Rodi Style - My Year In Hard Dance

What's been your biggest achievement of the year?

Being asked to do a guest mix and interview on BBC Radio1 by Kutski alongside Ben Stevens as part of our Chaos Theory partnership. It was a massive honor to be a part of such an incredibly world famous radio station. Also a track I co-wrote with Allya (Canada) was played on Radio1 4 times which was both surprising and exciting.

What moments will you never forget?

Getting emails from people from places I'd never have thought I'd hear from (Taiwan, South Africa, Hong Kong) who are into my music. Gives me hope that the future is bright for hard dance!

Who's been your favourite newcomer of the year?

Boneski by far. Fantastic ideas and tracks and I think 2012 will be a huge year for him! Keep an eye out for him!

Who's been the artist of the year for you?

Probably Technikal, his level of quality on his music is astounding and I could easily take one of his tracks and play it without knowing what it sounds like and it would probably blow the roof off every time. 100% of the time it works every time ;)

What's been your favourite label of the year?

I guess I'm biased but I think the material that has been coming out on Kung Fu and Tech Fu has been some of our best in years and they're all massive in my wallet.

What do you think has been the best track of the year?

One of my favorite tracks this year has been a collaboration I did with Konekt & Rich Resonate called "Komplete". I can't resist playing it in nearly every set since the day it was "born".

What's been your favourite event of the year?

One of my favorite events would have to be playing to my hometown crowd in Calgary, Canada at the Bank Nightclub early 2011. The club is absolutely gorgeous and just seeing familiar faces and playing to people who have supported me from the beginning was so special.

What's the funniest thing that's happened to you?

Well not to me but I did see some guy hop past the stage barrier and grab hold of Amber D's DJ Table leg screaming "Aaaambeeer" while being dragged away by 3 security guards resulting in DJ table that ended up being slanted for the rest of her set and mine that followed.

What do you have planned for the next year?

With my move back to Canada mid 2012, I will be focusing alot on completing an artist album. I've been planning and envisioning it for some time now so it will be exciting to build my home base (studio) and work on my album.

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