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An Interview With DJ Vertigo By Ken Lin Translated by Yvonne Chen

     On the day of the interview, DJ Vertigo had just returned from playing at Japan's largest nightclub, Liquid Room in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The pictures he brought back show Japanese clubgoers dancing and screaming exuberantly.

     DJ Vertigo has played in well-known clubs in Beijing, Canton, Zhuhai, and other major Chinese cities, and for a while, regularly at Shanghai's Club Vogue. Currently he plays at Taipei's famous 2f, with frequent appearances at other clubs. Collaboration and interaction with renowned foreign DJs have influenced the music he plays, which is very vanguard. Clubgoers of varying emotions can attain a state of rapture under his guidance.

DJ Vertigo has worked with the famous Japanese DJ, Q'hey, to bring in DJs from Japan to mix with local DJs and clubgoers in the "Reboot Taipei" party, held in both Taipei and Kaohsiung once each season. The party is now a major event in Taiwan's party culture.      According to DJ Vertigo, music is a journey. It is incredible how the songs he plays are connected in beat, rhythm, and even in lyrics. His music expresses happiness. Under his lead, dancers' emotions progressively "exit sadness for joy" as if participating in a carefully designed musical journey.

    He has loved happy dance music since childhood, and fell in love with electronic dance music in high school. He got his start hanging out with club DJs, and requesting eclectic songs. Practicing hard and continual exchanges with other DJs have earned him a name in Taiwan with frequent invitations to perform aboard. He's glad for the chance to spread happiness with music; his efforts are evident in the excitement on the dance floor.