DJ Seb Fontaine Interview | Artist Spotlight | At The Ministry

LoopTV interviews DJ Seb Fontaine at ‘The Gallery’ in London’s Ministry Of Sound to bring us unto date on his career and learn about his new projects.

Having started his DJ career at ‘Crazy Larry’s’ on the Kings Road London, and then quickly gaining a residency at the ‘Fridge’ in Brixton in 1989. He then worked at various other clubs in London (Billion Dollar Babes), eventually becoming a resident DJ at one of the UK’s largest club nights at ‘Cream’, and subsequently going on to feature at their Ibiza nights.

In 2000, he joined BBC Radio 1 as a specialist dance DJ, hosting a weekly show, as well as broadcasts from Radio 1 outside broadcasts in Ibiza.

Seb has released numerous records, predominantly mix albums, and remixed tracks including the Outhere Brothers, but has shied away from many remixing opportunities, to avoid overexposure, and has instead used several Pseudonyms in place.

Now closely associated with the brand Type which he has used for naming both his  London club nights and album releases.  Seb continues his mission to push the dirty, chunky house sound which makes the club so exciting.

“For every person who says ‘clubbing was better five years ago,’ there’s someone new coming into it who will remember last Saturday like we remember 1990.  Everyone has their time and place. Everyone has their moment – a year or two when everything is the most exciting thing in the world. And that’s cool. As a DJ, you’ve got to try to help people have their moment all the time.”

Here Seb talks about how the industry has changed with the new wave of technology – and why today’s music climate poses new challenges for A&R and distribution.
Enjoy!

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