“I was born in Tel Aviv in Israel – and the night life in Israel is still crazy,” he professes with pride. “The scene there is one of the best in the world; clubs there are open every day of the week. That’s why it’s quite easy to get exposed to club and house music – and why I realised that I wanted to be a part of it.”
Indeed, giving it the proverbial ‘try’ – and then another– and then one more, things started to finally fall into place. “I recall it being around the time I was 13 or 14,” he details. “That’s when it really picked it up; then when I got my first gig outside of Israel in Holland, things really started moving up.” From there, he recounts how he met his wife in Belgium – also originally from Israel – and the couple decided to settle there.
In turn, his relocation made life in the electronic music world far easier and more efficient for him. “Inside Europe, it is much easier to travel than from anywhere else – travel can get really hard; I just feel lucky that I was captivated by it and so I ended up staying here; it’s no secret.” His relocation too, helped him identify his own sound and then fall back on it to continually express himself. “When I’m in the studio, I don’t start a track just for the sake of finishing it; I try to think of music as a tool to reflect on my point of view and at a particular point in time. I don’t mind whether it’s happy or sad or whatever.”
To follow on too, he was recently commissioned to complete a superb Balance compilation –– but of course you’d expect nothing less. “I was very lucky to release on Bedrock; to then build that relationship into something more; that has been even more fantastic; there is no doubt it has created a lot of opportunities for me.
“The Balance project is honestly one of the best compilations for good music out there,” he explains. “I was very proud to be offered the opportunity to do the compilation for them, so as result, I wanted to do something a little different. I like the concept and I think its amazing – you get to give your own touch to the music but you’re inspired by other artists as well, so I used this opportunity to work something out.”
No less, the mix is a 13-track magnum-opus of sublime and smooth music from a diverse range of artists including Robert Babicz, Pavel Petrov and Roger Martinez & Secret Cinema – but all with the Guy J remix and editing touch. His Lost and Found label too, is up and running with productions from Kevin Yost, Secret Cinema & Roger Martinez – as well as Guy himself. “I’ve been busy doing some remixes on that but I’m also working on a lot of original tracks that I’m enjoying; maybe I’ll put them together for an album next year – I’m not sure yet. In all, I think it will be an opportunity to experiment but also to do the music that I’m known for. I want to do the down tempo and experimental styles, but also the club music as well. It should stand beside what I’m known for. Whether it’s more mature or less, I’m not sure, but music should cover off where you are at the moment.”
Guy is returning to Australia again to wow crowds with his progressive and unique sounds. “I really enjoy Australia,” he explains. “I love coming there. It’s an amazing country – when I go to the clubs in Melbourne and Sydney I see people and faces I already know – it’s similar to Argentina for me; I see the same people in the crowd when I play, so it’s like a challenge to try to surprise them – you want to treat people to good music. To do that, I’ve been working on lots of amazing tracks and I have some new artists coming to the label whose music I’m really excited to play.”
BY REZO
