An Interview With Jesse Rose

One of my favorite discoveries from WMC 09 was meeting Jesse Rose and discovering his label and style of dance music.

Jesse Rose was raised on Motown soul, jazz and eighties funk in London, but moved to Bristol to throw club nights with old friend at the beginning of the nineties. In 1997 Jesse moved back to London and  started playing regularly, honing his particular blend of Chicago house and early Detroit techno. He released his first mix CD ‘Tec-House Living’ on the Subversive label under his Deeper Sound Of Bristol moniker before founding Front Room Recordings with Chris Belsey in 2001. The Front Room artist roster boasts the likes of Solid Groove, Trevor Loveys, Jamie Anderson, Atlantic Fusion, Rob Mello, John Tejada, Stefan Goldmann and productions and remixes by Jesse himself. Jesse also co-owns ‘loungin’ recordings’ and his newly formed ‘Made to Play’ imprint, though lately he’s been releasing on Simple, Freerange REKIDS, Dubsided and Get Physical. As well as his own production slate, which includes the massive ‘A-sided’ on Dubsided, Jesse has remixed the likes of Riton, Radio Slave, Elite Force, Kosma & Trevor Loveys to name a few. Jesse can also be found producing alongside Dave Taylor AKA Solid Groove/Switch under the guises of Induceve on Derrick Carter’s Classic label. Induceve highlights include ‘Jazz Chops’, ‘Time To Begin’ and ‘Monolevel’ on Classic as well as the ‘Pick It Up’ EP on Dubsided. Jesse also regularly produces alongside Trevor Loveys as izit? Jesse regularly tours around the world at places such as Fabric, Basics, WMF, Panoramabar. Residencies have included Front Room Sessions @ Kinzo in Berlin, Wagg in Paris, a two-year stint on Kiss FM and Back to Yours in London. His album "What Do You Do If You Don't" is out now and we love it.

Biggest inspirations?

Hip-hop, the sea, the 808 toms

Best part of WMC 09?

The made to play party at the shore club, peeps were going nuts from start to finish and benga at white room & rusko at mad decent party - dubstep done properly.

Best wmc experience 09?

The mini burgers at the Standard & hanging out with friends by the pool.

Plans for 2009?

Touring for my new album 'what do you do if you don't?', lots of singles & remixes & my remix album later in the year on made to play.

Favorite tracks at the moment or playlist?

• oliver $ 'watcha gonna do on made to play,

• zombie disco squad 'the dance on dirtybird,

• the new cadenza....

What can we look forward to this year from Made to Play?

• lots of 808 toms!

• releases by oliver $, riva starr,

• idiotproof,

• and a new compilation by zombie disco squad.... and a new label 'play it down'

Favorite venues all over the world?

our made to play night at Panorama bar in Berlin, Sub Club in Glasgow, Goa in Madrid, Fabric in London

and anything else he would like to share.....?

always be careful when jumping into a plunge pool! you could be limping like shrek for weeks!