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HOUSE
ISSUE 87 / 2016
INTERVIEW:
HEIDI
Ahead of her performance at this years award winning Creamfields, we hook up with one ofthe leading lights of the
underground Heidi…
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Hey Heidi, how are you doing? 2016
treating you well so far?
2016 has been treating me fantastic. A fresh
start and new beginnings.
Jackathon Jams is back, bigger and better
than ever. What prompted the hiatus?
The hiatus happened because the people
behind the distribution and back office
dropped me. It was a bitter personal thing
on their side but all darks clouds have a
silver lining. I now have a great team behind
me and we’re back with a vengeance.
How has the label changed?
Only the people who are helping me run it
have changed. I still have the same approach
to it musically. A variety of sounds.
Something for everyone. I try and get a few
people to remix the ep so it’s more diverse
than a straight forward release.
The first release was a three-track EP
from DJ T. vs Emanuel Satie, why did you
choose those artists and that record for the
relaunch?
I picked that ep because first of all it’s an
absolute bomb and secondly it was made
by DJ.T and friends. Dj. T aka Thomas was
there at the very beginning of my career
and helped launch me into the world. He
has the best taste in music and we share a
serious passion for the sounds that came
and come from Chicago. I just wanted to
give something back to him and let the
world know that he is still killing it.
And of course the Jackathon parties are
still killing it, how do you keep turning out
these amazing nights?
With a hell of a lot of patience and my lovely
friend Damian Simon who also works for the
Warehouse Project. I needed help because
i was pretty much doing everything alone
for 10 years and it got pretty hectic. The
whole dj world changed so much in the
past 5 years. People that played for me at
the beginning are now some of the worlds
biggest underground dj’s and money can
change people. I still have those incredible
friends who will play for me but i’ve lost
some along the way. It’s inevitable. Such
is life. I just want good people around me
and i always want that family vibe. So when
people come and play at a Jackathon they
leave with that warm feeling and possibly
made some new friends along the way.
You’re playing Creamfields this year, what
is it about the Cream brand and the festival
that attracts you as an artist?
Last year was the first time i ever played for
creamfields in the uk. I did one in Peru in
2008 and that’s it. I’m new to this brand. I
have patience when it comes to playing at
certain festivals. I have worked really hard
over the past 10 years and i guess it took a
bit longer for them to take notice. So when i
come to play i bring 110% always. I’m happy
to be part of the family now.
Yourself and Annie Mac are taking over
Space Ibiza for two special Sundays this
summer, which sounds amazing, what have
you guys got planned?
Well we started talking about it last year. We
wanted to combine our nights and do a few
huge parties in ibiza. Finally it all happened
this year. The final year of Space. Annie will
be hosting her AMP party in the Discoteca &
i’ll be in my second home the Terrazza. I love
playing there. For the first show i brought
a taste of some of the best house dj’s this
world has to offer and for the second date i
went more towards a fresh approach to the
acid/techno side of things. I’m not going to
give anything away just yet but just know
both of the line-ups are going to blow the
roof off the space terrace. The way it used
to be when there was no ceiling.
Your Radio 1 residency is still going
strong, how do you prepare for the shows
each month? Is it a different process to
preparing for set?
I feel honoured to have been part of the
radio 1 team for so long now. I’ve had the
opportunity to play music that i want & have
guests on that i adore. I was flying the flag
for music that wasn’t really being played
on a station like that back then. Now that
music has become extremely popular which
always makes me smile. Seeing my friends
succeed in ways that I don’t even think they
thought would happen. I try and dig deep
for the music on my show. I play a lot of old
stuff because I know the majority of this
generation haven’t heard the pioneers of