The night is being launched next month and is gonna be a fun monthly night pushing the idea of fun, funky music with a party vibe. More details to come….
These girls really should need no introduction. They have been dominating the Auckland club scene, smashing all the big NZ festivals, touring the country and winning international DJ competitions. “Is that all??!!!”. The Croatian born, New Zealand living sister duo also recently made a pilgrimage to the Miami Winter Music Conference, the largest event on the international dance music calender, after winning the Lets Mix NGDJ Competition.
Here’s what is going down with them right now…
Can you introduce yourselves and tell us an interesting fact about each other that Chilli JAM readers won’t know? We used to be professional figure skaters, true story!
So, it’s been a big year so far for Maya and Vanya. Can you tell us what was the highlight of your recent trip to the Miami Winter Music Conference? The whole trip was pretty rad! Highlight was just being there amongst it all and getting to experience playing at some of WMC’s biggest parties alongside guys like M.A.N.D.Y, Swedish House Mafia, Pete Tong, Tiesto, Afrojack, Nic Fanciulli, Diplo, DJ Sneak, Dennis Ferrer, even Macy Gray! But the craziest gig out of them all was playing for the Mad Decent label party with all their crew, chicken on the BBQ and daggering all night long!
And I hear you are off on a Europe tour very soon. Can you tell the readers a wee bit about what that will involve and what you have planned? We’re heading there this July for their summer and have a tour lined up over the UK, Croatia, Ibiza and hopefully more to come so we’re really excited about that, its such a different experience to play at gigs overseas and it’s awesome to get the opportunity to do so.
Are there any gigs on that tour that you are particularly looking forward to? Definitely looking forward to playing at Creamfields in the UK, also we’re gonna be around there when the Exit Festival is on so can’t wait to check that out!
Beside all the international jet setting, you guys have found the time to play at some of New Zealand’s biggest parties and festivals. What would be your local highlight so far? Still Rhythm n Vines for sure! There’s not much that beats jam packing our car and driving down to Gissy for a week over the new year, getting amongst the grapevines and playing to an awesome crowd who are up for anything. Its one of the best vibes and something we’ve looked forward to every year.
Your sets and mixes seem to be containing a lot more edits and remixes in recent months. How have you found the move to production? We’ve always made edits and bootlegs here and there, just for fun and mainly for our sets but its only recently that we’ve started getting onto production more seriously. While Maya was as uni she did a few courses on music production on the side and got into Logic, Protools, Ableton and we both spent hours watching videos and tutorials on it so the basic knowledge of it all was always there. Its only recently that we’ve pushed for some proper studio time with some of our buddies like Dick Johnson getting to use some pretty epic studio equipment and proper monitors (as opposed to our $40 hand-me-downs that we’ve been working on till now) and other toys.
Do you have any original work in the pipelines? Your DJ sets and mixes tend to span quite a few different genres. What kind of sound can we expect from your original work? At the moment we’re in the studio working towards releasing our debut ep. The sound that we’re going for with this one is on the house and tropical tip with a twist of uk funky and dub sound to it.
Tell us a little bit about the set up your using in the studio? At home? Lol, right now its in Maya’s room which contains one MacBook Pro, Ableton, Logic, some rusty ancient Pioneer speakers that our dad used in the 80s, a bongo, a couple of shakers that one of us bought as a souvenir from Miami, and an inbuilt computer mic… But from time to time we do manage to put Dick Johnson in a headlock (which is not as easy as it sounds as he’s a very busy man!) and get the honour of producing in the BE Club studio which is equipped with some of the best gear there is.
Your sound has been described as “tropical house” and, while you play a very broad range of music, you tend to have a penchant towards Latin and tribal tinged music. How would you describe your sound and what are your influences? Its really hard for us to describe our sound as its ever evolving. I guess our main influence comes from our parents’ record collection filled with all sorts of music from all over the world, in particular the Spanish, Latino, South American and African sounds. I guess when you add that to the music that we ourselves listened to throughout the years you get that in a more clubby, house and hip hop mixture.
So, your playing at Good Luck bar in Wellington this weekend. What can the Wellington crowd expect from your set musically? We love Wellington so we’re excited about coming back down, have never played at Good Luck yet so really looking forward to that!
Thanks heaps for taking the time to have a chat and I’ll see you in the weekend for a big night at Good Luck.
Connect with Maya and Vanya using rad social media (how fresh!):
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Enjoy.
Come and Join us for a fun night of party beats and festivities. This shit is gonna be huge so make sure you get amongst it!
Maya and Vanya with support from Buff Marvin and Dilby
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Good Luck and Chilli Jam proud to be presenting
Four is Not A Threesome
Exclusive MAYA AND VANYA most excellence and sexy time dj. They are number one at winning vely vely big competition. Also buff marvin and dilby playing. Jiggy jiggy good time on Saturday 22 may. Exciting so much we give you free drink from yum cha cocktails menu when you walking in between 8pm to 9pm. Cute and yummy. Please come!
Maya and Vanya
“Their ability to bring together everything from tropical music to fidget house reflects an exciting development in club culture, where urban and latin music are fusing more and more with electronic dance music”
- Beatportal.com
“NZ’s biggest up and coming DJs to look out for”
- Mad Decent
Press Appearances:
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TV/Radio:
MTV USA
SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO USA
DJ TV UK
NOVA FM Australia
AMP ENERGY USA
GEORGE FM NZ
Internet/Websites:
mtv.com
UltraRecords.com
djmag.com
beatportal.com
MadDecent.com
nme.com
4clubbers.net
letsmix.com
dancemusicblog.com
worlddj.com
maximum.co.uk
residentadvisor.com
georgefm.co.nz
realgroove.co.nz
roadrunner.com
Beatport Charts:
March 2010
https://www.beatport.com/en-US/html/content/chart/detail/22678/MayaVanya%20March%20Beatport%20chart
Link to Maya & Vanya Mixes:
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Including some of their own edits and remixes
http://soundcloud.com/mayavanya
http://letsmix.com/mayavanya
More Information on NGDJ Competition:
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http://www.letsmix.com/ngdj
http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/next-generation-dj-winner-announced/
http://www.djmag.com/news/detail/2129
Chilli JAM: http://www.chillij.com/
Chilli JAM on Itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=355585014
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To celebrate New Zealand Music Month we have a very special mix showcasing the sounds of a hot young Aucklander called Jamie De Villiers. Jamie has a bit of a split personality in the studio and releases tunes under two monikers; Jores and Jamie-D.
Jores represents Jamie’s deep and soulful side and under this guise he drops silky cuts of smooth, funky, jazz-infused house.
Jamie-D is the Mr. Hyde side of Jamie’s studio personalities and encompasses his tech house side featuring productions geared directly towards the late night dancefloor.
This episode takes you through Jamie’s productions in and hour long mix and gives you a glimpse into all of the styles he cooks up in his beat kitchen.
Enjoy.
Keep up to date with Jamie’s latest productions, remixes and musical creations.
Jamie D on Soundcloud
Jores on Soundcloud
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And, of course, support Jamie buy buying some his superbly crafted tunes…
Greg has kindly sent us through his latest Aural Trash mix for the podcast and we are stoked with that. thanks Greg.
Greg had this to say about his mix, “I’ve gone fully against the grain of how everyone’s doing their mixes these days and did this entirely “live” on 3 CDJ’s in one single take. I don’t care if bits are out and rough sounding as the soullessness of perfection really annoys me and leaves me cold the more I hear such mixes these days”.
We say, “this is a banging mix of electro that spins through different styles like a whirlwind smashing genre boundaries”.
Enjoy.
To find out more about Greg and where you can catch him playing next check out his Myspace page.
Greg on Myspace
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Here is an interview with Greg at the Technical Sessions. A very interesting watch.
You can check the rest of the interview her on the Technical Sessions
And, of course, support Greg buy buying some his superbly crafted tunes…
Here are a few wee goodies to get everyone amped to tear up the D floor…
Fake Blood Radio 1 Essential Mix
If anyone has any other mixes from R&V artists please post a link in the comments.
See you on the floor ya’ll and dont be afraid to buy me a cheeky beer either 
For more info click here to visit the official site of Rhythm and Vines.
Peace, Dilby
EDIT: R&V scedule out now
Chilli JAM continues to support up and coming artists here with the latest instalment being supplied by Auckland’s Devil Theory.
This is an upfront selection of big tunes with heavy basslines and loads of funk. This is defiantly a perfect warm up for the festival season guys so start rocking this now so your in the mood to smash the dance floor by NYE!!!
Definitely one to watch on the Auckland scene, 24 year old Devil Theory, a.k.a dT is one of Auckland’s up and comers with a difference. His very recent foray into production has been getting the attention of local DJs including Greg Churchill and Angela Fisken, seeing them drop his tunes on both dancefloors and their weekly radio show, Aural Trash. His well accomplished sound after only such a short time in the production world has been creating ripples in the local scene, and means there’s lots to look forward to in the near future.
His style incorporates the very best of what electro, techno and breaks have to offer, and his 6 years mixing experience means you’ll get the best of the best in any of his sets.
Enjoy.
To find out more about Devil Theory check out the usual sites below.
Devil Theory on Myspace
Devil Theory on Facebook
Devil Theory’s Soundcloud page features original productions along with loads of remixes, mash-ups and re-edits. There is free stuff there that you can download and enjoy so check it out folks.
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As the whether warms up, so will the dance floors around the country. This summer is set to be massive with an onslaught of internationals here over the coming months. There really are some big DJ’s playing at some even bigger parties.
Check out:
Rhythm and Vines
Summadayze Auckland
Big Day Out
PHAT10
Highlife NYE Ecperience
Do yourself a favour and get amongst it this summer.
Enjoy.
To find out more about Dilby check out the usual portals. On soundcloud there are a number of his original productions and remixes that can be downloaded free.
Dilby on Myspace
Dilby on Twitter
Dilby on Soundcloud
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Originally from Croatia, their exotic yet fun and quirky culture, and music encompassing a cross-cultural style, sets them apart from today’s other young talent.
The sister duo grew up listening to a wide array of music that can be heard in their sets today. From Gypsy Kings to The Beatles, Talking Heads to the Rolling Stones, Gloria Gaynor to Larry Levin as well as the funk and hip hop icons DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash and Bambaataa; together with various attempts throughout their young years at learning musical instruments of all shapes and sizes.
Their eclectic and fun sets teamed with vast knowledge in music have made them become some of the most in-demand young DJs in NZ. Having a slightly different music taste from one another, put together they create a unique blend of music to get the dancefloor pumping.
Their style ranges from upfront House, Disco and Nu Funk to Tech-House, Baile Funk UK and Bmore.
Enjoy.
Maya & Vanya on Myspace
Maya & Vanya on Twitter
You can catch Maya and Vanya playing at Rhythm and Vines in Gisbourne this new years.
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