Album of the Week: Umek ‘Responding to Dynamic’

news | Jan 27th, 2011 | View Comments

Plenty of superstar DJs regularly enjoy what might be termed “presidential treatment”—private jets, secret passageways, massages of parts you never thought massagable—but few of them get visits from the actual president of their country.

But then, Slovenia’s Umek isn’t just any old superstar DJ. The fact that he’s ranked #39 in DJ Mag’s 2009 Top 100 DJs poll pales in comparison to his other achievements: pioneer of his country’s electronic music scene, entrepreneur, philanthropist, nurturer of new talent.

He’s done all this by keeping a few crucial values in mind: stay grounded. Stay focused. Give back to the people that have helped you along the way.

Oh, and be very, very good at what you do.