Countdown to SEEME – Lee Burridge Interview
May 4th, 2006
James Zabiela, Lee Burridge, Misstress Barbara, Slam, Scratch Perverts & Killa Kella are just some of the big names that will take part in the first music exhibition for South Eastern Europe in Bulgaria this coming May.
SEEME will be the main regional platform for the dance music scene in this area and aims to create an environment for networking, music discovery and business contacts for professionals from the electronic and dance music arenas.
The 4 day event will include networking lounges, different panels and workshops with a range of keynote speeches & discussions which will include key players in today?s music industry such as Ajax Scott (Editor of Music Week), Lesley Wright (Editor of DJ Magazine), Peter Harris (Kickin? Music), Sam O?Riordan (Serious Artist Management & Dusted), & Rob Wells (Universal Music New Media Director) with more to be confirmed. There will also be business and messaging facilities to provide the tools to conduct business in comfort and an online database allows participants to contact each other even before the event.
Dance Music is developing very fast in this region and the exhibition offers endless opportunities for companies to showcase, develop and sell their products and services at the centre of the action. A stand is the ideal place to distribute recordings and publications, demonstrate audio, lighting, video, and studio gear, meet songwriters, producers and DJs. Companies who have already taken stands include Apple, Smirnoff Experience, DJ Magazine, Exit Festival & Nova Radio.
The night time programme is where club audiences return their verdict on the freshest sounds around. Over 100 DJs and artists perform in such renowned venues as Chervilo, Lipstick, LifeHouse & Escape, as well as in various other venues around the city. With the emphasis on upcoming and exciting new talent, which will see the hottest DJ?s from the Balkans rubbing shoulders with some of the best international DJs of the moment, such as James Zabiela, Lee Burridge, Misstress Barbara, Scratch Perverts & Killa Kella with more to be announced.
Early bird registrations for the event can be obtained up until 1st May for 195 Euros and 260 Euros there after.
SEEME Message: Music is the universal code!
www.seeme-sofia.com
Lee Burridge Interview:
You?re playing at the South Eastern European Music Exhibition in Sofia in May. Have you played in Bulgaria before?
I played almost two years ago at the same time Exit festival was on in Serbia. I loved it. Amazing people is what I remember!
Q: Have you played in any other South Eastern European countries?
Being really bad a geography I’. not sure what other countries are in S.Eastern Europe. Australia and Hawaii right??!! I’ve actually just played again in Serbia last night and am on my way to Romania as I type. do they
count?
Q: what has been your favourite clubbing Experience in South Eastern Europe?
Always ending up changing my flight and staying at the party until Tuesday afternoon. Oh and the girls are very beautiful…x
Q: What do you think of the scene in South Eastern Europe?
I love it. I don’t have to say anything more.
Q: How do you think this new music conference will help the scene in this area?
I hope so as more people should discover the wonders of eastern Europe. Good luck!
Q: Do you think it will help the rest of the music industry take notice of how the scene is developing here?
It will take a few years but the answer is yes. The more attention the better and I hope the attention will be on Eastern European djs and not just visiting djs.
Q: Do you know of any good local DJ?s that you rate and that we should look out for?
Ask me this time next year when I’ve had a chance to hear them play.
Q: Have you attended or played at any other music conferences?
The obvious answer is Miami winter music conference which was amazing this year. I saw loads of excellent people play and went out Friday and came home Wednesday. Thursday was a difficult day!! I will be playing at the new conference in San Francisco later on this year and will probably go to Sonar in Barcelona next month.
Q: What would your tips be to anyone going to a music conference for the first time so they can get the most out it?
Don’t go to bed.
Q: What can we expect from your set at the conference?
Lots of wobbly twisted fucked up music.
Q: You have been travelling all over the world on your 365 tour, tell us more about it?
I’ve just finished the first year of the project. I have two more years and can’t wait. The response has been unbelievable. The idea of living in a city/country for a month or two has really worked out. I got to play four parties and make music in Hong Kong, Ibiza, New York, Florence, Sydney,
Buenos Aires and Denver over the last year and made a load of new friends. The second year is going to be a little different but still with the same sort of feel.
Q: Are you releasing any tracks or albums this year
Hopefully a 365 double mix CD alongside the collaborations of original music will be out later on this year as a triple pack. I’m also starting a new label called Almost Anonymous to release some of the singles.
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