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Tell me a bit about yourself and how did your journey as a Dj started? What made you start a career specially in techno?
Real name is Dean, but I go by the DJ name STRAPPA. My journey as a DJ started in 2018. I was always intrigued by DJ’s playing anytime I was out raving, and wanted to give it a go to see if I could do it. I went on beatport and bought a load of tracks from the techno top 100, downloaded them onto a usb, and booked a session at Pirate Studio. Spent two hours not having a clue what I was doing, but I kept going every weekend, and really enjoyed it and got the hang of it pretty quick. Couple months later my good friend and fellow DJ ‘RØOM II’, reached out to me to asked if I wanted to go B2B with him at his residency that he plays for (Black88), I jumped at the chance and said yes. Reason I started in techno was because that was the music I always listen and rave to, and back then I was raving all the time and hardly listened to any other genres of music
We have met a few times in different clubs and parties. So tell me, do you have a favourite club and why?
Hmmmm, this is a good question. I’d have to say Fabric, I’ve done a lot of raving in there over the years, and the sound system is proper and the layout is decent as well.
You have many well recorded mixes, so you probably do a lot of track research. Can you tell me a bit about how you organize your tracks? Is it everything spontaneous or you like to prepare your mixes?
I’m lucky enough to have producers that send me unreleased tracks, so that is a big help, because I find looking for music so long winded at times. But if I have a guest mix to do, or a mix for my own podcast series, I’ll dig deep into bandcamp and beatport to see what gems I can find. I have no organisation when putting tracks together, my Rekordbox folders are awful lol.
If you had to pick 5 records or tracks to describe your style, which ones would it be?
Setaoc Mass - Thin Blue Line
RONY Group - Darlin
Rill - Adou
AWB - Primal
Rene Wise - Gummy
What do you think about the London underground music scene?
I personally don’t think the underground scene is that great to be honest. What I mean by that is there isn’t really much places that hold these events. Other than Corsica and FOLD, there isn’t really that much. Everything seems to be happening up North in places like Manchester. Their underground scene seems to be thriving.
Tell me a bit about your mix. What can we expect from it?
As with most of my mixes, there will be 1 or 2 unreleased tracks that I have received in the last month or so. Usual tight layering with a bmp range between 140-142
Favourite food?
Easiest question so far. Lamb Doner or Lamb Shish Kebab
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