S.U.B. Podcast #2 Interview with Blagorodna (Mk)

Here is the second podcast in Skopje Urban Beats series. In this podcast you are going to be introduced with the sound of a young female dj from Skopje. She is a host of a weekly show on Student FM "Час со Бас" her signature is liquid drum and bass, and from time to time she knows how rock the bars up. For now she's the only female drum and bass dj in Macedonia. Even if she is just a rookie, her passion, unique choice towards the drum and bass sound gives her a highlight spot in the Macedonian drum and bass circle. The mix is suitable for working atmosphere or just as a warm up in these cold winter days. Here is an interview done with Blagorododna: 

What encouraged you to start playing drum and bass music, and where did it start?

  
  - Everything started when I had find out that Techna Kujna ( Liquid Kitchen Radio ) Darko Stepic and Hypertech ( Dimitar Rizov ) are organizing DJ Workshop, where everyone who is interested can go and learn more about dj skills and maybe become a DJ one day . :D  The main organizers like I already mentioned, were Darko Stepic and Dimitar Rizov, one of the first and the most present and active DJ's on our drum and bass scene. The DJ workshop was the place where I get my basic skills and I had a chance to make my wish come true-playing music on vinyls. During I was going on this classes I realized that I really want to start playing music, not just listening it. But I must admit that the biggest fault for this was coming from my friends, they encouraged me and supported me to start playing music. After the workshop I got a chance from Game Over ( Trajce Petrusevski -who is also one of the first dnb dj's on our scene ) for my first performance in one of our city night bars. This are my beginnings :).

You show host “Час со Бас” every Monday from 20:00 to 22:00 on Student FM. Tell us about your start, your thoughts on the show until now. 

- Cas so Bas is radio show created by my friend Martin Jovcevski (Bass Infusion). At the beginnings of this show, he was the only host and his concept was promoting dubstep music, artist and labels. After a while he suggested me to join him and start promoting one hour drum and bass, and he continued with one hour of dubstep. Now i am hosting “Cas so Bas” and the concept is promoting only drum and bass artist, producers, labels etc. I have some new ideas for changes, but will see it for that.
 
 Your musical taste sound like?
 
- I love dnb in generally, but the most of all I adore liquid drum and bass, full with vocals, jazz moments, etc. I'm following artists and labels which are producing this kind of music and i’m promoting them in “Cas so Bas”. Liquid drum and bass is the sound that I listen, promote and play in my performances. I also love jump up and old school drum and bass, but the liquid is still on my first place in my playlist :D

Where was your own favorite dj-set played at?

-. My favorite dj-set was on the Run Festival in Shtip, last year, and I think that is because it was my first time to play music on a festival and the atmosphere is much more different than in some club in regular night. This was definitely my most exciting performance until now. :)

I'm listening drum and bass since 2007 and I must admit that is still the music that makes me happy. :D