MATT TROUSDALE EXCLUSIVE DJ MIX!
People Must Jam and regular Picnic guest, Matt Trousdale, in the mix and the Q&A as our next DJ Mix legend.
Matt Trousdale's Late Night Picnic Mix by Picnic Touring & Events
Picnic's friend Lauren Murada caught up with Matt via email to bring you his story...
Your name is one that consistently appears on Picnic lineups. What gets you behind the decks at every party?
I love playing at Picnic, they book great DJ's and the parties are always quality - lots of great people.
What was the best Picnic party you’ve played at?
The last Picnic was a good one, with Spun and the Revenge. I think the Revenge played a few of my tracks and on the Civic sound system they sounded great. There was a great vibe in the room that night.
Eight years ago you decide to move to a sunnier part of the world from the UK. What bought that about?
I was only originally planning on being here for three months! I came here traveling and then met my wife and here I am! Australia is an amazing place to live.
You were DJing over there, how do the Australian crowds/parties compare to the English?
I think the Australian crowds are just as good as the English crowds. People like to hear good music wherever they are from.
I think when it comes to the difference between the parties; firstly there are more people in England to go round! There are some great parties in Australia but due to there not being as many people here the parties have to share the same crowds. Also, in England, you might see three or four big names on the bill at the same night and the ticket price may still be very cheap. Clubs like Fabric in London may have a line up like this DJ Rolando, Slam, Terry Francis, Craig Richards, Bill Brewter, etc, all on one night for only say ten pounds! Due to it being so costly to tour DJ's in Australia it is almost impossible to do that here.
Was it a stressful time when you had to send your records halfway around the world?
It was a slow process! Once I knew I was going to live here I had to box them up and send all of them by sea. Luckily they all turned up!
After collecting for 16 years, how many records do you have in your collection? What are the standouts?
I have nearly four thousand 12 inches.... and a few standouts?!!! Well some of my early house records are pretty special to me. A lot of early/mid nineties early house tunes I couldn't part with. Records like early DJ Pierre, Mood 2 Swing, Todd Terry tracks. I also things like PRL - Keep on Climbing, Tone Theory - Limbo of Vanished Possibilities and Ian Pooley - Don't You Be Afraid on Force Inc.
I have a few that come out a fair bit. The Attaboy mix of Presence Sense of Danger is a personal favourite from some glory days back in York. Pepe Bradock - Deep Burnt and Origami by Wastepaper are others that bring back a lot of good memories!
You’ve supported some top DJs in your time, is there anyone you want to add to that list?
Well I can remember Derrick Carter when he used to play at Basics in Leeds a lot and he used to be really good. Playing quality house music and playing for hours and hours, once through to about 7AM - finishing with disco, techno, funk, electronica, everything! I would have loved to of supported him back then I guess!
Hmmm, maybe also Moodymann, Harvey....
You’ve also had some top DJs play your music under various aliases. Why did you create the aliases? Are they top secret? How can people go about finding your tunes?
I have a few different aliases for my music but I do like to keep them under wraps. I prefer to talk about DJing.
I guess the different aliases came about so that I could release different styles of music without having to change people’s perceptions on what I play in a house club for example. The anonymity for some of my projects has helped my music do really well. I am however writing some new house music to release under my own name so some of that will get a release in the not too distant future.
Normally, if you hear me play, I would have something in my set I would have produced.
You do parties with People Must Jam. How did all that get started? Can you give us the lowdown on what’s happening with them now?
The People Must Jam parties are something I do along with Pete Dot and JMS. They originally started out of an idea to bring some of the DJ's we wanted to see to Australia. The first party we did together as People Must Jam was when we toured Rahaan from Chicago a few years ago. Our next party is on October 9th with Mark Seven in a secret warehouse, so we are very excited about that one!
