Interview with DJ Anneli

You are one of Sweden's most busiest female DJ's ? Could you describe a week out of your life for us ?
My weeks are very soft because I only work during the weekends, then I travel many miles around Sweden and sometimes other countries for gigs.

It could be like this:
Friday: Pack all my things for the weekend, travel to the event, check the equipment, play, talk to people after the gig, sleep.
Saturday: Travel to a new event.
Sunday: Travel back home, check my e-mails, update my homepage and then I lay down in the sofa and watch some TV.

Being on the road all the time, do you find it a bit boring at times ?
Not very often! On my way to the gig I'm excited because I'm planning and listening to music that I want to use in my set, and on the way home I'm excited because of all the expressions that I got from the gig! I always looking forward to the next journey!!!

What would be your profession today, if you didn't start DJing ? What would you be doing ?
I've been studying marketing/economics and some computer science at the university, so I probably would have been working with that. I must say that it sounds much more boring than the profession that I have today...

Since 1998 you have been playing some of the best event and a lot of nightclubs in Scandinavia, have you every thought about quitting and doing something else ?
NEVER!!!

After being voted the 6th most popular Dj in Scandinavia, has that help you getting more gigs abroad then before ? What position are you hoping for in this years poll ?
I was very happy with the result and I know that people have noticed it! I don't think it has affected my gigs, but it is a good thing to have as a reference. Of course I'm hoping to be among the top 6 again or the top 3, that would be an honour!

Which is the BEST memory you have from a dj gig ?
It was when I played at a cruise where I wasn't supposed to play. It was a 24-hour-cruise and i got to play on the way back and when i started playing everybody was sitting around the dance floor with a hang-over even though there where two other dj's playing. But after one track I managed to fill the dance floor and everybody was going crazy even though they where tired and in the end I got applause for 2 minutes and everybody was very satisfied! I think it was against all odds!

What is more important to you, when it comes to skills and DJing ? Ability to please the crowd or music choice ?
I think you please the crowd with the music choice, so I must say that they go hand in hand!! My goal with my sets is always to please the crowd, if they're happy I'm too! I don't think you need to spin on four turntables at the same time to pelase the crowd, tight mixing and a well-built set with a good flow in the music is enough!

What do you have planned for the summer/autumn of 2004, where can we hear you playing ? Any large events/clubs planned ?
I've got a residency at B.A.D. nightclub (Daltons) in my home town Halmstad every Wednesday in July, a gig in Holland in August, one in Belgium in September and a new 24-hour-cruise in September. This is just a few events, check my webpage for all my upcoming events!

Please list your favourite all time top 5 tracks that have changed you and your music ?
1. Lazonby - Sacred cycles (the best trance track ever made!)
2. Atmos - The Only Process (this track opened my eyes to psy-trance in 2000!)
3. Commander Tom - Are Am Eye? (a classical club trance tune!)
4. Sub 6 - To Experience (after I heard this track I've played at least one Sub 6-track in every psy-trance set!)
5. Quench - Dreams (beautiful trance like this lead the way to my dj-career!)