As he seems excited to perform in Sunburn Goa for the third time, French DJ David Guetta tells R Sharma how fresh talent has endless opportunities in the present music scenario
What can the Indian audiences expect at your performance this timeIJ
Some Guetta classics! Get ready to party! I love my Indian fans and this is my third visit with Sunburn Goa. For me, to have this great party, that’s going to be a huge celebration, it means a lot to me and I’m very excited about it.
You plan to recruit one million backup artists for your UEFA 2016 song, what is the idea behind itIJ
It is incredibly exciting ... to be part of this huge football tournament in my home country. Music and football go hand in hand when it comes to celebration and enjoyment and I want to help to make this EURO the biggest and most memorable yet. I’m so excited to be working towards uniting fans in Europe. UEFA EURO 2016 is all about the fans and I want to put them at the heart of everything, especially the song. Music, like sport brings people together, so I’m trying something very special and asking people around the world to unite and add their voices to this anthem.
How do you manage to surprise your Indian audiences every timeIJ
I guess my Indian fans love me a lot and the feelings reciprocal. What motivates me to continue to create music is that magic moment when I’m going to play one of my records for the first time onstage, or when a song becomes a hit and everyone is singing along to it. They are some of the strongest feelings I can get in my life. India is part of the global dance music domination. I’ve only had a couple of experiences of India but I fell in love. So I’d say that the main reason more and more global artists are setting foot in this country is because of the responsiveness of the market. India is a growing destination that has an evolving audience.
What do you think of the present music scenarioIJ Is it a good place for aspiring artistsIJ
It’s a very satisfying feeling to see dance music dominating charts. I think there’s a whole new world where the possibilities are endless. It’s more about finding the right balance and synergies. There’s fresh talent making headlines every six months and that’s proof enough of how supple the industry is. The mix between urban and electronic is really what I’m excited about today. Dance music is the next thing for the next 10 years. There’s nothing you can do about it. EDM is no longer underground. It’s as mainstream as pop. DJing is a different job now. When we do a show, it’s a concert, and we’re selling ourselves as artists and not DJs. Now I’m trying to look for a way to go against the established format again because I think the essence of dance music is to go against formats. I think the challenge of the year coming is for dance music to go against our own format. It’s like we came such a long way to get there and be respected as much as hip-hop and rock, but now what are we going to do with itIJ
Any plans of collaborating with Indian artistsIJ
At this juncture, I’m focussing on giving an impetus to fresh talent and if there’s any Indian producer who feels such please shoot out a mail to my manager! This question is always posed to me every time I visit the country and while I’m open to the idea, I just have not found the time to actually get cracking on it.