Respected by his fellow DJs for his production talent and skills and loved by clubbers for his dancefloor bombs and energetic performances, Afrojack is a rising name in the techier of house cirles. Last year saw him drop the fast-paced 'Radioman' on Strictly Rhythm which he followed up by remixing Mike Dunn's 'Deep Down (The Underground)' for the rejuvinated Fluential imprint. Now he's all set to release 'Pacha on Acid' on Steve's Angello's Size label, so we thought the time was ripe to have a little chat...
Tell us about the new single. Pacha’s not somewhere you’d normally associate with acid...
Nope its not, Mr David Guetta asked me to play in Ibiza with him on the FMIF closing party, and figured I needed to make something that would fit in to Pacha, but a little bit too hard (I like that), then i thought hmmm there hasn't been something like Steve Angello's 'Teasing Mr Charlie' for sooo long, and thought let's do something like that! And it’s not about the drug acid, but about the sound! The track worked its magic in Pacha Ibiza and it was even cooler that Steve eventually asked me if he could release it on his label, seeing as the inspiration came from there!
Will you be out in Ibiza this year? Where’s your favourite place on the island?
Yes!! My favourite places are Mambo, Pacha and the big Amnesia club. I've had some amazing times there especially in the last two years. Also DC10 used to be a killer party!! Too bad it's closed. I will be playing in Pacha and Eden this year for sure, and the rest? I can't say for sure yet...
Everyone’s gearing up for Miami at the moment...what’s your take on the WMC?
This is actually the first year I’m doing some gigs there! I have made like a small track for WMC, but I’m not trying to make 'that anthem', I’m more interested in meeting my favourite producers and maybe hooking up with them in the studio, and of course some major fun parties. It’s like a big DJ field trip!
What have you got planned for the rest of the year?
I just got my USA working permit so will do a lot of tours there, gonna fly around a lot in Europe, and going back to Australia at the end of the year too. Outside of that a lot of big studio sessions with big guys, and I've also started producing for pop artists what is really fun to do! It gives me a fresh look on dance music which can inspire me if the four to the floor doesn’t do it for me one day..
Anything else you’d like to tell us about…?
Yes, soon there will be a reaaaally special studio session, going in with Mr Steve Angello himself!!
Pacha on Acid is out 24th February on Size - click to listen.
