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Best Of 2015 Interview with DJ & producer Rodg from Amsterdam


Dimitri: Can you mention your biggest achievements in your music career in 2015?

Rodg: Besides playing shows all over the world for the first year ever, making records and getting support from artists I've been looking up to for ages. Huge :)



Dimitri: Do you like to cook? What is the best recipe that you cooked this year? If you don’t usually cook who is cooking it for you and which is your best food for 2015?

Rodg: Yes I cook very often, but nothing special. I like it, but I don't drive myself to michelin star worthy meals. Best restaurant I've eaten this year: Ku De Ta Bali. Amazing food.



                                                        Best of 2015 by Rodg

1) Best Track:
Grum - U



2) Best Artist (Dj & producer):
Grum. Really chunked out some amazing tunes this year, love his sound a lot.

3) Best Remix:
Not something I'd play in my sets, but Ben Pearce really nailed it on his remix for the Hayden James record.



4) Best Electronic Music Album:
Check out Guy J his new album, I've been a fan of him for years and this year he nailed it again!



5) Best Electronic Music Compilation:
Anjunadeep 07, Anjunadeep never dissapoints. Amazing music.



6) Best artwork/cover of an Album or Compilation:
All Statement! Music releases :)





7) Best Electronic Music Label:
Armada Music. Of course.



8) Best Online Social media for communication with your fans:
Instagram. Love that.

9) Best music composition software:
Ableton Live

10) Best Club Event or Open Air Festival:
Creamfields UK



11) Best personal Dj Gig:
A State Of Trance Mexico City 10 10 2015

12) Best Dj set of the year from other fellow Dj:
Eric Prydz Creamfields UK 2015

13) Best country that you have visited to perform with the most up for it crowd: 
Mexico



14) Best Radio show:
A State Of Trance

15) Best Radio station:
Too many good ones.

16) Best Online Record shop that you purchase your music:
I stream! So: Spotify

17) Best tip that you learnt this year for your Djing techniques or music composition:
Less is more.

18) Best piece of advice you got in relation to your career in 2015:
Make music to get things done.

19) Best hobby or activity that you spent a lot of time in 2015:
Got my motorcycle license and a bike. Did cost me some time.

20) Best holiday destination for 2015 that you manage to visit this year either to relax or to perform in a club or festival:
Both! Bali Indonesia. Heaven on earth.

21) Best Electronic Music magazines in printed form not online
Future Music Magazine

22) Best online/PC/video game of the year that you have played this year?
Not really a gamer

Dimitri: Finally, 2016 is ahead of us would you like to tell your plans with your future releases, tracks, albums, collaborations, Dj gigs.

Rodg: Working on an album! Will release that in 2016. Hope to do some more touring, hope to be back in Ibiza for the summer



Additional info:
everything: rodgmusic ;-)