LADY GAGA’S DJ SPACE COWBOY
What made you want to come out on the Party Rock tour?
Well we’re all pretty much friends. LMFAO did a remix of one of my tracks falling down. I mean LMFAO, Paradiso Girls and I are all party of Cherry Tree which our label. So it’s amazing to be part of all this, we all know each other and hang out.
How would you best describe your style? 
I like to play anything and everything from The Strokes to Jay-Z to DMX. Whatever will get the party going. So I guess you could call my style Party Music.
How did you hook up with Lady Gaga?
I got introduced to her through Cherry Tree. We actually got signed around the same time. We ended up calling each other one day found that we had a lot in common. Next thing I knew I was in the studio we recorded Starstruck then she asked if I wanted to be on the tour. It’s been such an incredible experience.
Has it changed your career at all?
Absolutely. Of course, it’s a life changing experience. Just watching her write and perform has been incredible. She really is just something else she can write just as well as she can perform. Working with Gaga has taken me all over the world.
What was it like collaborating with Gaga on the songs Monster and So Happy I could Die?
A lot of fun!
Is your song Boyfriends Hate Me, from personal experience?
Ha ha! Kind of. it’s not really about me. I was at a club when we were shooting a video and I was watching a situation. I was just observing the club. It was like a one night thing this girl was talking to a dude then I think this was the next night and she was with a different dude so now the first dude is pissed. It was quite funny but that’s what inspired that track.
What can you tell us about
Digital Rock Star?
I’m super excited about it.
RedOne produced this record and I feel like it’s just an awesome collaboration. Everyone involved has been super cool. It’s a very fun electro-hop album.
You’ve done many remixes and reworks of songs, which have been your favorites?
Pokerface for Lady Gaga is definitely my favorite.
How was the experience in remixing a Marilyn Manson song? Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand) (Space Cowboy Remix)
It was super cool and great fun. It wasn’t the easiest song to remix, and you want him to like it. Because I mean it’s Marilyn Manson, you know? At times I would think to myself well what would marilyn want to hear? Then I was like well I don’t know but at the same time you gotta do what you like. It turned out well and he loved it.
What do you think is a common misconception about DJs that you’d like to clear up?
A lot of people think we’re ego maniacs I’m most certainly not egotistical. I guess that’s really depending on the DJ I don’t have many issues.
I read you did a chart topping single remix of Prince’s I would Die 4 U only to have it not chart because of the label. Can you tell us about that?
Yeah, it was back in 2004 there were apparently too many songs on my record at the time. It was an error by the label and it was a bit disappointing to lose a chart position but at the same time that song was already famous within the club scene so it had already helped me get to many places. So all in all it was disappointing but it still helped my career.
