"I realized that DJing is not so much about me, it’s about what I can do when I go somewhere, what I can do for people when I’m in a club. It’s something I realized because I’m just not so self-centered anymore… And that makes me a better DJ."

"How can I experience everything as a DJ if I’m always doing the same thing? That’s something I realized after doing something for 5, 10 years… I have to change! It’s not that I’m always someone who is so on top of pushing themselves, but there’s something inside of me that when I’ve had enough, I cannot not be authentic or real to myself. "

"Obviously it’s about the music, but it’s also a job. I need to be inspired, but music alone is not enough to be a good DJ, to travel somewhere, to sit on a plane for hours, be happy when you’ve had two hours sleep. Music isn’t enough in that case, but it is the pre-requisite. That could never not be the case."

“There’s the people that are doing what you’re doing in another way — let them. And then there’s people that are doing what you’re doing and it’s more your style. And that’s what I see now, there’s people that have a completely different outlook. It’s none of my business. I don’t have to be part of that.”

Welcome back to another episode of AIR, an interview podcast series with a different theme each episode! This month's guest is Austrian DJ, producer, and @kwench-records label boss, @cassy-official

A veteran of electronic music, Cassy’s career as a DJ started in the 1990s, bringing her from her native Austria around the world, first settling in Berlin for a residency at Panorama bar in its earliest days. Since then, she’s gone through countless big changes as an artist: growing her voice as a DJ, experimenting with production and singing, starting a label, becoming a parent, mentoring, touring, teaching, and everything in between. 

In this conversation, we explore the evolutions, transitions, and changes in the life of an artist, and how each phase has helped bring Cassy to where she is today.


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Music:

"The Get On Down" - Cassy (2023)
"Feel" - Cassy (2017)
"Where Are We Now" - Cassy (2023)
"Strange Relationship" - Cassy (2017)

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AIR is an interview podcast series with a different theme each episode. 

Created in 2017, AIR aims to be something different in the wide world of music journalism. Tired of the usual promotional fluff, host Emma Robertson invites artists, DJs, and musicians to get deep on one topic that inspires them — everything from nature, to film, to spirituality — in the hope that it inspires you, too.

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