Interview
Our next guest for our Sundowner. mix series is Lisbon based, DJ Luisa. A regular and respected figure in the Portuguese underground music scene. Check out the interview we had with her and enjoy an hour of her deep and…
Our next guest for our Sundowner. mix series is Lisbon based, DJ Luisa. A regular and respected figure in the Portuguese underground music scene. Check out the interview we had with her and enjoy an hour of her deep and hypnotic techno grooves.
Inés: Hi Luisa, how are you?
Luisa: Hi! I am very well, thank you. Firstly, thank you for the invitation, I am honoured. I am writing to you from Lisbon, more precisely from the advertising agency I work at throughout the week, as a designer. This podcast was recorded at my place with 1 technics mk7 + technics mk2 and my rotary omnitronic.
Inés: You are based in Lisbon, can you tell us more about the electronic music scene there? How is it, what is what you most like about living there?
Luisa: Electronic music has been on the rise here in Lisbon and I reckon the pandemic made people even more eager to experience it. I love to go out by myself, without looking at the lineups and ending up by having a great night (on a musical level). The scene is growing and thankfully the clubs have been pushing and recognising local talents.
Inés: Who or what inspired you to start DJing?
Luisa: My friends after the 2016 Boom Festival edition.
Inés: What’s the most difficult challenge you have faced during your trajectory as a DJ?
Luisa: The biggest challenge was to prove I wasn’t dazzled by the night scene. And having performed, sometimes, with the lack of conditions. However, I believe those challenges provide us with opportunities to evolve professionally and personally.
Inés: What’s your family’s relationship to music? And your home town/area?
Luisa: Music has always been part of me and my family’s life. I remember we always listened to music together on family trips and at home. My mum has been always passionate about music and sings fado since her early days. Me and my sisters learnt to play musical instruments and my older sister even studied at Lisbon Music Conservatorium. I still remember being a 10 years old kid at school always listening to music through my Sony walkman.
