{"id":18118,"date":"2013-05-14T11:39:33","date_gmt":"2013-05-14T18:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/aznightlife\/?p=18118"},"modified":"2013-06-02T18:20:18","modified_gmt":"2013-06-03T01:20:18","slug":"djs-uncensored-pierce-fulton-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/aznightlife\/djs-uncensored-pierce-fulton-2\/","title":{"rendered":"DJs Uncensored: Pierce Fulton"},"content":{"rendered":"

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by: Amanda Savage<\/a><\/p>\n

Breakthrough DJ, producer and regular 20 year-old, Pierce Fulton, took the time to interview with AFM before his show with Walden happening at El Santo Cantina on Sunday May 19. He talks music, college, PBR, his first time at a strip club and getting hit in the face with glow sticks.<\/p>\n

AFM: So you\u2019re playing at El Santo Cantina in Scottsdale on the 19 with Walden, are you excited? Have you guys met or played shows together before?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fulton:<\/strong> Absolutely, haven\u2019t been to Arizona in about a year and the last trip was great time. We have actually been friends via the Internet for about 2 years now but we finally met (in person) this past March when we did a few shows together in Mexico and Miami. One of the was back-to-back which was a fun time, but I\u2019m definitely looking forward to playing with him again.<\/p>\n

AFM: What city or event is your favorite to play at\/for? What about venue? Besides everything in Scottsdale of course.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fulton:<\/strong> Ah I can never say specific events, cities, or venues because there are far too many but I\u2019d say the perfect situation is a city where the crowd is rather open, in terms of music taste, maybe a festival? There are always just great vibes at festivals where you can get away with playing whatever you want.<\/p>\n

AFM: You get to pick any three DJs or musicians, dead or alive, to play at any venue you want. Who do you pick? Where do you play?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fulton:<\/strong> I\u2019d love to get Jim Morrison back to play one more show with the Doors, Bob Marley, and Harrison and Lennon to play with the Beatles one last time. Wouldn\u2019t care where it was, I\u2019d just love the chance to see those guys.<\/p>\n

AFM: So it\u2019s safe to say you\u2019re still fairly new to the scene. You\u2019ve really blown up fast! Was EDM always something you were into? When did that start?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fulton:<\/strong> Ha ha, well I was first introduced to electronic music in like 2009 (yeah, I could probably be considered a bandwagoner or something) but I\u2019ve played music my whole life. I think I was just very fascinated with how different electronic music was from anything I\u2019d played or listened to and I thought \u201cHey, I\u2019ll try this.\u201d<\/p>\n

AFM: Who were some of the first DJs or producers that got you hooked?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fulton:<\/strong> The two main ones would be Eric Prydz and Paul Kalkbrenner. Prydz was the first DJ I\u2019d ever seen live, I got snuck in when I was like 17, and a friend of mine showed me a movie Kalkbrenner starred in and did the soundtrack to, Berlin Calling. Both of these artists were very unique within the electronic realm so I think that really drew me toward them.<\/p>\n

AFM: What sparked the transition from music listener to music creator?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fulton:<\/strong> Well, it might sound snobby, but I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever been just a \u201clistener\u201d. As I mentioned, I\u2019ve played music my whole life and when I say that I mean like I started playing the guitar when I was 4 or 5 and learned dozens of other instruments along the way. I\u2019ve never just been content with listening to something I really enjoyed, I\u2019ve always had to try it out myself.<\/p>\n