Your Name: Josh Bailey
Your location(country,city): Portsmouth , Untied Kingdom
Dimitri: Can you mention your biggest music career achievements in 2017?
Josh: Having the worlds biggest DJs support my music on radio shows and in sets.Dimitri:Can you mention your biggest personal life achievements in 2017 that make you extremely proud?
Josh: Watching my son grow another year older into a great young lad1) Best Track from other artists:
Save Me - Ruben De Ronde
2) Your top 3 2017 personal productions
1.) The Kingmaker - Josh Bailey & Omair Mirza
2.) Namaste - Josh Bailey
3.) Cirrus - Josh Bailey & Maglev
3) Best Artist (Dj & producer):
Genix
4) Best Remix from other artist:
I Swear ( Jason Ross Remix ) - Dirty South
5) Best Remix that you have produced?
Steampunk - Ruben De Ronde & Rodg ( Josh Bailey Remix )
6) Best Remixer:
Sunny Lax
7) Best New Talent (Dj or producer):
Maglev
8) Best Electronic Music Album:
Togetherr - Ruben De Ronde & Rodg
9) Best Electronic Music Compilation:
ASOT
10) Best artwork/cover of an Album or Compilation:
Statement ! ( every release has wicked art work )
11) Best Lyrics in an Electronic Music track (it can be your production or from other artists)
I Will Be there - Jason Ross ft Lauren Ray
12) Best Vocalist/Singer featured on Electronic Music track:
Lauren Ray
13) Best Electronic Music Label:
Statement !
14) Best Online Social media for communication with your fans:
15) Best Twitter or Facebook message or Instagram message you received from a fan or friend or you have read on someone else’s account:
A random message from someone who was listening to my music in a bad time in life and it helped them get through ! Its nice to see people use music the same way as myself.
17) Best music composition software:
Logic
18) Best Club Event or Open Air Festival:
Trance Sanctuary
19) Best personal Dj Gig:
Dreamstate UK
20) Best Dj set of the year from other fellow Dj:
Tasso - Trance Sanctuary
21) Best country that you have played in 2017 and where did you met the best festival/event crowd:
UK - Trance Sanctuary
22) Best Radio show or Artist Vlog?:
Group Therapy - Above & Beyond
23) Best Radio station:
DI .FM
24) Best Online Record shop that you purchase your music:
Beatport
25) Best music related website that you visit frequently:
Beatport
26) Best Smart phone or smart phone application:
Hootsuite !
27) Best Dj equipment (software or hardware):
Sausage Fattner - Dada Life
28) Best new sound or sample that has been used in Electronic Music this year perhaps introduced first by you?
I have been smashing acapella from "As The Rush Comes" adding some reverb and pitch bend and cutting it up for some cool vocal chops
29) Best tip that you learnt this year for your Djing techniques or music composition:
Buy a decent pair of earplugs ...
30) Best piece of advice you got in relation to your career in 2017:
One step at a time and have some mega patience ... A no from one person is another step closer to a yes
31) Best hobby or activity that you spent a lot of time in 2017:
Cooking & Fishing
32) Best holiday destination for 2017 either to relax or to perform in a club or festival:
Amsterdam
33) Best Electronic Music magazines in printed form not online:
DJ Mag
34) Best Movie of the year that may inspire you to compose a track:
Dunkirk
35) Best online/PC/video game of the year that you have played this year?
FIFA
36) The saddest electronic music news you heard this year and still makes u cry:
The passing of Robert Miles was a sad day ... I will always remember listening to children as a young child when I was in the car as it got national radio coverage.
Dimitri: Finally, please tell our readers your plans with your future releases, tracks, albums, collaborations, DJ gigs.
Josh Bailey: Future releases - Plutonium on AVA Recordings.
I have more collaborations coming up with Maglev as well as Max Mayer in Russia , A follow up to The Kingmaker with Omair Mirza .
I am also working with a vocalist from my home town as well as reviving some of my alias sounds
Gig wise I will hopefully be heading to some more clubs and events very soon .. NYD is confirmed in London so look out for that on my socialsMany thanks to Omair Mirza at OHM Music for organising this interview.
Additional info:
https://www.facebook.com/joshbaileydj
www.twitter.com/JoshBaileyDJ
Instagram - joshbailey_music