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music from our part of the world – from Serbia or the Balkans generally? “We are very inspired by our passionate fans in the Balkans. There is a strong resonance with the people here. I've worked with some Bulgarian singers and Turk- ish musicians, as well as DJing and playing gigs with various Serbian musicians and DJs. It’s definitely a musical region that I’d like to ex- plore more. I love the mixture of sounds and cultures that you can hear through the various forms of music in the Balkans.” Your compositions invite listeners on a transform- ative journey. Where do you want us to go? “I think the compositions want to transcend the ordinary world to experience a place that touch- es many different locations and times, to an inward location that exists beyond cultures and geogra-
“Serbia is one of our favour- ite markets to play. From Tašma- jdan in Belgrade to the festival in Kragujevac, the crowds have been very energetic and big supporters of Thievery Corporation. I remem- ber DJing at Exit back in the day and being blown away. We are al- ways happily surprised to feel the level of excitement when playing to the Serbian audience! I can't wait to get back.” Will your DJ set in No- vember bring us some new material or the best of Thievery Corporation? “This will be more of a fun Dis- co-House set featuring some new material, as well as some old clas- sics. I’m always exploring musi- cally and am happy to share that with the listeners and audience.” You draw inspiration from your travels and di- verse cultural influences. Is there anything in your
phy. Music is a form of transport for me, one that can instantly take you to places from your childhood or to the future.” With the Thievery Corpo- ration duo, you’ve helped shape the landscape of electronic music by fusing elements and with crosso- vers... Where is that kind of music now? “We've always been interested in taking influences from our re- cord collections and mixing them with many different styles and sounds to form something that was uniquely our own. I think that makes our music stand out from a lot of other peoples’, as well as the fact that it's multi-genre and crosses over into many different styles. We are right now just start- ing to think about creating some new music, so it will be interest- ing to see where the next chap- ters take us.”
„Runda“ konferencija u Domu omladine Rob Garza ce učestvovati na „Run da Digital Day vol. 5“, jednodnev- noj konferenciji u Domu omladine 15. novembra. Konferenciju podržava- ju „Merlin“ i „Impala“ i ona okuplja vr- hunske profesionalce iz muzičke in- dustrije celog regiona i sveta, koji će razmeniti svoja iskustva i znanje u di- gitalnoj distribuciji i promociji muzi- ke. Panel-diskusije i glavne prezen- tacije ce se održavati tokom celog dana, do najboljeg dela u kojem će Garza odsvirati svoj di-džej set. Ina- če, „Runda“ je udruženje nezavisnih diskografa u regionu, ujedno i člani- ca „Impale“ (evropskog indi udruže- nja koje predstavlja preko 5.000 iz- davačkih kuca). Indi sektor čini više od četvrtine ukupne muzičke proda- je na globalnom nivou, a region Sr- bije i Balkana je jedan od najbrže ra- stucih kako na regionalnom, tako i na međunarodnom nivou.
Runda conference at the Youth Centre
Rob Garza will participate in RUNDA’s Dig- ital Day vol. 5, a one-day conference to be held at Belgrade’s Dom Omladine youth cen- tre on 15 th November. The RDD #5 is support- ed by Merlin & Impala and brings together top players in the music industry from across the region and around the world to share their knowledge and experience on digital music distribution and promotion. Panel de- bates and keynote presentations will be held throughout the day, with the event culminat- ing at an official after party with a GARZA of Thievery Corporation DJ set. Runda is an as- sociation of independent music labels across the region and a member of Impala (the as- sociation of European independent mu- sic companies that represents over 5,000 members). The Indie music sector actual- ly accounts for more than a quarter of to- tal music sales globally, while Serbia, and the Balkans as a whole, represents one of the fastest growing regions both in a broader re- gional context and at the international level.
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