| well I'm from London, so my musical surroundings were filled with dance music because that's one of the places where so much electronic music has come from.
House, D&B, trip hop, dub, break beat, break core... the list of styles is pretty much endless and always growing.
there are definitely artists I check out in a few of the main genres.... roni size, LTJ bukem, Adam Freeland, Phantom Force.... there are just so many....
My mindset is to Listen first - Play Second. see what's going on around me, understand where the audience is at, how much they want to dance, how much they want to listen, the curve of the energy of the set, where we need a rest with a breakdown, where Tak and Jojo are at with their energy... there are a ton of factors that go into it, but it's really something that has developed to where I don't have to be conscious of it at all. It just flows right now.
Sometimes I get it right, sometimes it's a disaster. It's being able to let go and let the unknown come to you that will produce the most interesting results.
Easy,
Janek | 
