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Lee Burridge Interview

In the decade or more that has passed since Lee Burridge first discovered acid-house music, raided the local record shops of Bournemouth and took to the decks, his illustrious DJ career has spanned at least three continents and seen him work alongside some of the worlds best jocks. Lee Burridge image

Jet setting between Hong Kong, Thailand and of course London town, Lee’s versatility in the mix saw residencies at Tyrant, both at The Bomb (Nottingham) and Fabric (London), Golden and Cream continue to provide clubbers with the hard, deep house, trancey, breakbeat sounds they have all come to expect from him.

A selection of highly collectable mix CDs also materialised including one of the legendary Fabric collection and Global Underground’s fantastic Nu Breed, the latter was originally released back in 2001 and saw the GU Label come back for another two further compilations, all adding to Lee’s worldwide DJ appeal.

With his imminent appearance at the South Eastern European Music Conference (SEEME) 2006 we catch up with Lee for a quick Q&A interview via e-mail.

Have you played in Bulgaria before?
"I played almost two years ago at the same time Exit festival was on in Serbia. I loved it. Amazing people is what I remember!"

Have you played in any other South Eastern European countries?
"Being really bad a geography I'm not sure what other countries are in S.Eastern Europe. Australia and Hawaii right??!! I've actually just played again in Serbia last night and am on my way to Romania as I type (do they count?)".

What’s been your favourite clubbing Experience in South Eastern Europe?
"Always ending up changing my flight and staying at the party until Tuesday afternoon, oh and the girls are very beautiful x"…

What do you think of the scene in South Eastern Europe?
"I love it. I don't have to say anything more."

Do you think this new music conference will help the scene in this area?
"I hope so as more people should discover the wonders of Eastern Europe!"

Do you think it will help the rest of the music industry take notice of how the scene is developing there?
"It will take a few years but the answer is yes. The more attention the better and I hope the attention will be on Eastern European DJs and not just visiting DJs".

Do you know of any good local DJ’s that you rate and that we should look out for?
"Ask me this time next year when I've had a chance to hear them play".

Have you attended or played at any other music conferences?
"The obvious answer is Miami Winter Music Conference which was amazing this year. I saw loads of excellent people play and went out Friday and came home Wednesday. Thursday was a difficult day!! I will be playing at the new conference in San Francisco later on this year and will probably go to Sonar in Barcelona next month."

What would your tips be to anyone going to a music conference for the first time so they can get the most out it?
"Don't go to bed."

What can we expect from your set at the conference?
"Lots of wobbly twisted fucked-up music."

You have been travelling all over the world on your 365 tour, tell us more about it?
"I've just finished the first year of the project. I have two more years and can't wait. The response has been unbelievable. The idea of living in a city/country for a month or two has really worked out. I got to play four parties and make music in Hong Kong, Ibiza, New York, Florence, Sydney, Buenos Aires and Denver over the last year and made a load of new friends. The second year is going to be a little different but still with the same sort of feel."

Are you releasing any tracks or albums this year?
"Hopefully a 365 double mix CD alongside the collaborations of original music which will be out later on this year as a triple pack. I'm also starting a new label called Almost Anonymous to release some of the singles."