URB: And do you still do your Sneakerz parties in Holland?
FLG: Sneakerz was the first party concept I started but I stopped doing it because the people I did it with and I, we couldn’t agree anymore on the musical policy. I thought it was getting too commercial. And I think there is nothing wrong with being commercial to a certain extent but I think in general you shouldn’t overdo things. And that’s why I actually started Flamingo Nights. It’s kind of the same idea- that we want to support new talent and new artists. So aside from Ibiza this year because that’s like a very, very, very important place, we always have new talent and young artists that get a spot at our residency nights.
URB: How can somebody submit to your label?
FLG: We have an e-mail address demo@flamingorecordings.com that people can always send stuff to.
URB: So it is actually people that you discover?
FLG: Yes. We are really trying to get involved with these people. The thing is as a producer and as a DJ a big part of it is just getting practice. Play a lot in front of an audience and play a bit later and a bit later. And it’s hard because you don’t have too many people with a residency in Europe and a residency is, I think, very important to understanding how a night builds up and also how you can better it, build it. You know when people get in, they want to get a drink and slowly get into the groove and get into the mood and bla bla bla, so it’s important for young DJs to get that.
URB: So you really are dedicated to helping out new artists and DJs.
FLG: Well it really has two sides – we have the experience, more or less, but they keep us young. And that’s what keeps me going also because it always reminds me of how I saw things in the beginning.
URB: What sound are you into right now? Or genre/scene?
FLG: Guys that are able to cross genres. We just signed a few tracks and it’s a combination of house, tech house and minimal. In general when you do a fusion you get something new that’s original. I think as soon as music is about fashion or a scene or whatever it’s not about the music, once again. I just want to be nothing. I don’t want to be house, I don’t want to be underground or commercial or whatever. A great example of that is Michael Jackson. I mean he made ballads, uptempo tracks, disco, pop and he’s just a real amazing artist. As soon as you limit yourself to a genre, it kills your mind, you just have to do the same trick over and over again, trying to find different ways to do it.
URB: What are some artists that you’d like to work with in the future?
FLG: Timbaland, also Justin Timberlake because I think he’s one of the best vocalists I know at the moment. Roisin Murphy is on my list and also Missy Elliot, Dizzy Rascal. Empires of the Sun, Basement Jaxx and I could go on and on.
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