Club Play Chart

NATIONAL CROSSOVER POOL CHART 1 Dua Lipa F/ Madonna Levitating Warner 2 24Goldn F/ Iann Dior Mood Columbia 3 Sam Smith Diamonds Capitol 4 Ava Max Kings & Queens Max Cut/ Atlantic 5 Topic & A7s F/ Lil’ Baby Why Do You Lie To Me Capitol 6 Tate McRae You Broke Me First RCA 7 Surf Mesa F/ Emilee Ily Astralwerks 8 Gabby Barrett I Hope Warner 9 Justin Bieber F/ Chance Holy Def Jam 10 BTS Dynamite Columbia 11 Drake F/ Lil Durk Laugh Now Cry Later Republic 12 Ariana Grande Positions Republic 13 Joel Corry X Mnek Head & Heart Big Beta/ Emg 14 Miley Cyrus F/ Dua Lipa Prisoner RCA 15 Ariana Grande 34+35 Republic 16 Tiesto The Business Atlantic 17 Miley Cyrus Midnight Sky RCA 18 Jason Derulo Take You Dancing Atlantic 19 Zoe Wees Control Caroline 20 Meduza Paradise F/ Dermot Kennedy Republic 21 NOTD & Catello Nobody Island 22 Topic & A7s Breaking Me Capitol 23 Jax Jones & Aura I Miss You Interscope 24 Billie Eilish Therefore I Am Interscope 25 Kygo X Tina Turner What’s Love Got To Do With It RCA 26 Internet Money F/ Don Toliver Lemonade Capitol 27 Allegra Do What I Want Radikal 28 Kastra Glamrous Total Smash 29 Flowliner & Brislona Love Makes The World Made 2 Dance 30 Gloria Estefan Rhythm Is Gonna Get You Not Listed 31 Karen Harding + Digital Farm Undo My Heart Ultra 32 Deadmau5 & Kiesza Bridged By A Lightwave Awal‑Kobalt 33 David Guetta & Sia Let’s Love Warner 34 Tanya Nolan No Pressure Artsessionz 35 San Holo F/ Broods Honest Astralwerks / 36 Phantoms Want To Know Republic 37 Aluna Envious Mad Decent 38 Kylie Minogue Magic Darenote / BMG 39 Lady Gaga 911 Interscope 40 Rozalla I Feel It Slipping Energise Records

Most Added Tracks 1 Deadmau5 & Kiesza Bridged By A Lightwave 2 Sigala & James Arthur Lasting Lover 3 Notd & Catello Nobody 4 Ariana Grande Positions 5 Allegra Do What I Want 6 Justin Bieber F/ Chance Holy 7 Megan Thee Stallion Body 8 Tiesto The Business 9 Flowliner & Brislona Love Makes The World 10 The Weeknd Save Your Tears Awal‑Kobalt Arista Island / Republic Republic Radikal Def Jam 300 Atlantic Made 2 Dance Republic NATIONAL LATIN DANCE POOL CHART 1 AFM (The Sky) Regalame Una Noche Mas G89 Music 2 Muzik Box Karma (Cubanito Klubjumpers Mix) Cal 69 3 Domenic Marte ft. Stevie B In My Eyes Direct Balance 4 Ozuna Caramelo Aura Music 5 Farruko La Tóxica Sony 6 Manny Cruz y Miriam Cruz Yo Quisiera Ser OMG 7 Zion y Lennox ft Myke Towers No Me Llama Warner Music 8 Carlos Vives Tres Perlas J&N Records 9 Alsikiatra Baila Pegadita de los Hombres Alsikiatra 10 Pedro Jesus Prestame Tu Boca Salsaneo 11 DoseRock Friky Friky Soundcheck 12 Prince Royce Loteria Sony 13 Oro Solido Ponmelo Ahi 24K 14 Chesca ft Pitbull ft Frankie Valli Te Quiero Baby Universal 15 Maelo y su Klan Abrele Camino Al Son Cafe 16 Yandel ft Jhay Cortes Ponme Al Dia La Leyenda LLc 17 Darkiel ft Pedro Capo, Afro B Me Siento Bien (RMX) Chosen Few 18 Marlow Rosado y Frankie Negron Boricuas En Nueva York J&N Records 19 Tono Rosario Vuelve Mami Mayimba Music 20 Chacal Mi Corazon Es Tuyo La Corporacion

Most Added Tracks 1 David Kada 2 Giuseppe D Vs. Tito Puente Jr. 3 Daddy Yankee & Marc Anthony 4 Gilberto S. Rosa ft Pirulo 5 Wito Colon Amiga Con Derechos El Cayuco De Vuelta Pa’ La Vuelta Que Se Sepa Culpame Park East Indie Sony B2B Music WJ

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North and South America, a beautiful festival in the Swiss mountains, and many other gigs. Besides that, I had a “Steve Bug Presents Play” party lined up here in Berlin at Ipse. So, basically, like many other DJs, I have no gig income since March. Producing your own music and releasing it became more of a business card to get booked, since there is almost no money to make anymore.

DJ Times: One problem ends up creating another…

Bug: Like many others, I do have a proper studio that needs maintenance, and I have to pay the rent for it. This comes mostly out of the touring money. I really think that this crisis will affect our business for a rather long time – no one knows for how long we won’t be able to party together again. Many countries have closed their borders for several months. Festivals may not happen this summer. Many clubs may not survive the shutdown. So there is going to be even more DJs fighting over less club gigs in the future. It will take time to grow into something new.

DJ Times: During this weird period, are you doing anything new or different that’s ultimately constructive to your music life/career?

Bug: I’ve been DJing, writing my own music, and running a label for almost 30 years – and that’s what I am good at, and what I love the most. Of course, there are alternative jobs/ options in the music biz, but I prefer to leave these to those who are better at it. So apart from not touring, I am basically doing the same as before. I’m in the studio as much as possible, writing new music, actually a few more collaborations – obviously by sending parts to each other via the web – are planned, since everybody has more time in the studio these days. I’m also working on the two labels, Poker Flat and Sublease Music, and I’m checking out the new releases every week. With the extra time given, I’m checking out more downtempo, chill-out stuff. That may influence the upcoming productions.

DJ Times: What’s the most surprising thing you’ve realized during this period of social distancing?

Bug: How little problem I have with it, and how big of an issue it is for others. I mean, I love connecting with the crowds when I play, and I truly miss that right now. But when I am touring, I feel sometimes more alone, being close to strangers – on flights, or at airports, for example – than I feel right now. Being alone is a part of the job, if you’re not traveling with a tour manager. You’re also alone in the studio, sometimes for days – we’re used to it.

DJ Times: What’s next for you, creatively?

Bug: Now that the album’s out, there’s another collaboration [“Flying Keys” b/w “Silver Star Stallone”] with my mate Clé on Rejected. By end of the year, I will be moving the studio, and hopefully the new one will be up and running after a short time, so that I can go back to work on more music.

DJ Times: Any advice on staying sane and relatively positive through this situation?

Bug: Keep your sense of humor, learn something new, do some sports, stay in touch with your friends and family, catch some fresh air and sun, if you can. Basically, keep yourself entertained – this includes learning about yourself. n

16B (continued from page 21) me, is the closest thing to covering all the styles I’ve loved to make and still enjoy listening to it now, as much as in my naïve and younger days. There’s such a fine line between the love to create new things when you’re young and still loving the art in it as much when you think you’ve wisened up and become far more experienced.

DJ Times: What’s your studio set-up? 16B: I’m a UAD man – I use an Apollo 16 [interface] going into a [Soundcraft] LX7II console. My favorite outboards are two [Empirical Labs EL8] Distressors and my dbx 172 [Super Gate]. My favorite plugs are the Sonnox Oxford Inflator and Avid’s Loom for textured sounds. My fave synths are Roland’s Juno-60 and Jupiter-6, which is the pinnacle of sound design, in my opinion. You can pretty much create anything from deep drum sounds to the most sophisticated pads and bass sounds. It’s the backbone of almost all my sounds.

DJ Times: What’s your typical DJ set-up and why do you choose that route? 16B: Two turntables, two Pioneer DJ CDJ-2000 players, a DJM-900 mixer, a DJS-1000 sampler. Most of it’s obvious, but I use the DJS-1000 to sample a few bars of a mix or loop to free up the channels, then mix in the next tune. It’s very creative and you end up almost remixing tracks and doing edits on the fly.

DJ Times: Have you done livestreaming online?

16B: I’m not saying it’s a good or bad thing, but standing in a room on your own without an audience? I guess it’s great for doing a live set of your own material, but I’m not so into doing a DJ set on my own. I feed off the crowd and it’s an exchange of energy which makes the set so fun and unpredictable! I’d feel robotic playing to a camera and constantly checking who’s watching or commenting. Maybe I’m old-school, but the whole point of performance is knowing your audience is in front of you giving you that extra bit for inspiration.

DJ Times: Any theme tunes recommended for the moment? 16B: The Cure’s “Faith” and Simple Minds’ “Don’t You Forget About Me.”

DJ Times: Any advice on keeping

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it together through this situation? 16B: Find a few new hobbies and meditate every day, keep physically active and have a goal. Strategy for sanity normally lays in positive understanding of anything negative, accepting the situation and dealing with it accordingly. Not trying to escape the reality, but getting stuck right into it, being an example of what you expect, visualizing and using imagination to bring about a better world and staying strong and supportive for your family and friends.

DJ Times: What’s next for you? 16B: More music for films, possibly another album to make Silenciety and SunTzu part of a trilogy, and my book, “The Energy Investor,” which I’ve been writing for almost five years now. It’s nearly ready. n

Who knows if we’ll party in ’21?

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