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Mosimann performed at Garorock on June 27 at 11:10 p.m. on the Wonderland stage. Revealed by the Star Académie show in 2007, meeting with the Swiss DJ and producer, a few hours before his performance on stage.
You were in concert at the Rugby Club Bon-encontre Boé two weeks ago, you are now at Garorock… It seems like you are in Lot-et-Garonne a lot at the moment!
Mosimann: (laughs). “I love Lot-et-Garonne. I don’t know a bad-tempered person who lives here! Everyone is very friendly, I almost have the impression of being in Belgium because the people are so nice. apart from the fact that it’s Belgians who play rugby.”
Even if you know the area, this is a first at Garorock. Not too stressed?
Mosimann: “Yes, it’s the first one. I’m stressed, excited. I can’t wait to go on stage.”
What do you have in store for the public tonight?
Mosimann: “I have planned a unique show, which I will do for the first time tonight. There will be three huge cubes with drums, keyboards, synthesizers, vocals… A kind of laboratory on stage.”
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How do we attract audiences at festivals?
Mosimann: “Already, I think that’s what I like. Trying to reach out to people who, at the start, are not necessarily there for me by adding little winks, references. I like this challenge, otherwise it’s too easy.”
Are there any artists on this 2024 program with whom you would have liked to do a featuring?
Mosimann: “We’re going cash, we have the right to dream… Calvins Harris! He’s one of my modern-day heroes, it’s pretty crazy what he’s managed to do.”
Who was Mosimann as a teenager?
Mosimann: “I was a bit of a geek. My wildest dream was to make music. My friends wanted to become a doctor, a footballer… I wanted to sing, play the piano, compose. What keeps me going is that today, I still dream.”
A festival memory that particularly marked you?
Mosimann: “Tomorrowland in 2018 did something to me. I was very scared because it’s a big step in a DJ career. I remember being behind the stage, I knew I was going to play and he didn’t There was no one there Four minutes before I started, I saw people arriving with Swiss, French, Breton flags… I said to myself wow, the French speakers came in droves. In the end I was wrong! to be afraid, because it was incredible.”
Are there any DJs that inspire you among the lineup?
Mosimann: “I really like Rivo’s work. He’s one of the young people who are shaking up the codes, I like the way he said to himself: I’m not going to ask to do the remix, I’m going to do the remix and it will work. He had guts, because that’s exactly what happened, and today, he’s one of the most beautiful festival programs.”
