dblive Jacques Renault

Yours is basically a Disco/House set. What did you have in mind to conceive it? And how did the party go?

One of the advantages of promoting your own party is that you get to personally take care of its curatorship, and so people really end up attending your party. Beginning a party with a great buzz is not really my type; the way I see it, it’s preferable to start up moderately and gradually speed up the rhythm as the party goes on. I’d say Disco defines my style – a mixture of 70’s, 80’s and 90’s tunes, with a slightly modern touch.

You gotta make sure your music appeals to the audience, not only to your personal taste.

You usually play your own edits and mixes; in 1998, you came up with a remix for Moby’s Disco Lies. When did you start producing?

I used to record loops with a Tascam in my teenage years,. Drums, guitars, vocals and everything – several layers juxtaposed in a rather demo fashion. When I went to study Arts, there were no computers available to work with, and all the studios used to recur to samplers and synthetizers in order to compensate this needfulness of equipment, so to speak. So I took the initiative and bought my own Protools, and I went on recording my demos until I was finally able to get the Ableton Live software. It was then I began figuring things out and feeling comfortable to work with computers.

You have released tracks by major labels such as DFA, I’m a Cliché, Mule and Wurst, to name a few. Could you describe your style to us?

When a label that you happen to admire requests you to produce something, it’s natural that you want the result to be as good as possible. So it is in everything I get to do.

I wouldn’t ever ask anyone who I don’t trust to do something I expect to come out the best way possible. I guess I’m lucky for having teamed with such talented and competent people. That’s why I find it very rewarding to be involved in the music world.

What is the New York scene like?

It keeps changing all the time. Music there is great and people are really interested in making things happen. As for the parties – well, they are also in a constant process of  transformation, always bringing something novel. The way I see it, the New York scene happens to be quite exciting; it really excites me and I love keeping track of what goes
on there. But anyway, it’s just like anywhere else, we usually perform for friends. And we are constantly looking for unexplored places we’ve never been before…