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Melbourne-based Andy Murphy is going places all around the world, and audiences are going nuts for his dextrous deck skills. And now, with a Onelove compilation to his name, he will bring his eclectic brand of party tunes to Launceston next month! Tom Wilson caught Andy in some rare downtime between his professional party-going travels.

Hey Tom, how are you?

I’m good, mate, how are you?
Not too bad, not too bad.

Where are you at the moment?
I’m in Melbourne.

You’re in Melbourne? My condolences!
Yeah, back in Melbourne. Had a big few weeks so I’ve been all over the shop.

What have you been up to?
I went to the Gold Coast, played a gig there. Played in Byron Bay, then Sydney, and then home today and then to Canberra and then off to the snow tomorrow night. It’s been flat out… loving it!

I understand you put together the latest Onelove release alongside Junior Sanchez and Jason Herd. What was it like working alongside such fairly esteemed company?
It’s obviously a new experience for me, but it’s been great, it’s been an honour. I’ve just been so excited to do the set and be approached, you know, to actually be asked to do it. I just jumped at the opportunity and I’m loving it!

So what was it like working with Sanchez and Herd?
Well, I’ve only met Junior Sanchez at the moment. I’ve played two gigs with him. Each of our CDs are different mixes in their own right, so I guess it’s an honour to be on the same compilation as these two big, international DJs.

What do you think sets a Onelove release apart from other compilations of that kind of sound?
I think it’s a really big mix of a lot of different types of music. It really provides three different CDs, different time slots for the night - the back room CD, the twelve a.m., and then the slide into three a.m. It provides the listener, or the people who buy the CD, with a great selection of music and I think every track on the CD is fantastic.

It’s called Smash Your Stereo. What kind of music would a stereo have to be playing for you to literally want to smash it?
I guess, by the term Smash Your Stereo, they’re sort of inferring that your stereo would be smashing out good music.

Oh, I know, I’m just turning the phrase…
So what sort of music am I not into then?

Yeah, pretty much.
Ah, mate… I like all music in its own right. That’s a bit generous, but… you know. I’m not into country and western or anything like that, but other than that, I get into everything from r’n’b to hip-hop to house to electro… I really do love a big selection of music.

For the uninitiated, what styles would you say you dabble in? You were mentioning house and electro, are they your kind of base sounds?
Yeah, I think I play a big mix up of a lot of music. I like to call my style, big party tunes… Definitely an eclectic mix of all styles; house, electro, a bit of French house which is coming through now, a bit of indie, just… a big mix of everything. In my set I’ll often play an old tune that’s recognisable by the crowd.

You’re playing in Launceston next month. What can you tell me about the kind of material you’ll be dropping in your set? Will it basically be all off of this release?
This CD is a good indication of the style I’ll play, but I’m always changing my sets and bringing in new music. Expect just a big mish-mash of a lot of different styles, a lot of different tracks, but definitely tracks that will bring the party.

Of all your work as a DJ what stands out as your proudest moment and why? And here’s the catch – you’re not allowed to say “this one” because everyone says that!
This is one of the biggest honours I’ve had as a DJ, so it’s hard! Starting my gig at Onelove, definitely… and playing overseas. I’ve played overseas three times this year, so far - South Korea, Singapore, and Dubai. Just being able to take my DJing overseas was unbelievable.

What kind of reception did you get over there? How different was it to the ones back here?
Just different people, but I think they were all there for the same reason. They were all there to have a good time and to party and I think, despite different cultures etcetera, I think the music, what I played, gave them that party.

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