a label to diy for

 

We got the chance to catch Solomun, one of two heads of DIYNAMIC records and one of the most sought-after producers and DJs right now, talking about success, their latest compilation (see the review here) and life itself.

d: It has been quite a time since we did the first interview with you guys (we were one of the very first ones) and the label as well as the artists have gained massive global respect. Did you expect such huge success?

When we founded the labe almost 6 years ago, I think nobody of us expected that we will be in the position we are today. I feel very flattered that our music gains so much recognition.

We always did what we love and that we are so successful with it is just amazing. On top we all became really good friends over the years and it’s a gift to work together with such excellent artists.

d: Actually the DIYNAMIC family has grown, you added a sublabel called 2DIY4, run a club called EGO in Hamburg and host several radioshows. Tell us more about your projects.

This is basically it, after Diynamic’s huge success my label parter Adriano and me wanted to create a platform on which we can experiment and release music which would not fit on Diynamic outright. So we created 2DIY4 to do exact that. EGO as well is running great and, without paying attention to the fact that it is my club, it’s also one of my favourite places to play.

d: Churchill said once: “The day you find a job you really like is the last day you ever worked.” Is this the formula to deal with all this?

Under certain conditions, yes. I love my job and i’m very thankful about it and everything that comes along with it, but sometimes it gets very difficult to acommodate all those things.

d: This summer you will have your first regular labelnight in Ibiza, in the Sankeys Club in Playa d’en Bossa. What can we expect?

Yes, it’s our first time on the island with our label and for most of our artists as well. We already had a few great nights so far and it is getting better and better. I’m super happy! A packed club, an enthusiastic atmosphere and a lovely crowd. Following our neon night concept we have pans of neon colour at the night and the crowd are super into it, it is big fun because they always ask for more colour paint during the night and they all paint themselves and others – this all gives it a familiar vibe.

d: What are your favourite spots on the island? Where can people find you if not in Sankeys?

I definitely hang out alot on the beach, for me it is very important to calm down after such spectacular nights like we will most likely have at Sankeys.

d: Future projects?

In the next month we are releasing a charity compilation, all of the benefits will be donated to Kinderhospiz Sternenbrücke (a clinic for children). It is a double CD, on the first part we worked together will incredible artists coming from different genres doing remixes of older dynamic tracks, on the second part you will find new tracks from all our Diynamic artists.

Besides that i finished my first Mix Compilation which i did for the Watergate Series.

d: How does your perfect day look like?

There are two kinds of a perfect day for me. One is a great club evening and the other one is a relaxed day at home, eating, watching tv and going to bed early.

d: What is happening on the 21st of December 2012?

Nothing, three days after is Christmas followed by my birthday another three days later – hopefully…

d: What do you think about dub Ibiza?

I think you do very nice interviews with very nice guys.

That is why we love Solomun and his crew so much, they are pretty down to earth regarding the huge success they have. We are very much looking forward to celebrate many tuesdays in Sankeys with them at their NEON nights, for line-ups please see our calender here. All the best to Hamburg!

watch their video of the ibiza season 2012 so far here.