Audio Media, March 2012

the invasion equation
> because I started as a DJ – I was only a CD player.
I played that CD and then onto that CD, and
made a good mix between both. It was just to
make people dance, but I was really frustrated.”
However, at one gig Garraud took out a keytar
that had been given to him by Jean Michel
Jarre... “I made a loop on the CD, took the keyboard,
choose a bass sound... People had come
to see a DJ and now they were in a live show.
It changed completely the spirit of the night.
That was crazy, and it was very exciting to share
this musical moment with the audience. I was
different every night... you can feel the difference...
You’re doing unique performances with
people, you’re sharing, you’re forming a special
link with people.
“At the end of the show the people say they
love my concert. That’s the best word because
they come to see a DJ, and at the end it’s like
a concert.”
That was then, and now the DJ/electronic
musician is a certified norm for the live circuit.
“Today DJs are so famous that we are on
the same stage as The Prodigy or Rage Against
the Machine. In a festival six months ago in
Australia, I followed Rage Against The Machine.
You really need to give something strong to the
people, because you’re playing after them. I did
the link with a keytar solo, and people understood
that we are doing something between
Rage Against the Machine and the classical DJs.
What Next
Garraud has been stretching his talents into
many fields of music creation. He has brought
his wide musical inspirations into film music,
where he is equally comfortable composing
for traditional instruments, and turning on the
techno when necessary – for example, in the
French movie Une Femme de Ménage (Claude
Berri). He is now working on a US movie, and
plans to move to LA with his family for a period
of around three to four years so he can capitalise
on his popularity in the US, develop his music,
and also work on the film composition side.
Zemixx, however, will remain as Garraud’s base,
and he will be returning regularly. ∫
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