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WINTER PARTY FESTIVAL: A CHAT WITH THE BEACH PARTY DJ GSP
from Wire Magazine Issue 1.2024 South Beach Wine & Food Festival and Winter Party Festival Special Issue
By Rafa Carvajal. Model Photo by Antony Kozz
Since its founding in 1994 as a dance party on the beach, Winter Party Festival has featured outstanding DJs, including DJ GSP for this year’s Beach Party. GSP is a London-based, International DJ/Producer who has has been DJing in Greece for many years in the best know events and major clubs, and who is now considered one of the best European Circuit DJs. I interviewed GSP about DJing at the 2024 WPF Beach Party.
Rafa Carvajal: What does DJing at the 2024 Winter Party Festival mean to you?
DJ GSP: Winter Party Festival has always been a dream of me to DJ at. I had attended Winter Party and also DJed at the Palace Block Parties in 2016 and 2017. Headlining the Beach Party this year along with my dear friend and colleague Dan Slater is achieving a milestone. I always admired the cause of this Festival and being part of it is something that warms my heart.
RC: What type of sets should attendees expect to experience from you at the 2024 Festival?
GSP: I consider myself a DJ that will adapt their sound to the occasion. This is a day party on the Beach under the sun, so I will be delivering an appropriate journey with lots of happy beats and lots of vocals! A very #gspinthemix signature sound.
RC: Why should our readers attend the Winter Party Festival?
GSP: Winter Party is not just another circuit festival. Is a festival with a cause. The National LGBTQ Task force has given back more than $3.3 million and supported nearly 90 community organizations in South Florida since 2005. These funds are very essential in empowering and elevating the community. This wouldn’t be possible without the help of all the attendees, so if you wanna have an amazing time in a top-quality production festival, and also help contribute to this amazing cause, you should attend Winter Party.
RC: What are you looking forward to the most about DJing at this year’s Winter Party Festival?
GSP: The main reason I am a DJ is to make people happy. There is nothing that makes my heart more full than seeing people happy dancing on the dancefloor forgetting about everyday difficulties and coming together to have a great time and embrace and support our community. This is the biggest reward to me, so this is what I am looking forward to and, since The Beach Party is a mammoth of an event attend-wise, it amplifies the excitement.
RC: Is there anything else you would like to share with Wire Magazine readers?
GSP: I am returning to Winter Party Festival after so many years. I have prepared so much new music for this event and I will be spinning back to back with Dan Slater for the first time. Joining forces with Dan for this event, we will try to provide the best Beach Party soundtrack. So don’t miss this incredible event, and don’t miss the opportunity to party while supporting a great cause.