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As one of the world’s first definitive superstar DJs, Sasha is eminently qualified to discuss the mechanics of success, though he admits he’s nonplussed by the man who today strides the DJ world as its most definitive example; Tiesto. “To be honest, it’s beyond me. I don’t know. But he’s a ticket-selling machine; a total phenomenon. It’s crazy,” Sasha told Skrufff recently when talking about his new album Invol2ver. “I don’t know if he fits any of the standard pop star criteria at all, I don’t think he does, actually,” Sasha mused when quizzed on Tiesto’s pop star potential. “Though maybe in Holland he does. But he can sell tickets at a drop of a hat. It’s amazing.”
Sasha’s own path to success remains intricately connected to his trademark journey style approach to building sets, a strategy he admits involves more than a little forward thinking. “It involves a hell of a lot of planning, actually,” he says. “That’s the whole thing with the digital side of music too,” he adds. “The preparation that goes into sourcing the music, going through it all, getting it all warped and ready into the computer and organising it, you have to do all that and more before a gig. Then all that preparation allows you to be spontaneous when you go into the club.”
“Then when I’m there, I get a feel from the what the warm up DJ is doing, where I’m going to start, how to start,” he continued. “Though of course, the whole journey thing depends very much on where you’re playing. If it’s a festival and you’ve only got an hour to play there’s no point, but if you have two or three hours than you can work with that. Of course it’s important; that’s what I’ve built my name on. That’s what most DJs try to achieve; to take people somewhere for those two or three hours, rather than just playing mindless record after record, after record.”
Sasha tours Australia in November as part of Global Gathering. For all the latest on the festival check out inthemix.com.au/globalgathering, with interviews, news updates, DJ mixes, videos and heaps more!
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What's On Events
- 30th Nov : Global Gathering, Sydney [Buy Tickets]
- 29th Nov : Global Gathering, Brisbane [Buy Tickets]
- 23rd Nov : Global Gathering, Perth
pauL_ says...
Mr. Future please listen to the man himself and give him a 2 or 3 hour set at global gathering!
NaTully says...
pls pls pls listen to Paul above....loveeee your work Sasha!!!!
boi85 says...
The greatest.
brenly says...
Mark James (Mr. Future) - please listen to NaTully listening to Paul listening to sasha and do as they say.
LovinTechno says...
Mr future please listen to brenly when hes listening to Natully who listened to Paul who agrees with Sasha
joeyk says...
He's not a good dj at all. He is the shit!
Elliot G says...
yeah.. listen to what they said...
The3rdPlumpDj says...
is that like a real diplomatic way of sayn "tiesto is shit???"
spaso27 says...
Future give the man a longer set... he is the best act you have for Global!!!
moustache says...
if a longer set isnt possible a last minute sideshow like diggers would do just fine :)
avatar_karma says...
i demand 5 hours of sasha goodness. pretty please?
Graham Dunn says...
There is no point paying top dollar to listen to Sasha for less than a couple of hours. I can list 3 or 4 of his sets that are the best I have ever heard, none les than 2 hours....... Get him in a decent club, nobody knows how to structure a festival anyway!
Maybach Hanson says...
i guess the next time they ask sasha whats so great about tiesto, they should ask what so great about northern exposure west coast edition.
turkman says...
Mark James, you do realise how many people will be pissed off if you give Sasha less than 2hrs for his set? it would be a travesty and an embarrassment to give a man as grand as he is a typical 1.5hr set. than again if you just gave us a sideshow, people will be lining up on your doorstep to praise you.
natenatenate says...
to be honest, I don't think he'll get any more than the standard 1 hour set for GG, but.. he should have a sideshow similar to Digweed's - 4 hours!!!!!!! blllllisssssss
filtednoises says...
man they have to give sasha a 3hr set if not def a side show , seeing him do an hr will be such a tease then left wanting more and Mr Future should relise this and act now ......