This article is about Slammin' Vinyl NYE 2009 @ NEC in Birmingham, Thu 31 Dec 2009
Q: So tell us a bit about yourself
A: Well my names Davey Asprey & I’m a 23 year old Trance & Techno DJ from Walsall. I’ve been DJing for about 4 years now & I’ve had the privilege to play for some of the biggest brands & alongside some of the best DJ’s in the World within those 4 years.
I got into DJing during the summer of 2005. I was in Ibiza at the time watching a hero of mine Eddie Halliwell absolutely tearing the place apart at Cream. As I was watching him mix it just clicked in my head that this is something I’d want to do for the rest of my life. So here I am.
Q: How does it feel to be playing at the biggest NYE party in the UK?
A: It feels amazing, been really looking forward to this gig all summer. Got an email from Goodgreef saying they had a special booking for me, if I’d be interested. Then the email came back with “How do you fancy warming up for Goodgreef arena at the NEC Birmingham on New Year’s Eve?” I jumped at the chance. As you said this is the biggest NYE party in the whole of the UK & to be a part of that is going to be insanely amazing.
Q: For those that may not have seen you live before, what can people expect?
A: I’m playing 2 sets on the night, one early & one a bit later, so you will get to see 2 totally different styles of music & mixing from me.
My earlier set will be a warm up & ill be a more trance based set with smoother mixing & not that many effects used over some nice chunky Trance, Uplifting Techno & a few of my own Productions. The later set will be really exciting for me as I’ve never been able to go dark side & show my tougher techy stuff. The mixing will be a lot more aggressive & I’ll really be using some tricks I’ve been working on. But if you wanna know more you’ll have to come check out my sets on the night. Either way I’m sure we’ll all have a wicked time.
Q: Have you got anything special lined up for your set?
A: I hope so haha. This year I’ve been really hammering my efx1000 unit. I’ve been working on some flashy tricks & some 3 deck mixing, so I’m really hoping to put on a good performance & wow the crowd a bit as this will be my official Goodgreef debut & really want to impress you guys.
Q: What are you looking forward to most about NYE 2009?
A: I’m actually looking forward to everything. The whole experience is going to be unbelievable. A few of my mates are coming along to support me & some of them haven’t seen me play out in a club before, so that’s gonna be fun & of course spending the new year with a load of up for it clubbers haha!
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