Cristina Trujillo | Guestlist

What was your first thought this morning ? I slept well .

Tell me about the technology / music hardware you produce with ? In my opinion what you make your music with is not important at all . It ’ s about your ideas and your skills to translate what is in your head into sound .

What you would change about your life ? The beauty of life is that unforseeable things happen all the time , that you are not in charge of your life completely is a very important part of life . I embrace that .

Why a Venetian mask , as opposed to an African mask or Japanese mask ? This mask was given to me I had no choice . Why this mask is what I ask myself why every day . But instead of finding answers I just feel more and more connected with it the more I research about it ’ s history . So why bother . In the end this mask is an integral part of me , it gives my existence meaning . Do you think remixing is as important as producing in electronic music ? Is producing electronic music important ? I mean for me as a way to find myself , find out who I really am it ’ s a means to an end , but with all the problems in this world I won ’ t consider it to be important . There is a difference between writing my own material and doing remixes though . With remixes you use other people ’ s musical ideas and invite them into your universe ,

with original material you create your own universe out of thin air . But please think thin air as already filled with countless sounds .

What have you got planned for your show at MOS on June 4 ? There are remixes for my recent single Heartbeat by Mat . Joe and Technasia which I might play as well as my upcoming remixes for New Order and Peter Björn and John . And I also produced some new secret weapons for my Golden Summer tour which just started . Really excited to play all this out .

When can people tune into your radio show and what can they expect ? If they go to iTunes they can tune into the Clapcast whenever they feel like doing that . The clapcast gives a sonic overview over the Claptone sound . Funky , soulful ,

spherical , magic house .

Fave old school DJ ? I am not one to worship any idols . But let me give Kool DJ Herc credit for inventing Hip Hop on the 11th of August 1973 in New York .

What is your favourite word ? It depends on my mood and the situation . Who can survive on one word ?

What ’ s your favourite track from ‘ Charmer ’? I produced this album to have people listen to it in one go . One track without the other is not as powerful as the whole album .

Where do they love you most ? On planet earth

What music did you grow up on ? I grew up on the sounds of the forest .

What ’ s your summer looking like in terms of festivals ? Let me in on all my plans for the Golden Summer Tour : My schedule includes performances at Amnesia , Space , Pacha , Glastonbury , We Are FSTVL , Big Festival , Mysteryland , Spring Awakening , Parookaville , Brunch Electronik . Dreambeach Festival in countries as varied as Japan , China , Canada , USA and across Europe too .

What ’ s your proudest moment as Claptone ? Pride is for fools .

Where do you draw the line between Claptone and the man behind the mask ? I wish I knew .

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