1.Growing Up
When I was growing up in Tel Aviv, I was listening to the likes of The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and Joy Division. I’m also a big fan of David Bowie – my influences were definitely that kind of music.
2.Inspirations
Right now, I really love the new Frank Ocean album. It’s different from what I would usually listen to, but I really got into it. When I first started production, I was listening to The Smiths and I really wanted to be Johnny Marr as I loved his guitar playing. I really wanted to play the song ‘Bigmouth Strikes Again’ on the acoustic guitar, so it really got me into making music.
3.Your Crew
I actually got into electronic music while jamming around with some analogue synths when I was playing in a band. I travel a lot but I try to surround myself with friends as much as possible. I’ve lived in so many cities. This summer I had my whole crew living in Ibiza with me, which really helped me to keep my feet on the ground.
4.The Music You Make And Play
I’ve got my Here Comes The Rain EP coming out in January next year. It’s actually a quite old track but it took me a long time to decide to release it after lots of people asked for it. I really love the melody, it’s this kind of chime. It was written on a snowy night in New York – it was a beautiful moment when I looked out the window. I’ve been preparing for my upcoming London show focusing on that kind of winter music. But it’ll obviously be summer in Australia over NYE so I’ll be bringing back the kind of vibe that I have at my Rumors parties in Ibiza.
5.Music Right Here, Right Now
There’s a lot of music out there and it’s reaching a wider audience now, which is great. But sometimes it feels like the crowd wouldn’t know the difference between me, Maceo Plex or Solomun and they’re satisfied with mediocre DJ sets. With more people into it, there’s a lot of fresh new ideas, which is great, but I’d prefer it to be moving a little more towards the cutting edge rather than into the mainstream, which is where it feels like it’s going at the moment.
[Guy Gerber photo © Silvana Fazzalari]
CODE NYE, featuring Guy Gerber, Mano Le Tough, Alex Niggemann, Audiojack and Umek, is on Saturday December 31 atGreenwood Hotel.
