On the current festival scene John has no trouble speaking his mind.
“It’s gotta be about no rules, no genres, and all in one big room. That’s where I express myself musically, and in not having to reach for the emergency section of the CD wallet for anthem after anthem after anthem,” he said.
It what are strong words from a strong DJ it is this progressiveness and honesty which makes John ‘00’ Fleming a true artist.
Such bluntness is typically what’s needed to not only perk punters ears up to new sounds but to also unlock their starry gazes from the dazzling lights at the top.
I laughed at hearing the mention of CD wallets and it prompted me to ask if he’d fully embraced the digital world like many of his peers.
"I’m still on CD’s after giving laptops a go. I desperately wanted it to work for me, and theoretically it does work, in making it easy to drag and drop files as opposed to burning discs, but my record bag was so heavy it became a logistical nightmare," he said.
"Paul Van Dyk carries three laptops with him simply for the technical issues," he added.
“There can also be so many compatibility problems. When you get to a gig with only 30 minutes to set up, rather than drinking the crowd and the vibe in your frantically setting up and hoping everything is going to work. I’m a people person and I’d rather feel the crowd,” he said.
John ‘00’ Fleming is a no holds-barred kind of guy.
However, in all of this there’s no arrogance or abrasiveness; just insightful and sincere passion, underpinned by a candour only found in someone so long in the dance game.
Musically, expect the unexpected. But one thing is for sure, when he whips that wallet out you’ll be in for an experience that’ll splash you harder than a face full of martini's.
That brings us to the end of a great interview series and there could be no finer closing than listening to John's remix of the Cafe Del Mar classic - Energy 52.
Keep groovin',
DC
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