1) For those who are not familiar with who you are, give a brief description of yourself and where you come from.
My name is Andy Whitby. I am an international Hard-dance DJ and producer from the UK. I own AWsum records which has 7 label imprints, AWsum events which holds parties in London and tours across the UK and AWsum clothing which designs and sells clubbing clothing with our biggest tracks printed on them.
2) What genre of music do you play and produce?
I play and produce all-genres of Hard-dance; Hardhouse, Hardstyle, Tech, Hardcore …. If it’s hard, I’m rocking it!
3) Have you experimented with other genres of music?
Yes, I also play Fidget house. I’m a huge fan of artists like Foamo and Calvertron; I love the massive range of styles and sounds the producers in that scene are using.
4) At what age did you first realize you potential as a DJ?
I first played on a pair of decks when I was 16. The captain of the basketball team I was playing for invited me over to his house one weekend and there, sitting all loud and proud in his basement, were a pair of Soundlab decks. Belt-driven and with a pitch up to +6, at the time they seemed like the most amazing things I’d ever seen.
Finally, after a year of pestering my parents, they got me a pair and I set about learning to mix Happy Hardcore and making tapes for my friends. A few years later I discovered Hard-dance and after giving a demo C.D to a promoter was given my first set.
From there I played all over the North of England until one of my C.Ds landed on the desk of Will Paterson who owns Frantic. He signed me and it all started getting crazy from there; headlining shows across the country, Mixmag titled me ‘The Saviour of Hard-dance’ and Ministry of Sound brought me on board to mix their Frantic Euphoria albums. It was around that moment I knew I had a change of making a life of writing and performing music.
5) For how long have you been DJing/producing?
I have been professionally DJing for 11 years and producing for 8.
6) What's the hardest part of being a DJ?
The travelling… it is an absolute nightmare at times, but luckily all is forgotten once I get on the decks. Well, until I finish and then realize I have to get home somehow!
7) What well known DJ's have you collaborated with?
I’ve played alongside pretty much every major DJ in the World at some point or another over my career.
Studio-wise I’ve written with BK, Technikal, Gammer, Klubfiller, Lee Pasch, Karlston Khaos and many more.
8) Do you make your music readily available to download from the internet?
I do indeed. Vinyl is dead in the UK so the only way to sell tracks now is through the download stores; Beatport, iTunes, Trackitdown to name just a few. All Andy Whitby and AWsum tracks are available from hundreds of digital music shops across the world.
9) Do you DJ/produce on a full-time basis?
I do indeed. During the week I run my label and promote my events, do admin work for my DJing etc and every weekend I travel around the world playing music to make people dance.
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