Photography by Marie-Claire Batty Tell us about the moment you realised you wanted to be a DJ… I attended a New Years Day event called Innercity in the early 2000s. I was dancing with friends and I had a moment. I realised the DJ was playing music they thought was amazing and had hundreds of people dancing to it. I decided then that I would learn how to DJ because I wanted to share my love for music and have people dancing all at once. I started playing a lot of techno and hard trance when I first started but that didn’t last long — Hip Hop and Neo-Soul was where my heart was at. What is the most rewarding aspect of being a DJ? The most rewarding aspect changes all the time. Sometimes it’s the places that DJing gets you. For example I just got back from DJing a series of events in Pakistan and will be playing at Soundwave Croatia alongside artists like Jay Electronica, Alice Russell and Remi. Sometimes it’s the appreciation I receive from people for playing songs that I really love. It’s also very rewarding when I’m playing a set that isn’t dictated by the … Continue reading TALKING DECKS WITH MZRIZK