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DJ Steve Sutherland chats to I Like Music

I interviewed Mariah, she was the same, she was supposed to be with me for 20 minutes, but she was with me for two and a half hours, and we had some champagne, so we drank a lot of that and we relaxed and she had a really good time.

Maybe I can talk for England, but I've never had an interview that's run out of steam.

ILM: You've released 11 albums - one platinum and three gold for the 'Twice As Nice' series. What is the main thing you've learned about making albums since the first one?

STEVE: You want to know something funny? The first album I did was the best album I did, because it had no involvement… it was an album I did myself with DJ Spoony. The reason why is because it had no involvement from anybody. At that time, the urban music, hip hop, rnb and garage weren't big things then, so we had no pressure from anybody. We got our wishlist and sat down and got the tracks we wanted.

And I sit back and I listen to that album sometimes and think, hold on a minute - that was a bloody good album! And all the tracks that Spoony did on his side and all the tracks that I did on my side are still played now six years later. The DJs still play the same tracks, which says a lot about that album.

The main thing I've learned is … be yourself. My musical genre has spread a lot more now, so I might play a bit of Madonna in my set, there's nothing wrong with Madge. And my club clientele has changed. I started out in urban London, Twice As Nice and then ended up doing international brands, like Pacha, which is one of the biggest dance brands in the world. I don't do Pacha in England, I do Pacha internationally, and that's a big deal to me.

ILM: So good diversity and you've grown in your career?

STEVE: Yeah, exactly. I'm exposed to a lot of different cultures, new music. I DJ with Roger Sanchez. I wasn't that bothered with house music initially, but I like it now. It's allright. I wouldn't play a whole set of it, but I'll play a few records if the feeling's right.

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