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Sara Zinger

Sara Zinger

We are ready to give 2016 the grand send-off it deserves with the special debut of spangly queer Parisian discotheque Patsy! Having jetsetted to Paris, New York and Buenos Aires, it is high time she crash lands in London for her long-awaited Dalston Superstore debut. For the very special premiere we have recruited French uber babe and dark disco expert Sara Zinger. She has spent the year playing across the dancefloors of Europe, and we can't wait to see what she unleashes on the lazer basement! We caught up to chat dream collaborations, favourite parties and plans for Patsy.

Hey Sara! We’re super excited to have you play at Dalston Superstore! Can you tell us a bit about yourself?

All right so I'm 30 years old, I live in Marseille in the south of France, and I've been DJing for six or seven years now and producing for two. I actually spent several months in London few years ago! I'm in love with this city, always a pleasure to come play here.

If you had to trace your DJ career back to one track that started it all, what would it be?

The track that made me wanna start DJing is Booka Shade - Oh Superman

 

I was in this big club in Belgium called H20 and the DJ was like a king for me, I used to spend all my weekends in this club and couldn't help staring at the DJ all night long. A track that would define my DJ sets from the beginning is Sometimes by Chloe. I’m never sick of playing it.



You recently released an EP in collaboration with Alda. How did that partnership come about and what was your production process like?

I met Alda like two years ago and it’s been a musical crush since the beginning. I was playing at a club in Marseille and when I walked out of the DJ booth he came to me to talk about my set. He was from another city, so added me on Facebook the day after and started sending me his productions to have my opinion on them. I asked him for a remix of one of my tracks (which is not released yet by the way, hopefully it will be early 2017). The idea of making music together came easily, so I jumped on a train and spent two days at his place, where we finished the track My Mind.

Can you tell us a bit about your party Backroom in Marseille?

One Sunday night, a bartender I know told me a bar contacted her and asked her to find a concept for Tuesday nights once a month. I said okay and that was it. I had to quickly find a name, decide on an atmosphere (dark and no rules, like, come dressed however you want, feel at ease, feel free to do whatever you want, get crazy). The lights were barely on and I was playing electro rock tracks. The first one was a success, it was totally full. I stopped when summertime arrived in Marseille because we just wanna be outdoor when summertime is here.

Who would be your dream musical collaboration (alive or dead?)

Chloe definitely remains an example for me, so yep, it would be her.

You’ve spent the past few months playing around Europe. What is the weirdest/best place you’ve ever played?

Zurich last month was amazing. Lexy Club was such a wonderful place with good energy and after my set, the boss took me to two other clubs and introduced me to lots of people. They really know how to party out there, so I had a blast.

You’re taking us on a date in Marseille. Where are we going to eat, drink, and dance?

Okay so there’s this place by the Vieux Port called Cours Estienne d’Orves with lots of bars and restaurants. It's like where everybody meets after work, so we’ll just chill and go from one bar to another then eat at Le Bistrot de l’Horloge because the staff is very friendly and the food is above the average for a nice price. After the shot they offer you once you've paid the bill, we would walk directly to La Dame Noir VII, which is a new bar that opened just next to the club La Dame Noir Dancing. It’s a warm classy spot with sexy downtempo music where local and international DJs come to play. And even if it's a bar, you've got a proper dancefloor. That’s my second home, I often play there. Down tempo , red light, shooters all night long.

If you had a time machine and could go dancing anywhere/anywhen, where would you go?

The Parisian institution that was Le Pulp. Ivan Smagghe and Chloe made their names in that club, they were the residents. The Kill the DJ label comes from there as well. Unfortunately, it had to close in 2007.

What are your plans for 2017? Any big shows or record releases?

2017 will be big for me, I think. There’s some cool projects, like a collaboration with Nico Ameviscious for an album and live shows. A good gig in Berlin. Several tracks from other producers will be out with my voice on them, I’ll be involved with parties for La Dame Noir, and at least two EPs are gonna be released.

What are you planning to unleash on the laser basement at Patsy?

You’ll have to come and see!


Catch Sara Zinger on at the debut of Patsy on Saturday 3 December from 9pm-3am at Dalston Superstore!

 

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