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Judge Jules, Steve Mac, Jody Wisternoff, Rocky, Christopher Lawrence and Jagz Kooner chatted to Skrufff this week about the necessity of working virtually non-stop to maintain their careers and almost all agreed that being a workaholic is vital for lasting DJ success.

JAgz Kooner: click on the picture for Jagz' discography

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“The thing with being a DJ is the there is a definite limited shelf life (very few have long term high level success) and- pardon the phrase- but it’s very important to “milk it” for all its worth, while you are still in the limelight,” acid house pioneer turned Primal Scream uber-producer Jagz Kooner (http://www.discogs.com/artist/Jagz+Kooner ) recommended.

“I’ve never been lazy- apart a few lazy days here and there,” he added, “my schedule means that I really can’t afford to waste any hours in a day.”

Notoriously sleepless non-stop globe trotting DJ Judge Jules agreed, admitting his own Stakhanovite work ethic comes from being ‘always motivated; some would say obsessively’.

“There is so much behind the scenes work involved,” Jules explained, “that it would be impossible to do the job properly otherwise.”

Christopher Lawrence (avoiding distractions...)

Fellow uber-busy trance star Christopher Lawrence was more specific.

“For me, being a workaholic when you are a DJ is essential because once you step on the touring treadmill, you feel like you have to keep going. If you stop, you will lose your momentum,” said  Christopher.

“Most DJs are not only touring, they are producing music, doing press, radio shows, running labels and of course, record shopping and working on their sets. When I hear about DJs who party and have sex with groupies, I think, ‘who has the time?’” he laughed.

“In academia, they have a phrase ‘publish or perish’ which is the same for music. If you don’t keep outputting, your career will die. The superclub highway is littered with dead DJs to prove it,” said Christopher.

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