Sound Revolt: I read an interview done with you on spring in which you said that by the end of the year people would be sick of your stuff. I don’t think we are. There’s this “Stop EP” coming out in December, but what else?
Magda: Well, definitely. I also have 3 remixes coming out around month, there’s EP I’ve done with Troy [Pierce – SR] and Mark [Houle – SR] called “Wanda’s Wig Wax” on Underline. Now I’m working on Minus mix, which should be done in January but should be actually out in March/ April.

Sound Revolt: Is it necessary for a DJ to produce and to have a label?
Magda: [silence] Unfortunately, these days if you want to have your name out, you can no longer do it to DJing. Not on that level. I am really one of the few, honestly. I’m really, really, really lucky. People won’t book you if they don’t hear what you’ve made, so yes, it is important and I wish it weren’t that way. There are tons of talented DJs that don’t necessary want to produce.

Sound Revolt: But you don’t produce because of that, do you?
Magda: No, I really enjoy it! And if I need a particular track for the club, I just make it myself; it’s so much easier. At least I can play it [laughs].

Sound Revolt: Tell me about how you perform as a DJ. You use a laptop with Ableton’s Live software and Final Scratch, then of course decks and CDJs. What else?
Magda: When I can, I like to use the CTRL mixer, that Rich’s dad made [Allen & Heath – SR]. Then EFX, Ableton and a little loop machine to record samples from what’s playing. The new mixer you can actually use as a keyboard and it works perfectly with Ableton and the turntables. But when I don’t have this mixer it’s difficult, so now what I have is a little sampler EFX machine and a loop machine and then just Final Scratch and records.

Sound Revolt: So you’re not a kind of girl who cannot program a washing machine.
Magda: No [laughs]. But I cannot do other things. I always get lost and I lose things. My brain only processes certain information.

Sound Revolt: Boyfriend?
Magda: O, it’s personal.

Sound Revolt: It’s great to have personal live as well.

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