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Setting the mood perfectly is a core part of what continues to drive Simon in his work. From his many years as a Music Consultant working with luxury brands and game-changing independent projects through to his DJ residencies for many of Europe’s most critically acclaimed clubs and festivals including EXIT, Hideout, Wax:On, The Cross, Shindig and Ministry Of Sound.

From weddings in the hills of Ibiza, boutique hotels, launches and London Fashion Week catwalk shows, a love of music is at the heart of everything he does.

What for you are the key cornerstones of a great DJ set?

Never start out at 100 miles an hour, build the mood and work out which kinds of tunes press people’s buttons, so you know where to go when the time comes to kick things up a gear – and always have a contingency plan or two up your sleeve.

What 3 records are impossible for you to leave out of any DJ set?

Rufus and Chaka Khan – Any Love, Dan Hartman – Relight My Fire, Chic – Lost In Music.

What 5 artists best represent your variety and diversity of musical tastes?

Kate Bush, Masters At Work, Saint Etienne, LTJ Bukem, Roy Ayers.

Do you think DJing a wedding differs in any way from a regular DJ set - and if so, how? - or do the core principles remain the same?

The nuts and bolts are the same, but usually a little accelerated from a club setting. The guests usually cross generations more too, so it’s often helpful to know in advance what your party-starting aunty’s favourite record is.

What 10 albums would be your Desert Island Discs? It’s changes daily (and I’m including comps), today it’s:

Coldcut – 70 Minutes Of Madness

Grace Jones - Nightclubbing

Madonna – The Immaculate Collection

Daft Punk - Discovery

Café Del Mar Volume 2

Pet Shop Boys – Behaviour

Soulwax – Nite Versions

Bjork – Vespertine

Michael Kiwanuka – KIWANUKA

Laurent Garnier – Excess Baggage