Next up on the EP FREE series, we have an amazing original tech house monster from the Reading based DJ and producer, Louis Robinson!
This man has big plans for the Reading scene and we can't wait to see how his new night SOLITE progresses...
This man has big plans for the Reading scene and we can't wait to see how his new night SOLITE progresses...
Check out his FREE track "Saviour" below, along with interview... ENJOY!!
What
are you up to at the moment and what’s in store for the next few months?
Everything has been a little crazy lately
but good crazy. So, I’ve just come back from playing some wicked shows out in
Ibiza, two of which really stood out for me, I had the opportunity to play for
Mark Radford’s label Audio Rehab at Eden and then Faction at Eden the following
night too. I have to give a big shout out to the team at VMODA too for sending
me some personalised headphones to take on tour with me, they were fantastic
and are now my go to set of headphones.
EDEN was incredible, the atmosphere was
brilliant and the hospitality was amazing.
At the moment on top of squeezing in new
productions and hosting my weekly radio residency on "ELECTRIC", I am
currently doing a lot of work behind the scenes with my new business partner KI
A PO, we have been building our brand “SOLITE”, an events company focusing on
Tech House, & Techno, sometimes I get the chance to throw down a little bit
of Disco too which I can never get enough of. Throughout the summer we have
been recruiting our residents, hosting small events, doing club takeovers and
we were also called upon to do a live stream for “Roland” to celebrate their
yearly 909 day celebration.
Once “SOLITE” finds its home venue my focus
will be on getting back in the studio so I can finish off my latest
productions, I am bursting with ideas at the moment so I cannot wait to get
them put together.
Tell
us about the music scene in Reading and what Solite brings to it?
Honestly, I am still quite fresh on the
Reading music scene, I’m not from around here and being based in London, before
I moved to Reading, has meant I have kept a lot of my focus still on the
capital. Reading is a very receptive
crowd though, the events I have played here have been great, no one ever wants
to leave at the end of a night which is always a good sign and a rewarding
feeling.
One of the big reasons KI A PO and myself
are working on “SOLITE” is because we want to create a large buzz around the music
we love in the town we both now call “home”, and because we want to cement our
names into the Reading music scene. We have been in talks with various clubs in
Reading and potentially have found our home. I don’t want to give too much away
as we have the business side of things to protect but, what I can say is we are
very happy with what we have put in place and we feel not only will our choice
of venue help us to achieve a large following in Reading but it also opens up a
lot of opportunities to branch out to other places around the UK. “SOLITE” is
our new family and we intend to grow together as a family bringing really solid
music focused events wherever we go, so watch this space.
If
you could book one DJ to headline your event who would it be and why?
That is a horrible question, I have so many
people who have inspired and continue to inspire me that I would love to work
with. If I had to choose one though I would go with Carl Cox.
Growing up as a kid I spent a lot of time
looking up to my older sister, we are both identical when it comes to
personality and music choice. I have always been into music, I’ve played guitar
and drums from a young age but she is one of the main reasons House and Techno
was introduced to me. Every time we talk about music she will tell me a story
of her and her mates being on the terrace at Space listening to Carl Cox, I
won’t say her age because she will beat me, but the stories always tell of the
Space days I was unfortunately too young to experience… She’s been a fan for a
healthy time haha.
Being able to put Carl Cox on one of my
shows would mean I get a night to play with one of the people who has inspired
me as a DJ and artist while also being able to bring my big sis along for a
trip down memory lane to where all her stories came from that got me hooked on
dance music.
You
are part of Sugar and resident along with our LA SAM. Tell us how that come
about and the sugar event?
I was approached by James (Sugar head
honcho) earlier this year, he mentioned he was building a team of DJs and
looking to host events around London. I had actually been out of action for
about a year at this point as I had some health issues and an op left me having
to take things easy. Back on my feet though James introduced me to a team I
hadn’t met before and instantly we all clicked. We are a funny bunch when we
are together and we all have our individual quirky characters about us, so we
make for quite a funny little family but a strong family too. We have had
various events throughout the year and the Sugar brand has been growing on the
London scene.
Although Sam is always taking the piss out
of me because he is a giant looking down on little me at only 5 foot 4 and he
finds it hilarious that I always choose a good set of shoes, no matter the
weather or length of show we are playing, to wear instead of trainers, I love
him to bits and am very thankful we now work closely together.
I can’t thank him enough for putting me in
touch with East Project and assisting me getting my tracks signed, hopefully in
the near future we will get to jump in the studio together to create something
special.
Describe
Saviour in 5 words?
Techy, Groovy, Minimal, Club focused
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