Monthly newspaper and online publication targeting 18 to 35 year olds. The ultimate guide to the hottest parties, going out and having fun. Music, fashion, film, travel, festivals, technology, comedy, and parties! London, Barcelona, Miami and Ibiza.
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"Renegade Hardware has been here as long as it's been here simply because we're constantly bringing in the future basically in production, producers and DJ's; so we're constantly opening the door to new talent and keeping it fresh, while at the same time, not losing our essence." 7 25 Issue 64 / 2014 DRUM & BASS / DUBSTEP guestlist.net Rockwell WHAT WAS YOUR VIBE COM- ING DOWN HERE TODAY? There's like two clubs, three clubs, four clubs maybe in the whole of London that you can put on a drum & bass party, and that's the prob- lem I think and that's why I like coming down here for Hardware. They've moved it to a new place where no one else is and it works. You gotta respect that. (Smiles) I can't see David Cameron coming down here and tak- ing his top off and screaming for a rewind to Loxy, but you never know. In a way you have a lot of producers living here and everything, and a lot of things are kind of dictated from London. I'm a producer so you're nev- er happy. It's like…you can have the golden Bentley and you want the platinum Bent- ley. There's never any sort of endgame of 'yeah I'm finally content with my music'. It's not like a financial thing or like an 'I want to live in Ibiza on fucking private Is- land'. Production just really fascinates me. You always like… do one tune, next tunes gotta be better. You've gotta consistently keep bettering yourself in the studio. It's really difficult. There's no A plus B plus C plus D equals massive hit. If I wasn't signed to Shogun I'd still be in my bedroom making music. If it fasci- nates you and if it's what you're about, you just can't get away from it. It doesn't matter if you're DJing every week or not you'll still be in the studio every spare min- ute that you have. Played Hardware a lot when it was at Area and it's nice to see that it's got a new home and brought a following and it's still popping and the par- ty is still about real music. I like playing a variation of gigs and this is definitely at one end of the spectrum of what you can get out of playing. I've got a lot of love for Clay- ton and a lot of love for Ren- egade Hardware. They're the first people to ever put me in London. If they want me to come I'll come. There's nev- er like a 'not sure'. It's just 'yeah'. Tell me the date and I'm there. INK TWENTY YEARS OF RENEGADE, HOW ARE YOU FEELING? Basically the whole vibe is all focused on getting to the milestone of twenty years. If you do anything for twenty years, it's obviously a massive achievement. Renegade Hardware has been here as long as it's been here simply because we're con- stantly bringing in the future basically in production, pro- ducers and DJ's; so we're constantly opening the door to new talent and keeping it fresh, while at the same time, not losing our essence. Well London itself is a place where there is a whole heap of genres you can come to the city for and a whole heap of clubs, and drum and bass is a big resident in London since the days of hard core, so it ba- sically brings the balance to what some of the kids may like. You get the older crowd com- ing to Renegade Hardware to experience the deeper side of the music.