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Kappa FuturFestival
It was so bloody hot when Solomun took the stage at last year's Kappa Futurfestival. Having reached nearly 40 degrees during the day, it was in the late 20s as Solomun began his set and a fire engine was still employed to the side of the crowd, keeping ravers hydrated with its hose. But dressed in his trademark all-black and sunglasses, Solomun remained cool going a little harder than usual and rolling out belter after belter to an ecstatic, 30,000-strong crowd. Luckily for you we got it all on camera *smug face emoji*.
He’s so popular, his lookalike is famous
You know you’re big deal when you’ve got your own lookalike. Not that Ben Fhurst is going around as Solomun's professional stand-in, but at least the option is always there. Fhurst is an Australian DJ living in Ibiza and told Pulse Radio last year that he can't go out for a night without being asked for a selfie, bought a drink or asked if he's the Diynamic boss. Sometimes when he's even at a Solomun gig.
But when asked if he ever takes advantage, Fhurst comes across as a down to earth guy: "I’m very committed and serious about my own DJing, I don’t want to be known as that DJ that impersonates Solomun. So as much as my mates egg me on to pretend to be him to blag stuff, I just don’t want to be that guy."
Do It Yourself!
Founded by Solomun and Adrian Tolio in 2006, Diynamic (get it? DIY-namic?) has gone on to become one of the world's leading dance music labels. Its back catalogue is a close-knit family of artists that include Stimming, H.O.S.H, Thyladomid, David August and Adriatique whose tracks like 'Radar', 'Rollox', 'Steppenwolf' and 'Forever' have become staples on dancefloors. All of them rep each others' tunes and all of them party together. Just the way it should be.
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