RS: How did you like spinning in the US as part of the Ministry of Sound tour? Were American crowds what you expected? How were they different than British/European crowds?
Disco Brothers: We did two gigs in Seattle for Ministry of Sound and had a really great time. The American crowds were cool and we even had some people bring copies of our records for signing! There seemed to be differences musically in the States, at one of the gigs there was some hip-hop being played at the start and the whole scene seemed a lot more open, in the UK and Europe you go to one club to hear one style of music, where it seems in the US this is different. This is refreshing for us as DJs though because the American crowds we played to seemed very open-minded and happy to hear new music.
RS: How are the different areas of England different in musical sounds? Do you play a similar sound/style at each gig - or do you have different flavors for different crowds/areas?
Disco Brothers: As mentioned in the previous answer, each UK club is promoted with a certain style of music, each with its own following. There is no real regional difference when it comes to music styles, they are all evenly spread as are our gigs.
RS: DJing together for 9 years... well, that's longer than most marriages last. What do you attribute your success at staying together to?
Disco Brothers: Ha ha, yes it has been a long time but the reason that it still works is our passion for what we do. We have always been 100% dedicated and never let up with our work, and we are best mates as well so the whole thing works very nicely.
RS: How do you approach outdoor festivals (where you get a 1 hour spot) differently than club nights where you spin for several hours?
Disco Brothers: If we only have an hour to play then we play bigger tunes. There is no real space to build anything musically the way we usually do so we make sure the tracks we drop stand out in that period of time. Usually we'll pick a few well-known classics as well if it's a festival.
RS: What was a highlight of spinning down under (in Australia)?
Disco Brothers: DJing in Sydney on New Years Eve 2002 was definitely the highlight, we saw the fireworks off Sydney Harbour bridge at Midnight and were out on the streets until our gig at 3 a.m. at the Gas Club. The whole night was incredible.
RS: Who are your inspirations as DJs and producers?
Disco Brothers: Paul van Dyk, Armin van Buuren and Tiesto are our biggest inspirations on the trance side of things with Mauro Picotto being one of the main techno artists we aspire to.
RS: Is there an artist you would like to work with?
Disco Brothers: There are many, but remixing Paul van Dyk or Tiesto would be definitely something for us to work towards.
RS: What led you to get into production?
Disco Brothers: It's a natural progression for any DJ to start making your own records, we started about five years ago and haven't looked back.
RS: How do you describe your sound?
Disco Brothers: Our current sound is a hybrid of trance and techno, a sound that we have worked hard to develop over the years and is now being recognised as our own. We have always been inspired by European producers and this comes across clearly in our sound. Now we are with Armin van Buuren's record label in Holland, we aim to gain more recognition as European producers.
RS: Do you use your live gigs to test out new music that you are working on in the studio?
Disco Brothers: Yeah, sometimes - its always good to test crowd reactions to tracks as well as the mix down on the sound systems.
