Achieving techno Zen with Chris Liebing

With all this new technology, where do you think the future of DJing is headed?

I think it could, very far thinking, go to a place where you can think of a certain sound and create it in a certain way that you need it right now. I have many moments where I’m DJing and I’m starting to create a certain vibe and atmosphere and there’s something trippy going on and in that moment I’m thinking ‘oh if now a little bell would be coming in on the top, flying around, that would be great!’

Finally, let’s settle this once and for all; what’s the optimum BPM for playing techno?

I used to play much, much faster but I think that was because of the lack of sound quality and production in the early days and I thought I had to make up the energy that was lacking in the track by speeding up the tempo. I’m pretty happy around that 126bpm thing right now with the music I’m playing. But then again ask another DJ and he’s going to tell you something totally different, which is great. That’s the beauty of it; everybody has his own approach and his own ideas behind it.