Quickie with a DJ BPM Festival Edition: Soul Clap

There’s nothing better than electronic dance music on the warm weathers of the Caribbean Sea. EDM will meet paradise for the 6th annual BPM Festival in Playa Del Carmen. The festival will be held this January 4th through the 13th and will host a global gathering of DJs, producers, revelers and industry professionals. This event has become a must for any music lover with a discerning taste for endless partying and quality electronic dance music. BPM parties are hosted both day and night at multiple venues in Playa Del Carmen. We are expecting ten days of non-stop partying and huge crowds of EDM enthusiast from all over the world. This Quickie with a DJ BPM Festival edition features the DJ duo Soul Clap, which will be bringing their funky and eclectic style to Mexico. For now here’s a sneak peak into the world of Eli & Charlie from Soul Clap.

Can’t leave home without?

E: wearing shoes
C: Sunglasses (law round here is that you got to wear your sunglasses)

Longest set you’ve played?

E: at least 14 hours
C: DJ or ping pong?

Favorite Mexican dish?

E: tacos de cabeza
C: Micheladas!

Most odd performance moment?

C: Wresting a Tornado at DEMF

What can we expect from you at BPM Festival?

E: BBQ beach vibes
C: Orale!

What is the one thing you want your students to walk away with in the courses you teach?

E: that dance music is as important to american pop culture as any other musical movement

Describe your sound in one word.

E: deep4life
C: funk

What has inspired you lately?

E: the new artists in our Crew Love family, Nick Monaco, Night Plane and Navid Izadi
C: A trip to meet George Clinton and a weekend working at his What? Studios in Tallahasse

Of the two of you who is:

The biggest party animal? Eli
The perfectionist? Charlie
Hustler? Eli

Speedo or Trunks?

E: short shorts

Last song on your iPod?

C: The only song on my iPod is Beach Boys - Good Vibrations. Its the best/worst song in the game.

First DJ you saw live?

E: DJ Venom from Providence, RI
C: DJ Hush from Amherst, MA

Next music release?

The Allezby Inn remixes from Egyptian Lover, Nick Monaco coming soon on Wolf + Lamb and a new EP of original Soul Clap productions and collabos coming soon on Soul Clap Records.

DJ you want to:

Hug?

E: Doc Martin
C: Lee Curtiss

Party with?

E: Baby Prince (Gadi from Wolf + Lamb)
C: nice call

Play along side?

E: Larry Levan
C: Eli from Soul Clap (awww)