Party Time Magazine Party Time Magazine Issue 44 EscapefromWonderland | Page 29

Give some background about yourself?
Hi Party Time Magazine. Well, it’s been
quite a journey. I grew up in the Punk
Rock scene, was on my own by seventeen, spent time living on the streets in
California, jumped freight trains across
the United States and fell in love with
Trance back in 1997 after hearing
Christopher Lawrence’s “Rise” album.
A great person I met in Hollywood took
me in, helped me get my life sorted and
turned me on to Dance music. Trance
saved my life. I can honestly say that…
Who are some of the musical geniuses that have inspired you to make
and play music?
Wow, there are so many! For the
Trance I’m involved in it’s always been
about the underground. The Punk Rock
counter culture was never about the
mainstream and I grew up listening to
bands like Conflict, The Pist, Total
Chaos and Antischism. For Dance music, those same moments I found in
Punk I also found in Trance. Christopher Lawrence was a leader of that
movement and I instantly connected
with it. Along with him there was
Transa, Nicholas Bennison, Jay Selway
and more, recently this emerging Psytrance sound being led by the likes of
Vibe Tribe, System Nipel, Audiotec and
Faders to name a few. There is this
great energy that combines psy and
melodic Trance. These guys have it
nailed down and it’s so refreshing to
hear!
Tell us about some of the gigs that
you have played, and about some of
the DJs that you have shared stage
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