Marshall Jefferson Interview. At the BPM NEC 2012

0:00 You've had so much experience

Alright ladies and gentlemen, I am standing next to, can only be described as a legend, he is Mr. Marshall Jefferson. Now if you don't know who he is, please Google. This particular gentleman was almost one of the pioneers, he was the pioneer of the house scene, one of the original DJs who took music, mixed it perfectly, took it into the clubs. So sir... If there was a few tips that you could give maybe the young aspiring DJ, someone who is in the bedroom, doesn't know where they're going, what they're doing, what they want to do. You've had so much experience. What sort of tips could you give to them? I would say for today's DJ, you have to figure out a game plan and stick to it. When I first started, I said, well...

1:18 I said, I have to have a clear idea

I want to get out there, right? So how do I get out there? I have to make money. So I said I have to know exactly how I'm going to make money and if I don't know how to make money I shouldn't be doing it. If I don't see the finish line I don't start the race. So that was always the policy right there. So I said, I have to have a clear idea. Everybody that I've worked with for 27 years now are still my friends because I made everybody money. If I was working with this person, I'd say, okay, how do I make this person money? How do I make this person money? That's from the business end. Of course I love the music. DJ tutorial by Ellaskins, The DJ Tutor. Shiver down my spine. Oh! And I know someone of your caliber to choose... Shiver down my spine. Two tunes, two tracks. Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Jocelyn Brown and Inner Life and Relight My Fire by Dan Harden. Beautiful. Oh, beautiful. All right, sir, I won't keep any more of your time. Now, very quickly as well, I do have a saying around the world which is practice and enjoy. A lot of people say it because my philosophy is...

Life is about practice, you know, and enjoyment. And the philosophy behind it is too many people when they practice and they make mistakes, they get down, they're unhappy. But I look at it as when you practice and you make a mistake, enjoy your mistake because then it means that by enjoying everything you do wrong gives good vibe, not bad vibe. Well, it also lets people know that there's a human up there playing, so that's good too. So I don't worry about it. Alright, Mr. Marshall Jefferson, could you please just say practice and enjoy? Practice and enjoy. I love you brother, thank you very much.

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