[Question] Please tell us something about the City or Town you are from.

 

[Answer] I live in the city of Stockholm where I was born and raised. It`s the capitol of Sweden and is known for it’s rich culture of art in many forms, such as music.

 

[Question] When did you first decide to become a DJ?

 

[Answer] I decide to become a DJ after attending parties and festivals around 2003 and I grew up with Electronic Music. I was amazed at how the power of music can have such a big impact on people`s emotions and state of mind.

 

[Question] How often are you DJing these days during the pandemic?

 

[Answer] During the pandemic, I haven`t had as many gigs as I had hoped to do, but I played a few really good ones. The COVID restrictions in Sweden are finally removed, so now the bookings are coming back more and more.

 

[Question] What kind of changes, if any, have you noticed at the parties in the past 2 years?

 

[Answer] Yes, I have noticed some changes in the scene. I feel that people have more respect for each other and there are more mixed musical styles at events. A lot of new organizers have popped up as well.

 

[Question] Tell us about the style of Psytrance you normally play during your set. Does it change depending on where or when you perform?

 

[Answer] Most of the time when I play, my choice of Psytrance is Progressive, Melodic Morning Full On or Night Full On. I love to combine Prog and Full On in my sets. Depending on the hour of the set or the crowd, I sometimes like to surprise the audience with harder Psy tunes such as Dark Psy, Forest or Hi-Tech/Psycore. Variations is the key in my opinion.

 

[Question] Who are your favorite Psytrance artists at the moment?

 

[Answer] Haha, hard question indeed. There are so many awesome Psytrance artists out there and new talents are born everyday. But at the moment my favorites are Invader Space, Examelodica, Marfel, Eternal Wonder, Psilocybe Project and Sienis, just to mention a few.

 

[Question] Thinking back on your DJ career, do you have any memorable moments that stood out from the rest?

 

[Answer] One memorable moment that comes to mind, is when I had the honor of doing the opening set at Yaga Gathering, Main Floor back in 2014. Beautiful, located deep in the woods of Lituania. The best feeling to play at festivals in other countries.

 

[Question] What kind of gear do you use during your set. Standard 2 decks and a mixer, or do you have something extra going on?

 

[Answer]  I try to always expand my mixing skills and dance skills, haha. Right now I actually have a controller at home, but at parties, I mix with USB or CD on decks. During sets, I use some effects, but not to many and I beat mix at least 2 tracks.

 

[Question] Besides being known as DJ Daniel Deer, you also have another stage name. Tell us more about that.

 

[Answer] Yeah, my other alias, TaleSpin, is a Techno/Tech House/Minimal Prog DJ project I started in 2019, to separate my Deer name, because it was too attached to Psytrance. I wanted to show a different side that was deeper, darker and with more intensity.

 

[Question] From your perspective, what is the meaning of life?

 

[Answer] The meaning of life to me, is happiness in all forms. Mind blowing music, family, partner, friends and be together with the ones you love, reaching another level of being.