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JAMES ROD
MISSION TO MARS

THIS MONTHS NUMBER ONE NU-DISCO MAESTRO IS THE BERLIN BASED
SPANISH DJ & PRODUCER AKA JAMIE RODRIGUEZ NAVARRO.
VOTED ONE OF THE TOP 50 INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS AND
 MASTERMIND BEHIND
GOLDEN SOUL RECORDS.
 JAMES HAS SHARED THE STAGE WITH MANY BIG NAMES.
HES HIGHLY IN DEMAND AND WERE HAPPY TO HAVE HIM ONBOARD. WHAT A MIX!

James, welcome to the feature, It is a real honour to have you here.  Let us get straight to it, please tell us a little bit about the outstanding exclusive mix you provided us with!
 
Sure. Well, for this occasion, thank you very much for the offer to collaborate, that is always of great value to me. For this occasion I wanted to present you a serious and hard session, we can say that it is a mixtape to maintain a serious pressure on the dance floor, with its chuggin and cosmic touch but maintaining a serious pressure in long and deep mixes. With personal hits and news that will see the light of day on my Golden Soul Records label. In the tracklist you have some clue.

There's a lot of hype and excitement around Golden Soul Records. We would love to know more?

The label was originally just another extension of James Rod, but when I reached a certain level of demand and dedication I decided to look for new members for the project such as Aleito (Alejandro Flores) and Azaria (Carlos Calderon /Rec Division), both great artists and old school of the Spanish scene. We are a humble but solid label with good projection, we updated all our catalogue with new and more current managements, which made us spend some time reorganising all this, which was a tremendous effort sincerely. And we are growing but in an underground circuit, we are very loved and appreciated in many music scenes in different parts of the planet and that is always comforting. We have seen a lot of artists grow and today they are very well positioned and that is because they are really great artists and this is almost inevitable when we approached them in their beginnings seeing the great visualisation of the scene that many of them have. The scene is always very fast and changing, now more than ever how can genres mutate from one day to the next, in a matter of mere months the scene is still moving and mutating. Personally we like this, although we have clear ideas and the kind of material we want on the label, we don't focus on one style per se, the label has been growing and becoming authentic by itself. Also in recent times we have chosen to support more unknown projects, but that was always the foundation of the project, and although it grows and the artists grow, we still want our label to be an opportunity for many artists to connect with the scene.

Very cool James. Okay so! Lets pretend and fast forward to the year 2033, and NASA announces they are selecting an elite few to be the first of mankind to touchdown on Mars. Based on your resounding intelligence, witty humour, skills and good looks - You have been chosen! Question is, would you accept a one way ticket?

Of course I would accept this ticket to go and contribute as much as possible with my knowledge, the truth is that this is already very seen, so discovering new things is always welcome.
 
Good answer as you are the chosen Commander! Theres a big old space ship waiting to be named..... What are you going to call her?

Freedom would be an appropriate name in this day and age.

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Tricky one but you have to make the decision... If you can take anyone – past or present – fact or fiction - What 3 space cadets are you going to take with you on your adventure of a lifetime?

Captain Kirk, Han Solo and R2 D2

Crew and spaceship ready, the final countdown has begun. Now you have just one day left on Earth ........what would you do?

Make some music

It takes 7 months for you and your teams quest to Mars. 7 months! You are allowed a choice of 5 records to play on the Inflight Space Entertainment system– which belters do you take with you?

Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight

Tangerine Dream - Phaedra

Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire

Donna Summer - I Feel Love 

Woodkid - Reactor

Nice choices. Well, you’ve made it! Now time to make things like home... What Netflix series would you choose to watch?

Stranger Things

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A new planet needs new rules and regulations. You can write one law on planet Mars that everyone has to obey by, what law would you put in place and why?
 
I think it is a mistake to impart a role model to people, without preconceived models, I would research on human freedom.

Things have got a little hairy, you are in a sticky situation and stood face to face with a 3 eyed,15ft neon green Alien and about to get into a bust up! What song comes on as as your chosen kick ass sound track.

We Have Band - Honeytrap Le Matos Remix

Finally, you are allowed one phone call back to Earth, who do you call?

My Dad.

Describe a heart warming, skin tingling, goosey memorable moment from your musical journey so far?

I have many memorable moments from my career, performances where people have come on stage with me, travels and adventures in places unknown to me, I really couldn't define a moment of my journey.

If you can name anything, what is your best ever / worse ever musical purchase?

My speakers Genelec.

Tell us something we don't know…

For this year I have prepared some releases on labels that I admire and appreciate for their management, we have very hot releases that will be released soon on our label and we are preparing the next dates for this year.

Oops. I need to hide a body. Any ideas? 

Throw him to the crocodiles.

Would you rather go to a super Club, House party. Local boozer or small get together with 4 or 5 close friends over dinner at home?

My life is always a bit club-focused, but I also love to enjoy a good dinner and a chat with friends.

And Lastly, we all like a good affirmation at TDDUD HQ……. What is your life’s Mantra?

My Mantra is music and what it represents for all of us, plus the continuous study and knowledge of new music related technologies that are already expanding into video and design disciplines.

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LISTEN TO JAMES ROD'S EXCLUSIVE GUEST MIX.

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