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Podcast of the week: Alexbykenzo

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After several private parties in London and Ibiza, Miss Fran from Radio FG discovered him in 2008. The same year he joined the group The Junkids (founded by Alex DaFreeze) and becomes a resident DJ on UNDERGROUND FG. He mixes at the Bains-Douches, the MADAM and in May 2009, he mixes at the MiXCLUB before occur several times at Club 79. In 2010 he becomes resident DJ at the Funky4Love exclusive evenings that take place in the biggest clubs around the world (Pacha London Pacha Sharm El-Sheikh, Dubai, Oman, Boston, Chicago, Singapore, Hong Kong etc.)

How did you discover the mix ?

I was born one evening in 2005. Erick Morillo came in Paris, at Amnesia ... That evening I took a real slap, musically and personally. Morillo has given so much energy that night, the sound was so powerful, when I saw him giveand receive so much with people, I realized what was the true philosophy of a DJ: Sharing the love of music. When I get back home, I bought my first Pioneer.

Since how many time are you mixing ?

I mix since 2005.

Which sound do you play the most these times ?

Quentin Harris, Inaya Day - Do the right thing / Quentin played it in Miami a few days ago, it was just amazing :)

What are your news right now? Dates? Production?

My residence on Underground FG every Monday night at 9pm and Saturday at 1pm. I just released an iPhone application that bears my name in order to present what I do, and the small community who follows me can be aware of my news. No dates in France right now because I'm working with a great global event to import it in France, but I cannot say no more now. A lot of studio work, I think I will release something by this summer and another one after the summer.

If you had to work with an artist, who would it be?

So much talent and different styles that I can not give you a name, I say Axwell and Dirty South or Jacques Lu Cont for melodies that are truly sublime, Steve Angello for the rhythm that emerges from these productions, and otherwise Laidback Luke - he is an artist truly apart, capable of creating in a few hours and especially in any location! Plane, car, hotel, there arise and go for a prod!

What do you think about clubbing in France?

Times are not good. Not only due to the repeated closure of many night clubs, but for the lack of customer and the consequences - people want to hear in a club what they heard on the radio, whereas in my opinion, the club is supposed to be a precursor. I think we are between two generations, I suspect that one generation has stopped going out and only listens electronic music (soulful, house and techno) only at home, making it invisible because it downloads a lot.

On the other side a young generation coming along, the tecktonik generation, she was educated musically much younger than us, but very badly: it consumes electro-house which has no melodies and I think we should wait for it to expand its interest and before we could get back in France a generation that is open to all types of music, soulful house through until the techno.

Which DJ do you prefer among all the DJs in the world?

Technically Laidback Luke is an example, I was educated by a generation of Dj that vibrated as much as the people in the club: guys like Erick Morillo, Roger Sanchez made me dream. My vision is simple: Share the love of the music by any way, either technically or humanly by communicating with the public.

A last word?

Thank you and keep sharing the love of music, whoever you are, dj or not. Opening to the world and everything around us is the best proof of intelligence that is.