Podcast + Interview with CIDS @cids96

1 - How has the CIDS Djing story started ?

I was always drawn towards music, since very little I started playing with a toy organ at the age of 4, and later on my parents bought my first real electric piano at the age of 9. I used to play classical music and as I grew up I tried to portray my ideas on this instrument. At home, a variety of music would also be playing, but what specifically caught my attention were some very old vinyls from 80’s disco music and later on, my brother’s CD’s from artists such as Benny Benassi, Daft Punk, among others. As a grown-up, I started going to raves and clubs in Montevideo and I was very keen on House and Drum n’Bass, but what made my mind blow the moment I listened to it, was Techno. Immediately after, in 2018 I started trying my first mixes in my laptop using VirtualDJ, haha. As I started getting positive feedback I decided to make it more “real” by taking DJ lessons in Musike Academy in order to start using “a proper setup”.
I’ve had some up and downs along the way but never stopped since.


2 - Where do you generally draw your inspiration from ?

In order to prepare a playlist for a performance or a mix recording, I often draw inspiration from tidying up my house now that I realize haha, I’m a very organized person so I can spend lot of hours lost in music while doing simple everyday things.
I also try to analyze very well the artists that I like the most and learn from them and their sound. I think after so many years I could find my sound over the last few months and these are reflected in my productions as well, it feels finally authentic.
Also, I find a lot of support and inspiration in Fusion UY/ES, a Techno collective we have with a couple of friends, we always try to learn from each other and grow all together.


3 - Could you tell us more about your music selection and mixing process ? 

It depends on the mood and kind of mix I’m preparing. When I record a mix I always try to prepare something medium to high intensity, that makes you wanna hear more, but always leave my most beloved tracks for the dance floor for sure, so I can show the audience more of what you would hear typically in a pre-recorded mix. I always try to find emergent artists and specially songs which have that little something that has never been heard. I’m listening to a lot of tracks from Argentinian and Spanish artists lately.


4 - Which software/hardware did you use for this set ? 

Pioneer XDJ-RR


5 - Whats your craziest dream? 

Good question, right now my dream, hope it’s not that crazy though, is to travel the world sharing my music. Thanks for the opportunity to let this happen, we’re already traveling the world if our music is heard in other countries :)

Podcast #145 - CIDS [UY]

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