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Podcast #17: Laidback Luke On His Rise To Fame & The State Of DJing Today

I sat down with Laidback Luke at the end of a long week filming of our forthcoming DJ course with him, to talk about his career.

Talk to any DJ who’s been around long enough about Laidback Luke and you hear a similar story: He’s incredibly passionate about the art of DJing, and he makes time for everyone. We’d like to add that he’s also a survivor, having had a whole techno career before he reinvented himself as a more mainstream DJ/producer.

But there’s much more to him than even that: He’s mastered social media and vlogging; he has nurtured talent right from the very beginning, running an influential production forum that saw the likes of Steve Angello and Avicii using it to help them cut their teeth as producers; and of course, famously, he practises kung fu (and even trains people via his own online kung fu school).

In this honest and revealing podcast, Luke shares tales of his early life before and in music, the struggles he’s had balancing being a husband and a dad with a global DJ career- and some hilarious stories of his early days as he rose to worldwide fame.

Luke’s links: Official site | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

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Phil Morse: Phil Morse is the founder of Digital DJ Tips. His DJ career has taken him from a 15-year residency in Manchester, England, to the main room at Privilege in Ibiza - the world's biggest club. He is also an award-winning club promoter, and has taught music tech and DJing since 2010. He regularly speaks at DJ seminars and events worldwide.
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