“It helped me to look at the bigger picture, to spend more time working on my art and to know how to make a better balance between life and work.” “It was in April 2021, a psytrance party in Israel with huge energy on the dancefloor! I mostly played my new music for the first time and I was blown away by the reaction of the crowd.” For now, he’s back on the road building his reputation gig by gig. This September saw him play a 2000-year-old Roman amphitheatre in France, joyous dancers forming a rising wave of pumping fists in front of him. What’s to follow remains to be seen, but he promises he’s sitting on plenty of new music, helped by the building of a brand new custom studio. Setting off with ‘Bali’, a collaboration with fellow Israeli Omiki, it’s a statement of intent that follows recently turning 30 - an event captured on his In Between YouTube series. The biggest news has been the launch of his own record label, WELVRAVE. Against the odds, he says, he’s still managed to play shows in Israel and Europe, and even got in a two-month tour of Australia. Rising star DJ/producer of 2021: “Dantra.”Ī new entry into the Top 100 last year, Israeli psytrancer Blastoyz – aka Kobi Nigreker – has ridden the momentum of last year’s success. “Completely renewed my home studio in Geneva.” What’s the best bit of tech you’ve added to your studio or DJ set-up this year? “We can all help with small efforts every day, it's solidarity that is needed here.” “It changed my perspective on a lot of things - more importantly, there is no time like the present.” couldn't have wished for a better return.” “Amazing! One of the best clubs in the world, Amnesia in Cap D'agde, in my home country in August. He promised to put out more music in 2021, and fans weren’t disappointed when the emotive ‘Get Away’ was released this March, on Martin Garrix’s STMPD RCRDS imprint. Pre-Covid, he regularly played on stages known for their huge levels of production, including Tomorrowland and Ultra Music Festival. It’s no wonder the DJ and producer thinks outside the box for his self-produced shows. He’s the great-grandson of the artist, Picasso, and used his relative’s mansion - Villa La Californie - as the backdrop for a 3D mapped extravaganza. 2021 was no different, and he started off the year by fusing his family’s creative background with music once more - this time, playing an exclusive set at Picasso’s workshop in Cannes, while French painter and graffiti artist Cyril Kongo created live art. What’s the best album you’ve heard this year?įlorian Picasso took livestreaming to the next level last year. What’s the best bit of tech you’ve added to your studio or DJ setup this year? “Feasible environmental protection measures should be taken when planning a music festival, such as the use of recycled environmental protection materials for the stage, booth and tent construction, the use of recycled paper for tickets, brochures and other paper products…” What further steps should the industry take to combat climate change? Five months after the outbreak, performances in China began to return to normal, and I became even busier than before.” I started my TikTok account, and it racked up more than 30 million views in three months. “I had more time to spend with my family and completed more work in the studio. How have the last 18 months changed how you view your work/life balance? Due to the impact of the epidemic, the audiences dropped by at least 70% this time, as many people were still worried about the risk of infection brought by crowd gathering.” “It was in October 2020, at Dreamland Music Festival in a desert. How was your first gig back after lockdown? Since then, he has kept busy with a ring of tours, studio sessions and even a collab with Fatman Scoop. Over the next few years, he plans to grow his international base, bringing his euphoric and vocal-heavy sets to the wider world.
The stompy number is a great example of glitch-hop, a sub-genre the electro DJ continues to champion at his label.Īlexso was quick out the stable when China re-opened its clubs, with his first set at the Dreamland Music Festival in October last year, followed by a slew of performances across the Republic. ‘Disruption’, perhaps his most theatrical release to date, landed in September and made good use of traditional Chinese instrumentation alongside his signature drops. In March he released ‘Mu Lan’, a high-energy thumper, with drops and stabby synths a plenty, following this up in April with ‘Hit Em’, a bassy, groove-laden cut made with Skemaddox, and the warbly electro banger ‘Cardi’ in July. Rising star DJ/producer of 2021: “Maddix.”Įcho Stage Records label boss Alexso hasn’t had much time to stand still this year.
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