EX.622 Patrick Topping by RA Exchange published on 2022-08-04T10:47:32Z Patrick Topping's love of dance music stretches back to his early teenage years when he discovered mákina, a subgenre of hard Spanish techno that's popular in North East England. "I still love that music now," he says on this week's episode. Since those early days as a young raver in Newcastle, Topping has become an in-demand artist known for a wide range of styles that includes happy hardcore, classic pop and gospel-inflected house. Currently holding down a summer residency at DC-10 in Ibiza, which he describes as "the pinnacle of my career," the UK artist explains how he reached this stage after starting out in the industry as promoter, following in his father's footsteps. After being mentored by Jamie Jones, Topping says he's now in a position to pass on insights to younger artists as well as support emerging talents through his residency and label, Trick. Topping then goes onto his discuss why he prefers to play sober these days—"it changed my relationship with DJing"—and why he controls his own social media presence—"you're pulling together bits of media to tell your story, it's kind of like DJing." Listen to the full conversation for more details. Genre Deep House Comment by The PDC (Official) Defund RA 2022-10-19T06:48:24Z Comment by Veronica Robinson 👄Pleaase sharee, like, aand coommeent 2022-10-03T05:52:52Z Comment by Gina Stephens 🖤its supeer)💘 2022-08-31T14:09:46Z Comment by Nissa Gomez Wow thank you so much for the amazing tips !! You are a legend 🙏🏽 2022-08-16T22:00:40Z Comment by 11A! So humble, such a legend 🙏 2022-08-13T13:44:19Z Comment by Megan Leo This was super inspiring :) x 2022-08-12T16:06:22Z Comment by Le Kloon Its funny how so many hip hop heads became house dj’s . Something about the vibe 2022-08-11T22:56:11Z