James Kumo // Techno.ua Podcast // Jan 2012

Third music strike for Techno.UA recorded one of the most interesting english musicians James Kumo. He is known for deep & rich works for Ann Aimee (Delsin's sublabel), Curle, Falkplatz, Autoreply, Metamorphic & SelfDefence. In 2011 James launched his digital only electronic music platform K:Music.

Innerview with James Kumo:

1. When, where & how did you start DJing/producing?
I started DJing way before producing, around 1993. Like most people, I started out doing mix tapes at home, or with mates, which then eventually spurred me to want to speak to venues and the like, so got opportunities to play out here and there. Producing came later, around 2007 - so, many years later.

2. What is your favourite venue?
This is a hard one, as i've not been to some venues, which i know are awesome. My favourite to hang out, tend to be more intimate, smaller places, like Plastic People in London, Panorama Bar or Watergate in Berlin, Cielo in NYC, places like that.

3. Art of DJing/producing is to...(continue sentence
To take the audience on a journey. To captivate and not to bore the fuck out of them.

4. What is the hardest thing in DJing/producing
Not to get too wasted before your set lol.

5. What equipment are u using to record music?

Quite simple and straight forward, I run a combination of Logic Studio Pro 9, with Native Instruments Reason 4, with various different synth and efx plugins. Alongside a couple of midi keyboards.

6. Techno is...(continue sentence)
In your body n soul!

7. What is Detroit for you?
Roots of electronic music.

8. What is your favorite techno tune of all time?
Underground Resistance - Hi-Tech Jazz

9. The best newcomer in techno to watch is...
Area Forty One

10. What is your motto?
Don't take things to seriously in life!