Name: Graeme Park
Location: The North
Dimitri: Can you tell us how 2012 has been for the development of your career as a DJ and/or Producer?
Graeme Park: I’ve been celebrating The Haηienda’s 30th Anniversary all year with some amazing gigs in the UK, Europe and around the world. Considering the club closed its doors in 1997, there is still such a lot of love and support for The Haηienda. The year ends with me doing a 7 hour set at our annual Christmas party at Sankeys in Manchester on 27th December.
Dimitri: If you look back at 2012, are there any moments in your musical career that you wish you had done differently in order to get a better outcome?
Graeme Park: I wouldn’t change a thing.
Best of 2012 according to Graeme Park
Best Track:
Forever This (Sneak 'Forever' Remix) by Fries & Bridges is such a feel good vibe that samples the addictive guitar riff from Jerry Butler's soul classic "Whatever's Fair" and builds and builds and builds before bringing a smile to your face when the amazing, soaring vocal hits you right between the eyes. This is what house music is all about.
Best Artist (DJ & producer):
Joey Negro
Best Remix:
Blue Jeans (Penguin Prison Remix), Lana Del Ray
Best Remixer:
Director’s Cut a.k.a. Frankie Knuckles & Eric Kupper
Best Online Social media network:
Best music composition software:
Pro Tools
Best personal DJ Gig:
The Hacienda’s 30th Anniversary party in the car park underneath The Haηienda apartments on the site of the original club.
Best country which you personally have performed in:
Apart from the UK it has to be Australia
Best up-for-it crowd:
Manchester!
Best smart phone/mobile phone App or device:
The Official Graeme Park iPhone app available from iTunes.
Best DJ equipment (software and/or hardware, Mixer, Deck etc):
Serato
Outro Question:Dimitri: 2013 lies ahead of us. Would you like to tell us your future plans in relation to releases, tracks, albums, collaborations or DJ gigs?
Graeme Park:A busy year ahead with the release of my new Yellow & Black project plus the usual dizzy array of gigs. Full details from http://thisisgraemepark.com
Many thanks to Graeme Park for his answers, it reminded me my first year in England at Manchester that of course I visited many times the club Hacienda, a real institution in the UK clubbing scene.
Dont forget to check out Graeme Park radio show at 1mix radio
Interview was written and conducted by Dimitri Kechagias, Radio/Dj/Music Journalist
Many thanks to Paul at 1mix for proofing the questions
Additional info:
http://thisisgraemepark.com
http://twitter.com/graemepark
http://www.mixcloud.com/graemepark
http://soundcloud.com/graemepark
http://www.facebook.com/GraemeParkFanPage
http://www.youtube.com/GraemeParkDJ
http://www.myspace.com/graemepark