Pranesh Gurung, one of
the most talented and versatile Djs from the country on an interview with Black
Art:
When
did you start djing?
I
started professionally from 2010
What
expectations did you have when you started doing this stuff?
I
used to watch the live sets of DJs on YouTube and had been to few parties here
and at the time there were limited but quality DJs and I wanted to become one
of them.
Are
you happy with what you're doing now?
Well
to be frank I am pretty disappointed with the current market where there are no
genuine DJs now. There is mushrooming of DJs at the moment. Quality is
degrading and only quantity is in rise. When I started the industry had some
quality DJs like DJ Anish who happens to be my teacher, DJ Prajwol, DJ Niral,
DJ Raju, DJ Salim, DJ Rupesh are to name some. But now anyone who uses Virtual
DJ claims to be a DJ and are ruining the market. Until and unless they acquire
a course on DJing or has a basic concept its better they don’t call themselves
a DJ.
Do
you think that a Nepali DJ can earn his/her living through this field?
Well
to earn a living as a DJ is an exceptional task. You have to be one of a kind
but still only by DJing one cannot sustain a living. You have to do some other
side job or keep DJing as a side job. First thing is because of some
unprofessional DJs who does an event for a bottle of liquor has really ruined
the market. Playing as a favor to a friend or family is something different but
every time doing the same thing has ruined the market as the event organizers
compare those DJs with professional DJs and are not willing to pay the charges
as per the DJs requirement. This is the reason why many of the talented DJs of
Nepal are either migrating to foreign countries or are crushing their dream of
DJing and getting into some other field.
Well.
You have your own event organizing company. Do you want to share any
unforgettable events and your future plans?
It’s
a fact that there are 673 registered event management companies and among them
20-30 are active but only 10 companies are providing quality events to the
genuine crowd who really care about the theme, decor, selection of the venue
and are specific about the DJs lineup. My main plans are to provide quality
events to the genuine crowd. The upcoming events of my company will be all
strictly on profile basis as I will ne targetting the premium outlets and the
crowd that I will ne expecting are also of corporate level. I started with
basic clubbing then slowly upgraded my company and right now after 7-8 years in
this field finally I feel secured about my company. (Laughs)
Name
your favorite DJs from the country and name some new Djs who have got
potentiality to grow in this field.
Well
my favorite DJs are DJ BPM, DJ Rabbit, DJ Finzok, DJ Niral and DJ Prajwal. I
really love their selection of the tracks their mixing styles and the way they
pump up the crowd. When I am in an event where they are playing I really feel
like getting on the dance floor and show some moves but damn I don’t know how
to dance. (Laughs) Well talking about some DJs who have potentials are DJ
Freako, DJ Sarthak and DJ Abishek as I have worked with these guys and they
surely are the next big thing if they keep on with their hard work and passion
for this field.
If
you had to rank yourself among the Djs of Nepal. Which rank would you give to
yourself?
(Laughs)
that’s a tough question as it depends upon the DJs who I am competing with. But
more than my position in a DJs list all I want to do is to build up my crowd by
playing some good music and entertaining them.
If
you get a chance to play in Tomorrow Land festival, what would be your first
reaction?
I
would run naked around the town (Laughs) Then after a bit controversy I would
focus on the music that I will be playing there.
At last, what do you want to say to your supporters, party people and the
rising Djs of the country?
To
all my supporters thank you for bearing my music and events till now (Laughs) .
I will be back with some great gigs pretty soon and it’s going to be something
different for updates do like my fan page and to all the upcoming DJs and event
management companies, keep the love and passion for music and events going on
and keep coming up with something different that will create your identity in
the market. Peace out.
Link to his official Fan Page: Click Here!
I wish a very good luck to Dj Pranez Tamu for his
upcoming projects
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