Tell us about El Futuro and what the label aims to achieve.
El Futuro started back in 1998, when I had a resident spot on the Inner Journey radioshow. A techno minded radioshow which was quiet popular back in those days, mostly because the genre techno was popular and many things were happening in our country like I Love Techno, 10DaysOff and Fuse club in Brussels. When playing more house oriented music, the host, Frederic, wanted me to host and produce an own radioshow and that’s how the concept El Futuro was born. From that day, I had this vision, to promote music with a futuristic character. The label or imprint came in 2007 as we were producing loads of futuristic electronic music and we wanted to release those tracks. Most of the production are made with my co-partner Vince, or Synoptic, and occasionally with Dries De Vreeze and Thomas Van Hulle.
You recently played at the best Dance music festival in the world, Tomorrowland. What was it like?
It’s absolutely a big honor to play on such event. Everything is so well organized, from entering the festival, towards playing there or visiting with friends. It’s really a fairytale wherein you end up. And everyone who’s working there or visiting is kinda sucked into the story. Where ever you look, you see people smiling, glad they can be a part of the adventure and the atmosphere is can be described as ‘luck’. Really, it gives you a lucky feeling to be there on Tomorrowland. For an artist it’s something like heaven, a wonderful place to perform.
What is it like to play for a massive crowd and do you prefer it to a smaller audience?
Well, every gig or place has it’s specific things that makes every performance great. A massive crowd is fun, but a small club or party gives you more interaction with the audience.
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What was your impression on the crowd reaction about your set?
Mostly, I love when people are having a good time and enjoy their time being there. But sometimes you need to search to bring the perfect beat and create an atmosphere they will remember.