Written by Vince Pettit | Saturday, June 28, 2008 | Comment on this article | + Share

theDish recently caught up with Adam Justice, a good friend of the site and an up and coming trance DJ. Alongside DJing, and making podcasts for his Las Vegas fanbase, he is now promoting his own night, Parallel.

Past

Briefly, how and when did you get into the music scene?

For as long as I can remember I’ve always listened to a LOT of music. Whenever I travel anywhere, whenever I have spare time I’m listening to music. I remember as a kid making mix tapes and taking them to school only for them to be ‘borrowed’ by classmates for their lessons – mainly as they were pretty good and no-one else did them. I think I’ve always been someone who has wanted others to hear my choice of music. It’s not your typical DJ beginning story, but looking back, certainly it makes sense now!

I got into Trance during the boom period for trance in the late nineties, I used to listen to Judge Jules’s Friday & Saturday shows on Radio One every week and every time they did a big live event I’d get it recorded and listen to them again and again as the live audience reaction was simply amazing. Sadly those sort of shows are thin on the ground nowadays but thanks to the wonders of the internet most of them are downloadable. It’s always nice to hear how it all started for you.

I didn’t really consider being a DJ until I saw Ferry Corsten play at Judgement Sundays in Ibiza in 2001. His set was simply incredible and the crowd were in a state of pure euphoria that I’d not seen before. Seeing the control he had over people and their mood, I stood on the dancefloor at Eden and decided to buy some decks as soon as I got home. Of which I did, and I’ve never really looked back.

Not so brief after all!

Describe your style in 3 words

Uplifting, energetic, powerful.

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