert Miklinski on:

http://norbertmik.podomatic.com/
https://soundcloud.com/norbert-m
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