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DJ Jackster

 

 

 

 

 

Since he moved to Sydney in October 2001 Jackster’s springboard to DJing success has been the infamous Clean & Serene parties which he co-founded with good mate and partner in crime Tazman in November 2001. His rise to the forefront of the funky house scene in Sydney has been a sharp one. Just a matter of months after arriving in Sydney he found himself playing at all of Sydney’s house institutions including M2M@ Gas, Ear Candy @ Yu, Sounds on Sunday, Miss Moneypennys, KINK and Home. He also showed his flexibility (not to mention his age!) as weekly resident at the house classics night Dig Deep where he revelled in the opportunity to finally play the big tunes from his youth that shaped his love of house music.

Prior to Sydney he also played internationally in San Francisco, Ayia Napa (Cyprus) and his former home of 11 years, London. Jackster has just become exclusive weekly resident in the main room at Together at Home, Australia’s biggest house night, along with a fortnightly residency at Sunday Social and monthly at his own Clean & Serene. In the last 12 months alone Jackster has played alongside Bob Sinclar, Armand van Helden, David Guetta, DJ Gregory, DJ Falcon, ATFC, Mark Knight, Rogue Traders, Alex Alicea, Melvin Moore, Jo Mills, Mark Moore, Mark Doyle (Hed Kandi), Spencer Parker, Carl Kennedy, Lewis Dene (aka Solitaire) and Lottie. His ability to always pull a reliable up-for-it crowd when filling a guest slot at nights such as Sublime, Lookin Good, Sunday Sessions @ Ravesis & Monkey Tennis to name a few means 2005 is already looking like being another year of big tracks, quality vocal house music and smiling dancefloors for Jackster.

Jackster is one DJ who knows how to enjoy himself behind the decks, and as a result the crowd does too! “Unashamed feel good music! I basically think that the DJs job is to make people dance. I play anything in there [his record box] to get people dancing!” And when you watch Jackster play you immediately see this is the truth… severely funky house fills the vast dancefloors – the freshest sounds mixed with the best of the old disco bliss.

Contact Details: dj_jackster@hotmail.com

 

 

 

 

DJ Jackster Interview from 20th April 2005

How did you start DJing? When did you start? 1987...there were some decks in my university's hall of of residence bar...I was the only person with any "dance" music on vinyl...I then took a sabbatical from 1991-97 before starting again in earnest when I realised people with very little talent were getting gigs in bars I drank at regularly in London...given I had as little talent as the next wannabe DJ I thought it was time to take it up again.
How did you get your first gig and where was it? Birmingham University, Manor House....see above...there was no one else to play
What makes a good DJ? Whenever the word "good" is applied to any form of artistic expression or performance it's almost too subjective to carry any weight. What one person considers a good DJ to another will be crap. I do know this
though and that is that Djing is about way more than mixing. It's reading the room, making a connection and playing the right record (or the best you have), at the right time in the right way.
What makes you a good DJ? The fact that enough people still choose to dance when I play. When they choose not to...I am no longer a good DJ...end of story.
Who inspires you in the local industry and why? Everyone...Sydney is a mall city with big city expectations and bitchiness. Anyone playing out or promoting regularly in Sydney will have taken their fair share of abuse, set backs and disappointments and to keep doing it week in week out deserves respect.
Who is the best DJ/artist in the world and why? My personal favourite would be Roger Sanchez cos he still gets that his job is to make people dance.
What makes you different from other DJs? Absolutely nothing......I guess I'm luckier as I've had the opportunities to play at most of the best parties, venues in Sydney with what most people (including me) will tell you is modest ability ;o)
Why do you DJ? Because I can! Because it's a challenge every single time I do it. Because I still get nervous. Because of the effect you can see yourself have on people's nights. Because people still want to book me.
What is your DJing goal? None left...all achieved a long time ago. I'm ready to fade away into oblivion any time soon.
What are your regular gigs at the moment? Together @ Home - for the last two and a half years Kink @ Arthouse - for the last two years Clean & Serene - for the last 3 and a half years Sumo Sonic @ The World - monthly Art @ Le Panic - monthly
Do you have an Internet site / Homepage? Nope
What is the best venue that you've played at and what made it a good venue? Main room at Home. The sound system, the atmosphere when it's full is tangible...you can feel the expectation of people wanting to have a good time and when it goes off it's a great feeling
What is the worst DJing moment that you've had? Having the sound cut out on me 20 mins before handing over to Armand van Helden to a full house at Home and thinking it was me who'd blown up the sound system, then having to wait a good 5 mins before being
able to start again (thankfully it was a tripped fire alarm at fault!)
What is best venue you've been to as a patron and what made it great? Twilo in NYC....what made it great was not actually knowing where I'd been until the following day so I had no expectations. The mini terracing around the dancefloor was pretty cool too.
How do you find new music? Probably 50% on the web and 50% from Martins Records and Central Station here in Sydney.
What are your fave tracks at the moment? (top 5) Bon Garcon - Freek U - Eye Industries
La Griffe - Make It Shine - Sound Division
Alexander East - Feel Me (JT Donaldson Mix) - Amenti
Sucker DJs - Le Bon - White Label
Pistakio - Indu Funk - Sound Division
What do you do when you're not Djing? Work full time as a publisher, sleep, support Aston Villa.
What is the most important thing that you've ever done? Lifted the European Cup personally......oh..you said "important"..probably saving a life.
What does 'funky' mean to you? Anything that results in involuntary hip shaking, toe tapping and head nodding

 


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