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Umek, can you
please tell us a few
sentences about
your beginning of
DJing? When and
where did it all
start?
Since I can remember,
I liked music very much
and already as a young
boy I was impressed by
turntables. When I was
15, the doors of one
Slovenian club (Palma)
opened to me and that is
where my entire carrier
started. Perhaps I was the
youngest DJ in that period
far away. All my life I was
a completely self-taught
guy and every day there
is something new I am
still learning.
Who opened the
doors of Ibiza
nightlife to you
and have you
suspected that
you will continue
DJing in numerous
famous clubs
worldwide?
Can you name one
club where you
performed, that
you are most
proud of?
Well, there is always
somebody who helps you,
it’s always like that. I’m
sure that you must mix
good music and be a
good DJ to begin, than
you need little bit of luck,
but the quality of the
music is definitely a nr.1
rule for success in the
music industry. There is
no one who would push
you or open you career
doors, there is always
your success, your effort
and will. Sure there are a
lot of people who helped
me in my career and I‘m
very thankful to all of
them. One is absolutely
Carl Cox, who has been
giving me the opportunity
to be the resident of his
nights for years.
For Ibiza the idea came
from my Agency 1605,
so there was no specific
person whom I could
highlight. They liked my
music, they liked how
I filled the clubs and later
it just turned into a
residency of Ibiza parties.
There are so many great
clubs I have played for,
so it’s really hard for me
to name one specifically.
Which of the top
DJs you have
worked with was
the best one to
cooperate with?
I am pleased to have
worked with many
different DJs, but the one
I can highlight for sure is
Carl Cox. The man who
turned 50 but his soul is
still a soul of a child, he’s
very honest and pure,
full of joy and happiness.