There is quality throughout the NGDJ finalist field. French born but Tel aviv based DJ Jeremy G showed pure class in his finalist mix and claimed a well deserved second place. According to the jury, Jeremy G “displays all the skills necessary for a world class DJ in 2010. While moving from one end of the house/techno spectrum to the other, he still keeps the sound and vibe tight by introducing acapellas, samples and his own re-edits and remixes.”
To hear Jeremy G:s NGDJ finals mix, have a listen here or scroll down the post. Check out an interview with Jeremy G below!
Second spot, G! So what’s running through your head right now?
–Wow, after two months of hard work on fulfilling all the tasks of this competition and many sleepless nights thinking about where I will be placed, I finally saw the results late on Wednesday night, coming back from a gig after a very long week of non-stop crazy gigs – it was Purim, a week long “Halloween like” holiday period here in Israel. Right now, to be honest, I am 10% disappointed for not winning first place but 90% excited and very happy of achieving the second spot. I had a feeling Maya & Vanya would take first, they seem really cool. I want to thank each and every one of the jury for listening and doing their thing.
What do you expect will come of this?
– I hope this is a start of a new period in my DJ career, one in which I will be able to play in different places in the world and showcase what I do best to bigger audiences. Also I expect to start working more on my own productions and maybe even license some of the many edits and mash-ups I have made over the years and so far kept as exclusives. Either way I now have a great powerful medium here on Let’s mix to promote myself and my mixes.
What do you think you did to channel yourself and your DJ:ing skills so the jury got stuck listening to your mix?
– In the last few years I have recorded about 30 DJ sets. Some were commercially released in Israel via Krembo records which I am part of, some were fun mixtapes I made for myself or other DJs.
– In every mix I do it’s always important for me to give my added value to the recording by re-designing the original tracks to create something different that will be uniquely mine: Fresh and cutting edge, yet very fun and with good building energy. It took me about a week to select tracks, audition ideas and put this NGDJ mix together, and I guess the jury noticed and liked the short musical trip I have prepered.
Your video document tells a good story, and sparks curiosity at all the stuff which goes on outside of your competition mix.
– Thanks, I actually had only one day to shoot the video. and I want to thank my friend Arik for the amazing editing job he did. I wanted to show a short snapshot of my day to day life at home, in the studio, in the clubs but to also show a bit of the other things I do – like design, graffiti and painting.
Ultimately you pulled through to grab the second spot in NGDJ. What part of the criterion do you think you really did deliver on?
– I think it might do with the music selection and the way I like to mix many different genres of music together so the sound and energy of the mix keeps changing and new surprises keeps dropping in. There are many mad and exiting moments that I am really proud of in my finals mix, like my acidic dubstep remix of Deadmau5. I guess that me getting into the top 3 was a combination of that unique style and the branding potential I have showcased with the logos and images I used, all designed by me.
From your experience in NGDJ, what do you think are some things to keep in mind for DJs starting out, or what could others keep in mind musically and promotionalwise?
– Well I can humbly say I think the following things are important for a DJ. First, love what you do, know who you are, work hard and keep it unique and interesting both musically and promotion wise. Secondly, keep an open mind and explore as many different styles of music from the present and the past, eventually the future of music will be the sum of its elements in the past. Alternatively you can always produce a mega club hit, that will surely help.
– Oh, and one more thing. In case you do, please don’t steal your entire music catalogue from the net. Try and buy as much of your music as possible, it’s good for your karma.
For more on Jeremy G, check out his MySpace profile.
NGDJ FINALS MIX – My Yummi Miami from jeremy G at Letsmix.com.
