About this episode
DJ Louis La Roche discusses his music career, remix culture, and the challenges of being a touring artist.
Remixer and DJ Louis La Roche joins Chris Hawkins to chat about his career in music so far. From discovering dance music through Fatboy Slim and building tracks from samples, to remixing global artists and navigating the realities of life as a touring DJ. Louis reflects on growing up in Norwich, becoming obsessed with records at a young age, and launching his career after early support from management and booking agents while still a teenager. He also discusses the pressure of being compared to major artists early in his career, the challenge of staying authentic, and why owning his own label, Ever After Records, became one of the best decisions he ever made. The conversation also explores the economics of remix culture, including why many remixers never receive royalties even when tracks become huge successes, alongside behind-the-scenes stories involving official remixes for artists including Madonna, Basement Jaxx and Bruno Mars. Elsewhere, Louis opens up about touring burnout, tinnitus, club culture, introversion, creative longevity in dance music, and his admiration for artists like Daft Punk, DJ Shadow and Aphex Twin. How Fatboy Slim inspired Louis to start DJing at age 12…
People in this episode
Host: Chris Hawkins
Guest: Louis La Roche
Topics covered
- DJing
- remixing
- music career
- touring
- club culture
- creative longevity
Keywords
- Louis La Roche
- DJ
- remix culture
- touring DJ
- Ever After Records
- music career
- Fatboy Slim
- royalties
- club culture
- creative longevity
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Norwich
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