Sun, sea and comedowns: How to stay sane in Ibiza

Artists also take these experiences as a learning curve and channel them into positive growth. “Every DJ has had that happen to them before and I too know how terrible that can make you feel. Playing a lot of shows definitely helps in improving your ability to read a crowd and adjusting your set,” says Oliver Heldens.

Enzo Siragusa is more instantly pragmatic: “I deal with it by finding a great track, sticking it on and then they go off. That's pretty much it mate!” he laughs. Joris Voorn and Andrea Oliva also keep positive. “I try not to get too stressed: one or two not so great gigs in the whole summer is usually not so bad,” says Voorn. “The rest is all really good so I try to think about the other gigs that I've been doing and just play the tracks that I know will usually work. If they don't work then I stop caring as well, then I know at least it's not because of me!”

“Of course not everybody enjoys your music, especially in our scene,” says Oliva matter of factly. “You have the super mega cool people who are there to judge every record you play, you have the party animals who just want it harder, you have people who just go with the flow and then you have your fans who usually like almost everything you do. I love them! You can’t please everyone really.”

“It's always frustrating,” says D’Julz, “but I know I'm not a jukebox or a machine, I really try to go with the flow every time I play and be as spontaneous as I can so there's a risk when you do this that sometimes you don't click with the crowd. But I prefer to take that chance than just be a robot and have this pre-recorded set that I do everywhere that I know will work, but with no magic happening.”