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Brodinski
French hottie Brodinski is one of the headliners at Sónar this year
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Deadmau5
“Playing Sónar means so much to me as it is revered as one of the coolest festivals in the world. I heard all the top guys talk about how knowledgable the crowds are. It is already one of the highlights of my diary this year.”
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Brodinski
“I have to say ‘The Dream Came True’. I think I make some step [sic.] in my DJ career. Sónar is one of the big ones. I’m SO proud to play for this festival. It means a lot.”
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Bjarni Grim
Ben Frost
“More PA. More low end. And considering the climate and the time of the year, considerably more sweat.”
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James Murphy and Pat Mahoney
“It means I get to eat the King’s paella at 7 Portes, drink orujo and get stupid with disco records to a LOT of people. Sónar’s been lovely to us for a long time, even when I was drunk and ridiculous enough to think it was a good idea to DJ the 10-minute drum solo from Rare Earth’s live ‘Get ready’ to something like 10,000 people. I love Barcelona and Sónar very much. It will feel a bit like a homecoming.” James Murphy (R) “I heartily agree with James’s statement, and offer my humble apologies: I’m not really an electrician.” Pat Mahoney (L)
It’s one of Barcelona’s biggest festivals of the year: Sónar returns this month and the line-up is huge both in number and names. But what’s the attraction for all these musicians? We asked some of those performing what it means to them to be at Sónar—see the slideshow for their answers