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At festivals you kind of have to play the game a bit and you have to play a lot of the big bangers but it's to me it's extra gratifying to be able to play the non-bangers and make it work. Because that's still the craft of the DJ, I think.
A-Trak
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A-Trak
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: March 30
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Alain Macklovitch
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