In 2008 theorists predicted the year of the Blevins was on the cards for 2009. Having placed a small wager on this, these theorists are now multi-millionaires. These same theorists are now banking on 2010 being a stellar year for Blevins, and in a boiler-room kind of way are advising you to do the same. Starting his 2009 in the sun soaked Australia, Ian’s gigs took a festival twist playing at one of Australia’s most talked about events, Playground Weekender. Alongside this Ian played at a host of Sydney’s top venues including Ladylux, Favella, and The Loft, including playing on the same bill as Norman Jay and the Unabombers for the Good Times weekend. On top of this Ian was responsible for warming up for Crazy Penis on their Australian tour. Not a bad start by anyone’s standards. Although a good start to the year, the bookies at which theorists had placed there bets would still not concede this to be a true “year of the Blevins”. With this in mind, after a string of hugely successful UK gigs, Ian headed to Ibiza, a place Ian knew he could prove the theorists correct. It didn’t take him long. A residency at We Love… taking in The Premier Etage, the main Terraza and a very special session in El Salon cemented his status as a fine purveyor of eclectic-electronica and earned his backers thousands of Pesetas. With 2009 in the bag Ian’s Ibiza summer was given a proverbial cherry on the top: one of the most coveted sets in Ibiza and hence the world – Space Closing Fiesta, La Terraza. With over 16000 people attending the party, Ian’s set to a capacity room remains a highlight of the event cited by everyone from Resident Advisor to his cat Nyron. With a tour of Asia and Australia about to commence Ian plans to follow the sun down under and we can only hope it brings him back round to us here in Ibiza next summer. The sensible money is on 2010 – Blevins for president of the world.

Ian has kindly provided a mix which he describes as: “I’ve condensed alot of my favourite tunes from this summer that hold special memories of me or more people dancing a little more like a maniac than usual, on beds in beach bars and other interesting locations.” Download it here.

Is there one book that you have read that has been life-changing for you?

I don’t think one book has totally changed my look at life although I do think that each book I’ve read leaves me a little more wiser than before. As far as music is concerned I recommend, “Love Saves The Day” by Tim Lawrence, or “Last Night a DJ Saved My Life” by Bill Brewster.

Did your parents encourage you to work in music?

No. Im still encouraged to get a “proper” job in fact.

How did you begin to work professionally in music?

I began by dishing out flyers.

How do you apply your past experiences to what you do today?

Learn and grow.

Where is your current studio and what is it like?

My current studio is my laptop, and is pretty basic. The aim is to expand.

How much have you had to consider marketing issues since embarking on your career and how has that affected your creativity?

I’ve had to consider marketing, which is one of the reasons I built my website and try to keep it updated. This acts a good point for anyone to find about myself, mixes, gigs, photo’s etc.
I don’t think I personally have had my creativity affected too much by it [marketing], though it does often take time away from learning further music related subjects etc.

How would you describe your work?

If by this you mean DJing in general. There is not a better job.

Who were your teachers?

Anyone I’ve met with something worth listening to.

Your home is burgled but fortunately the culprits are caught and your possessions returned to you. What would you deem a suitable punishment for the burglars?

Eaten alive by ants.

You have to make one species of animal extinct. Excluding insects, which species would you make extinct?

Leprechauns or left-handed badgers.

If you could spend one week in any period of history, which period would you choose?

The early seventies at the beginning of “disco” music or back in a decent dinosaur period. Jurassic or Cretaceous. Dinosaurs, plants, trees, huge land masses still joined together. That’s worth a week of anyones time. Nothing longer though.

Ian Blevins – DJ Profile

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