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DAVID GUETTA
IF you’ve never seen David alone, and that’s without
Guetta play and you want to counting the 180 club gigs he’s
fi nd out why he’s the highest played in his “DJ year”.
placed house DJ in our poll “This year, every day I was
you could do a lot worse than playing a different set,” he
digging out the live CD he says. “I was playing so much
recorded for DJmag at Zurich’s that I would feel the need to
Q Club last Christmas. shoot myself if I had to always
On it you’ll hear the way that he play the same tracks!”
slams genres together, his way
of layering familiar a capellas While we’re talking statistics,
over underground tracks and he’s now clocked up sales of
the sheer devotion he whips up two million albums and three
with his amazing connection million singles, has in excess
with the crowd. Something to of 50 million hits on Youtube
note though — the cheers and (including the No.1 and No.3
singing had to be turned down most watched ‘electronica’
in the mix. clips on the site) and has seen
“I really wanted to have all four singles from his ‘Pop
microphones in the room,” Life’ album break the Billboard
David recalls. “I insisted on it Dance airplay Top 10.
because I wanted the people ‘Love Is Gone’ — his anthem
to feel what was going on. On — is currently massive in the
the CD I actually turned down US, very unusually for a dance
the screams and the shouting track. Fifth single ‘Everytime We
because it was so loud that it Touch’, with Steve Angello and
was covering the music.” Sebastian Ingrosso, is coming
soon, even though he’s already
That noise came from 2000 in the studio recording his new
people — we can only imagine LP.
the volume when Guetta played
to a crowd of two million in But does all this matter for a
Brazil for the Carnival, which, man who says that he’s a DJ
as you might expect, was one of fi rst and the rest is icing? Does
David’s highlights of 2008. But he care that he’s spent three
it wasn’t the size of the crowd months at No.1 in the US iTunes
that made it so special, more dance chart?
the people in it. “Everything is important,” he
“They’re not clubbers,” he says. “But to be honest, I don’t
explains. “Some of them have really look at charts. I’m happy
nothing, they just go there to see that it’s been successful,
and have two days to forget but for me I make my music for
everything and they have the the DJs and for the clubs and
best time of the year. Their life that’s how I see if it works or
is really hard but for two days not. When I hear all the other
they feel like the world is theirs. DJs playing my track, when I
First record you ever bought? The Rolling Stones ‘Miss You’
And it’s fantastic to see that.” play the track myself and people
Weirdest thing you’ve seen all year? The Pope saying it’s wrong to use
are going crazy — that’s the
condoms when millions of people are dying from AIDS.
A very different set-up saw most important thing for me.”
Top gadget of 2008? Pacemaker
Guetta play to 40,000 hardcore
fans at his Unighted party in When we interviewed David
Your year in fi ve words... Far beyond my wildest dreams.
the Stade De France, where after he got off the decks
Most important thing you’ve learned recently? Logic Audio. I was using
he was joined by Carl Cox and from recording the DJmag
Ableton before. Making a new album with new software is really exiting.
Tiësto. “It was special,” he says covermount CD he told us that
simply. he didn't want to be credible,
Add in Love Parade, Bahia instead aiming to be incredible.
Style: House/electronic
Carnival, Queensday, Techno Well, it’s certainly been another
Best known for: Having a party with the clubbers.
Parade and Global Gathering year when dance music’s pop
Tune of 2008: David Guetta with Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso
and David has entertained 4.5 star has done just that.
‘Everytime We Touch’ (Charisma)
million people this summer JAMES KENDALL
Producer of 2008: Laidback Luke
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