Well first things first Timo, how's it shaking geezer are you good?
Doing great thanks - am very excited about this weekend - another 4 day dancathon starting off tonight with our new weekly night called the DROP at Meet and ending with a massive showdown of local east london talent at the RAVE - with loads of other gigs and easter egg binges in between!
So Mr Garcia for those who don't know you - who the hell are ya?
Well, I live on brick lane where I have my music studio fondly known as the biscuit factory - I make house music, run my record label (Berwick Street Records), DJ every weekend and some week nights and eat biscuits all day!
Interesting, The E1 Rave is listed as BBL's dirty little secret - whats your dirty little secret Timo?
Come on I know your game!
The DROP - coming very very soon!
I've been doing a little background research and you started promoting your own nights at the tender age of 16! Sheesh.. I could just about tie my shoe laces at that age! What's the deal?
I come from a small town on the outskirts of london where the was once a shit niteclub called Stages - so at 16 I used to hire indie bands to play on the top floor whilst I and my mates played indie dance records (very badly!) downstairs. There wasn't much else to do in that town so we got a great crowd down - only problem was that I was one of the few of my age to look 18 so I had to keep running down to the door to get my mates in!
You've played all over the world including a 2 year residency in Paris. How do all the different countries differ and more importantly which has the hottest women?
I did enjoy myself in France ;op
After running your own events, producing and DJing you decided to go Pro in 2002. That must have been a big decision?
Not at all - Before then I was working full time for a multinational Biotech company shipping all their products around the world - Djing was a great conflict and I ran out of holiday & sick days and had to make that decision. As I was getting some great gigs in the UK and abroad It was the obvious choice.
There a literally thousands of budding DJs who dream of spinning the plastic for a living what advice could you give? And what are the high and lows?
Believe in the music - first and foremost
Its hard work - really hard - so long as they're willing to put in the effort and energy and make it work for them then go right ahead.
You launched Berwick Street Records in 2005 your very own House imprint, how is this shaping up?
Going great thanks. Discotech was the 2nd release by myself and the Cheshire Catz was played on Pete Tongs show as the Essential New Tune. The 1st and 4th releases have been licensed to the Bora Bora compilation this summer and the current promo is getting some great support from Smokin Jo, David Guetta, Hernan Cattaneo and Tall Paul amongst many.
Its not out officially for another 3 weeks but I know there are 5 Test Pressings on vinyl in Black Market Soho at the moment and you can get the exclusive Mp3 Download from DJDownload.com
Its called Timo Garcia & the Cheshire Catz present Nika - Just Get Over It (Berwick Street Records) - so keep an eye out for it!
Apart from your own which labels are really doing it for you at the moment and producers/DJs of course?
The Cheshire Catz obviously as we have made so many tracks together and are launching our new weekly Thursday night called the DROP at Meet - we hope to have some great DJs playing there - I would love to have Tim Sheriden, Mike Monday, Big Daddy G, King Roc, Tom Neville, the Insignificant Others, Mark Sun, Anil Chawla, Dale Anderson down to play as well as many others not forgetting the ever faithful Filthy Krew Shane Watcha, Brad 212 Finlay, Ben dela daddy Pena, Clint Lee and Gepy - all who rock the nights we play at - it's one happy family really!
On bank holiday Easter Sunday your playing at the 11 hour monster party marathon THE E1 RAVE how are you preparing yourself? A few laps round the park a bit of stretching maybe or will you just be carrying on from Friday you dirty stop out!
Kick starting tonight with the DROP, then playing Friday night again at Meet, then staying on for Redlight then over to Jam for Saturday 1 til 4pm where ill be battling it out on the decks with Joe le Groove - then im playing that night at Zigfrids in Hoxton before we head off to Club Azuli at the Cross to hear King Roc and the big man himself Kenny dope - then Sunday I might get a bit of sleep in before the Grand Finale - the RAVE!! Nice!
So who are you looking forward to seeing on Sunday?!
Really looking forward to playing with the Filthy Krew again - Shane, Ben, Clint, Gepy - also will be great to party with those Cowboys!
And lastly any final pieces of advice the R R R R Ravers!?
Watch out for the Easter Bunny!
