How does being Portuguese-English affect your sonicscape?
Growing up in Portugal was great as the electronic movement was based around house and techno. I moved to the UK when I was a teenager, and was exposed to sounds much more eclectic in range, from house, trance, garage, happy hardcore to drum ‘n’ bass.
DJing seems easy. What are some of the biggest misconceptions in the age of Genius playlists?
I wouldn’t say it is easy in any way shape or form. Even if you are using a laptop and working off Serato or Traktor Pro software, you still have to be a good DJ. If you don’t play the right music and you don’t read the crowd properly then people leave and no one has a good night. The equipment can vary but at the end of the day, if you don’t have a talent for this kind of thing, you won’t make it.
What kind of a night can Avalon punters expect?
I have some great bootlegs that people won’t be able to get hold of or buy in the shops, which always makes playing them a little more special. I will also play my new material, including an as-yet-unreleased track with George Michael.
Catch Marc Vedo with Boy George and The Chemical Brothers on Sep 25 at Avalon.
