Exclusive Roger Sanchez Interview to celebrate Cavo's Summer Line-up

Cavo Paradiso continues the excitement around 2011 summer season and proudly presents a brand new residency with Roger Sanchez and his Release Your Self brand.

Roger is one of the biggest artists to come out from the US electronic scene in the last 20 years and he is celebrating this summer 10 years of Release Your Self show with a special European summer tour, which includes Cavo Paradiso in Mykonos, Space in Ibiza and Ministry Of Sound in London, amongst others.

He is returning back to the Cavo Paradiso dj booth after nearly 14 years of absence and he is presenting a new concept, based on the visual as well as the sonic pleasure.

Get ready for Roger Sanchez and his Flashing Lights summer tour!!!

Full dates will be announced at the end of may

As you all know now Cavo Paradiso have put out a banger of a line-up for this summer including the likes of Richie Hawtin, Sander van Doorn, Sven Vath, etc and to celebrate Rising Digital organise an exclusive interview just for you guys from the fantastic Mr. Roger Sanchez, who'll be gracing the Cavo Paradiso decks from 2nd July with his 'Release Yourself' tour.

Interview: 

Hi Roger, Thanks for taking the time to talk to us! How are you? You've been running the Release Yourself party for 10 years now! That's quite an achievement, what's the secret? 

The secret is my ongoing love for House music and the support of my fans that continues to drive me,as well constantly reinventing the vibe of Release Yourself 

You're going to be celebrating through your Release Yourself, Flashing Lights European tour this summer with a few residencies, one being at Cavo Paradiso in Mykonos, what is it about Cavo Paradiso that makes it the right venue for you and your party? 

Cavo was the first club I played in Mykonos a long time ago, and it's great to see it re-vamped 

and as always, still keeping the amazing vibe the club has. The view is spectacular from the 

club and I can't wait to play it!  

You haven't been back since 1997, are you excited?  

Definitely! I have the best memories of playing to an enthusiastic crowd while the Sun rose 

over the cliffs- breathtaking! 

It's just undergone major renovation too, what do you think this means for the 

club? 

I think the renovations have made the club current and relevant again and also will bring a  

new dynamic to the room. After a while, it's necessary to give a room a new look. 

Any new releases out soon? 

Yes! I have Release Yourself 11 coming as well as new music for my upcoming 

"Flashing Lights" album, a remix of Danny Dove ft Abigail Bailey and many collaborations 

Sidney Samson, Far East Movement, Mark Knight, Chris Lake & Kaskade 

are all due to be joining you during the tour, do they represent the Release 

Yourself music policy well? 

I am collaborating with many of them and I wanted to open the vibe of Release Yourself up 

this tour with different sounds and this reflected in my guests. They are all amazing djs and 

artists! 

You'll be performing classic house set's throughout the season, is this a 
reflection of your favourite sounds, or where you think music is going nowadays. 

I am doing a classics set to remind the original house heads of that vibe and to re-introduce 

these tracks to the newer generation that haven't been exposed to these records and don't 

have the musical history that we do. 

You are based in the USA, but what brings you to Europe? What do you like 
about it here? 

Europe is fantastic during the summer! I love the summer clubs and festivals 
as well as the enthusiasm Europeans have for the summer. Also the Mediterranean 
is the PERFECT place to chill after a long tour! 

Release Yourself 11 is coming soon, what can we expect from the compilation 
this year? 

As always, my Release Yourself comps are the current sound of my dance floor- the Pre Party 

is deep and techy , while the Party turns up the energy! The are LOTS of exclusives this year-

I signed mostly unreleased trax to make it truly special and exclusive, 

plus there is a new track 

Which artists have really been doing it for you recently? 

I produced with Baggi Begovic and MItch Crown that I am premiering on the comp. 

What do you hope for during your residency with Cavo Paradiso this summer 
2011? 

I hope for an  amazing crowd, a fantastic vibe and energy and rocking party, Release Yourself 

style! 

Thanks very much Roger! We'll see you on the dancefloor