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DJ of The Month

EDM / Deep House / Future House

K n o w n f o r h i s d i v e r s e t a s t e i n r e m i x e s a n d b o o t l e g s , h e h a s m a d e h i s n a m e i n m a n y o f K L’ s
events and had been featured as a guest DJ at Engine Room, Legian Bali, Indonesia. Rahul
has flown all the way to Cambodia to perform for Hennessy Artistry Cambodia as well.
From EDM bangers, to trance and deep house, his taste of music keeps the crowd pumped
a n d e n e r g i z e d t h e w h o l e n i g h t . D J M A G M a l a y s i a c a u g h t u p w i t h Tw o . 0 . S i x t o t a l k a b o u t
his beginnings and future progress in the scene.
1. Hi Rahul, tell us about your journey towards becoming a DJ.
I was never really into the whole electronic music scene until I attended my first rave
b a c k i n 2 0 0 7 , S p e e d z o n e a t K L To w e r. T h e e x p e r i e n c e o f b e i n g a b l e t o l i s t e n t o D J ’ s s u c h
a s M a r c o V, Yo j i B i o m e h a n i k a o p e n e d m e u p t o e l e c t r o n i c m u s i c t h u s m y j o u r n e y b e g a n . I t
all started with messing about on Virtual DJ at house parties, slowly learning different
s k i l l s t h r o u g h f r i e n d s & w a t c h i n g Yo u Tu b e . Ye s , I s a i d Yo u Tu b e a l r i g h t . M a i n l y i t w a s j u s t
m e l e a r n i n g h o w t o D J t h r o u g h t r i a l s a n d e r r o r.
2 . H o w d i d y o u g e t y o u r s t a g e n a m e Tw o . 0 . S i x ?
Well, this is going to sound really ridiculous but my stage name actually came about from
the apartment unit my friends and I were renting way back then, Unit 206. We used to
throw some insane house parties there and I guess that 206 vibe stuck with me and grew
i n t o Tw o . 0 . S i x .
3. How would you describe your ‘sound’ to someone who has never attended your gigs?
I w o u l d t e l l t h e m t o a t t e n d o n e o f m y g i g s a n d d i s c o v e r w h a t I h a v e t o o f f e r. H a h a h a , j u s t
kidding, well I have my very own preference of tracks I love to drop. I love playing massive
bangers or even deep house tracks that people don’t usually hear at your everyday club.
I like taking the time to select the best tracks possible to add to my expanding collection
of music. Its always an amazing feeling when people go crazy when you drop something
totally unexpected.
4 . Yo u ’ r e c o n s t a n t l y o n t h e m o v e a n d y o u ’ r e a l w a y s u p d a t i n g y o u r M i x C l o u d . Te l l u s
more about your mixtapes.
Well each mixtape is directed to a different genre in electronic music. For example,
Blissful Serenity had a very trancy feel to it. I try and cater to the different sub-genres in
EDM. Electric Eargasm is a full on EDM mixtape series which I decided to give a premature
ending to it to move onto my new EDM mixtape series Nocturnal Sessions. I explore and
like to be diversified with my music because I would like to capture audiences who not
only like EDM but also the different sub genres in EDM.

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