Guest post by Jason Trevor Miller
Paul Sawyer, a UK based DJ/Producer seems to be everywhere these days. With helping manage Krafted, a music label with multiple sub-labels, monthly Podcasts for (Frisky Radio, Data Transmission, and Proton Radio), and over 10 releases this year to date. One has to wonder where Paul finds the time or even sleeps.
Yesterday 6AM premiered the three remixes from his latest Janus EP, scheduled for release on July 23rd. The package included individual reworks by Yuriy From Russia, Jawjee and Redux Saints.
We had a chance to catch up with Paul and the producers who were chosen to remix his originals to discuss their approach and involvement in the EP.
Q&A: Paul Sawyer
How do you manage to be able to do so much within a 24-hour day?
(laughs) I often get asked that question and I suppose I’m a workaholic! I work at my day job and dedicating most of my spare time to music. That includes everything from making music to sending out press releases to connecting with artists for Frisky.
As much as I’d like to concentrate on just my releases and our labels, I love the challenge of compiling articles for the magazines I write for and connecting with people.
Paul, your last release Zeus has done really well. Can you tell us who was involved and the success it is having?
Zeus gained a lot of support from DJs including Kolsch, Dubfire, Betoko, Dale Middleton, Aly & Fila, plus so many more. I was really lucky to be honest, DMC World Magazine jumped on it really early in the year, so it ended up in the Buzz chart three times leading up to its release.
Having Tripswitch, Mark Youssef and Novikoff involved on remix duties has helped too. It’s always good to see the support the remixers get from your release. So much so that we ended up being interviewed by a number of magazines, so it was really nice to get those guys involved with the interviews too, and not just about me.
Your recently took a position with Frisky Radio. Can you talk a bit about what Frisky is, your responsibilities, and vibe?
That’s right, I took the A&R position on a part time basis after cementing a great relationship with the team at Frisky. I was hosting a monthly show on the platform and got invited to work with them after playing at the Frisky ADE event in 2017.
My role is seeking out new shows, liaising with current show hosts and bringing on board DJ’s for the Artist of The Week feature. I also work alongside Lauren who looks after the News/Editorial part of Frisky, recommending people for interviews and she does such a brilliant job with that.
I’ve also been working with Rob organizing this year’s event at ADE, booking the line-up and I am also sorting out Frisky events Worldwide which kicks off in Budapest in November.
Your current release is called Janus. Can you tell u