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FOR Offer Nissim, music has become a Mark, whose ‘Happy People’ track, which
religious experience in the most literal Nissim covered with singer Maya, has
sense. Talking from his home in Tel Aviv, provided him with his biggest hit to date.
the pillar of the Holy Land’s house scene “‘Happy People’ wasn’t Marky Mark’s
reveals how he’s been producing tunes biggest hit but I think it has a very
inspired by the Bible, bridging the Israeli- important message,” Offer explains of his
Arab divide by working with the music of reasons for reinterpreting the rapper’s
Lebanese singer Fairuz and — in tribute to track.
Madonna’s fascination with the Jewish “When Maya sings the track it really gets
practice of Kabbalah — has made a version the message across to make people happy
of ‘Like A Prayer’ called ‘The Jerusalem and take them to places they’ve never been
Prayer’. before.”
He’s also touched the Material Girl in a less Nissim himself has also been to new places
spiritual fashion as well, remixing ‘Jump’ through debut shows in Amsterdam and
and attending the launch for her ‘Hard Barcelona, as well as enjoying the same
Candy’ album in New York — “I can’t rapturous reception he regularly receives
believe I saw her so close.” at his Forever Tel Aviv parties in Israel.
He’s also remixed musical deities such as With his production work on Maya’s new
Shirley Bassey and Michael Jackson, as album nearly complete Offer Nissim has
well as kneeling at the feet of a slightly clearly devoted his life to spreading the
less Godlike fi gure in the form of Marky word. PAUL CLARKE
First record you ever bought? The Three Degrees ‘Dirty Old Man’
Weirdest thing you’ve seen all year? An article about a space elevator.
Top gadget of 2008? iPhone 3G
Style: Power house Best known for: My ‘Happy People’ anthem
Your year in fi ve words... Sour, bitter, salty, spicy, sweet.
featuring Maya. Tune of 2008: Rio ‘R.I.O’ (Zooland Records)
Most important thing you’ve learned recently? Enjoy the simple moments in
Producer of 2008: Timbaland
the present.
MARTIN SOLVEIG
FRENCH funk fi end Martin Solveig took his retaining that all-important groove.
music into the live realm for the fi rst time “I’m always on the move. There’s a bit of
in 2008, in the spectacular surroundings of funk that will always be me but the rest of
the Stade De France, as part of the mega it is always changing,” he asserts.
dance event Unighted.
“We’ve started to do a live show,” he In demand as a DJ everywhere from Corsica
affi rms. “It’s fully live with three singers to Croatia, and having just rocked Australia
and a full band. We played at Stade de with a whistle-stop tour of Perth, Brisbane
France with David Guetta and Carl Cox. and Sydney, Solveig’s been keeping the
“We’ve started in France because that’s productions bubbling, too: latest track ‘I
where things always start for me. It’s been Want You’ has been tearing up fl oors with a
the most challenging thing — really dirty punk disco feel.
exciting and original.” Currently cooking up some fresh tunes,
Solveig promises a more electronic
From his beginnings referencing Afro-beat direction, breaking from the organic house
legends like Fela Kuti on productions for grooves with which he’s normally
Bob Sinclar’s infl uential ‘Africanism’ associated.
series, to his funk-rock infl uenced later “One is called ‘1, 2, 3, 4’ that’s strictly
productions like ‘Rocking Music’, Solveig electronic and probably one of the more
reckons the reason he’s stayed fresh is his club-orientated tracks I’ve done,” he
ability to move with the times, while reveals. BEN MURPHY
First record you ever bought? Deee Lite ‘Groove Is In The Heart’
Weirdest thing you’ve seen all year? Ida Corr and Camille Jones improvising a
duet after the club closed.
Top gadget of 2008? My Le Coc sneakers.
Your year in fi ve words... Fresh, intense, rock, exhausting, paradise.
Style: Eclectic house, electric disco Best known for: Very French,
Most important thing you’ve learned recently? You need to wear a hat when
big nose, moonwalk dancing. Tune of 2008: ‘Pjanoo’ by Eric Prydz
you play outdoors in Ibiza.
(Data) Producer of 2008: Laidback Luke
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