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Kosmetic Surgery Preview: Interview with resident Jonty Skrufff Reported by Macavity / Submitted 27-05-05 18:06 What do I have in common with Boy George, Anne Savage, The Pet Shop Boys and Judge Jules? Well in truth, not a lot, except that we all receive the Jonty Skrufff newsletter which is emailed out to thousands of people across the world every week. Infomative, entertaining and occasionally subversive. the newsletters have gained a international repsect and now Skrufff acts as the main source of clubbing and music sub-culture information for hundreds of thousands of fans across all continents. But as well as being the co-founder of the most popular dance and club press agencies in the world he's also one of the hottest electro Djs on the circuit and currently a resident at Tommy Four Seven's new cutting-electro night Kosmetic Surgery. In much the same way as Tommy he's a bit of a DJ wonderkid. Despite playing out for a short while, he's already drummed up an established reputation in the UK and internationally as a must see DJ playing his refreshingly quirky electro disco sound. Clearly a talented musician and someone who has an indepth knowledge of music sub-culture, I thought it was about time he was interviewed for Harderfaster. You're the founder of the popular fanzine and press agency Skufff. How do you get involved with that and who reads it? I set Skrufff up myself following years working as a music journalist for other people such as Muzik magazine (I was the magazine’s first feature writer, specialising in drugs stories) and EMI (I founded and ran dancesite.com, a website that served Positiva and Virgin dance at the end of the 90s). In terms of readers, we’ve got loads of industry types, countless DJs and stars (DJ Hell, Boy George, Dave Clarke, Ewan Pearson, the Pet Shop Boys, Judge Jules, Anne Savage etc etc etc) plus thousands more interesting, lovely supercool people from all over the world — really. I love (most) of our Skrufff readers.” Jonty in Brazil Did you want to be a journalist and a DJ originally and is Jonty Skruff your real name? I wanted more to work in the music business when I started, though when I discovered journalism I found a niche that I immediately liked and did well in. Skrufff is named after my Skrufff partners Tom and B’s dog; she’s an amazingly cute Staffordshire bull terrier that Americans invariably mistake for a pit bull. The whole concept came to me in Ibiza when I’d been out all night and was the worse for wear, thinking about what to do with my life as the dotcom bubble really imploded. I was thinking about setting up my own press agency when I had this Eureka moment of ‘we can call it Skrufff- and I’ll be Jonty Skrufff’. Seemed like a good idea at the time, anyway! The reason it’s spelt with a K and 3 Fs is because from the start we’ve not aimed Skrufff at everybody. Some people loathe us, though the readers we do have are committed — that’s the way I like it — we’re after (who we consider) special people — freaks and free thinkers. You're fast getting a name for yourself on the international electro scene as one of the hottest new talents. How long have you been DJing? I was messing around on the decks at home for years, then started taking it seriously (really seriously) a year ago when I suddenly got proper gigs at Golf Sale, Electrogogo and Mother Bar (333). I’ve now got two monthly residencies in London (Kosmetic Surgery and Mother Bar (with the Italoboyz) and have also just agreed a three times a year residency with ampgalaxy in Brazil. I love Brazil, particularly the people and the vibe and I hope to be doing a lot more stuff there with Skrufff and DJing generally. Describe your sound. What inspires you to play this type of music? I spin hi-energy pumping electro-disco-rock, with the emphasis on dance music that makes people dance (particularly girls). I got hugely inspired by the whole electroclash phenomenon which opened the doors for varied music in clubs again and the return of songs and melodies in dance music again. You play a lot outside the UK in places as far flung as Brazil, Croatia and France, including a residency in Brazil. How did you get these gigs? I have all sorts of contacts and friends all over the world having travelled loads and also met people via Skrufff. We syndicate content to magazines and websites in Japan, Australia, Czech Republic, Ibiza and beyond and I hope to continue travelling more in the not too distant future. What can people expect from you at Kosmetic Surgery on 04th June. 2 hours of upfront rocking electro-disco with one or two classics chucked in when appropriate. Which other Djs and types of music are you inspired by? I’m more inspired by producers than DJS, current faves include Play Paul, Black Strobe, Tiefschwarz (though not all their stuff) loads of DJ Hell’s Gigolo releases. On the DJ front, I really rate Erol Alkan, Larry Tee (our Skrufff man in New York) and Tasty Tim’s been quite inspirational for me too. Electro seems to be very popular at the moment. Why do you think that is? The term electro is already as wide as house, covering a multitude of styles and to me what it refers to is post house music or even eclectic. What I mean by that is dance music that’s far more open and flexible so it can include straightahead house- it’s more popular these days because I think more and more people have become bored of hearing the same narrow band of music hour after hour, whether that’s techno, trance, house; whatever — you can only loser yourself to it so many times. I’m very positive though about clubland in general — I think we’re living in very interesting times. Do you produce tunes as well as DJ? Not yet, though I’ve recently been working on a remix project of Futon’s Gay Boy with bootleg mainman IDC- we’re calling it the metrosexual mix. I hope to do more stuff shortly. Where do you see the electro scene going. Do you think it is becoming too mainstream, or do you think it is just maturing? For me the future is all tied in with niche communities that exist internationally via the web, with or without mainstream interest and support. I think there’s already a vast underground of myriad subcultures that already exist from the squat party techno scenes to the global electro (clash) culture that’s continued to warp, thrive and prosper despite the best efforts of the mainstream to fit it into obsolete ‘next big thing’ boxes. How does Kosmetic Surgery differ from the other electro nights you've played at? It has a very different more mixed crowd than other clubs and it’s also a proper Saturday all night event. Many of the other electro events are smaller parties that often take place in bar club type venues and finish early. Jacks is also a rough and ready venue that lends itself to proper partying- fingers crossed the night prospers. What does the future hold for you in terms of DJing? In the short term, lots more gigs in London (at 333 this Friday, I’m spinning in the main room from midnight) Trailer Trash, Betterdayz and Zigfrids in the next month, plus upcoming dates in Germany (Berlin and Essen) then a return to Brazil in August (when I play Sao Paulo and Rio). I’ve also just signed up with the DJ agency Sedition (who look after Tania Pear and John Taylor (Punx Soundcheck) amongst others, so hopefully lots more gigs in the UK and overseas. 11012.Final MoS Radio Log431.jpg It's cheesey but I have to ask this question. Have you, or would you ever consider Kosmetic Surgery, and it so what would you have done? I have extensive tattoos and also huge scars (from a very nasty lift accident, a very long story) so I’m all in favour of body modification though I haven’t had surgery just yet. Who knows? Jonty also hosts a 2 hour show on Ministry Of Sound Radio between 18.00 and 20.00 every other Monday. Click below for more details. http://www.ministryofsound.com/radio http://www.skrufff.com (Sign up to Jonty’s weekly e-zine here (not suitable for under 18s) All photos courtesy of Jonty Skrufff. Share this :: : : : Follow HarderFaster :: Other Features By Macavity: Ben Coda Gets Ready for Glade Festival The Tidy Boys are Back To Clean Up London David Minns Tells Us Why South London is The Place To Be! Russia's No 1 DJ, Bobina Springs into London Ali Wilson - From Harderfaster to Carl Cox's Favourite Producer The views and opinions expressed in this review are strictly those of the author only for which HarderFaster will not be held responsible or liable. Comments: From: emmahardware on 27th May 2005 19:19.02 woop can't wait for the next Kosmetic Surgery From: tidyrichard on 27th May 2005 19:21.16 tis gonna be a good un !! From: richbowenuk on 28th May 2005 21:04.12 Looking forward to my first visit! From: Macavity on 31st May 2005 08:59.56 Fantastic Stuff. Dirty electro is the way forward. From: sunvisordude on 31st May 2005 09:33.00 your arms are too skinny - do some weights! see you on sat. From: House Mouse on 31st May 2005 14:50.47 Can't make the next Kosmetic Surgery but it's very highly recommended, good to hear something more experimental (and hence more fun) than a lot of other nights out there. From: *Ting* on 31st May 2005 21:57.08 Nice one Jonty, you are just flying at the mo ain't ya my lovely.

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