Louis Osbourne: Tech It Out.

Louis Osbourne plays in Bed at the R-Bar this Wed Night.

Being the son of a superstar would get to you after a while, just look at Kelly Osbourne... One of Ozzy’s older children, Louis, has managed to break out of his fathers hefty shadows, having established himself as one of Europe’s top house/tech DJs and spending the last three summers in Ibiza residencies. It's the hard life alright, as Louis explains.

When did you first start DJing and why?

“I've been playing eight years. I got into it by being a raver. I was going out at 16, and started spinning when I was 18/19. I never set out to make a career out of it, I just did it because I loved the music and I love to party. The fact that I'm now in a very fortunate position to make a career out of it is like living a dream.”

Describe your style?

“The techier side of house and the funkier side of techno.”

Your dad's the king of metal... why did you choose dance music? And do you like metal?

“It's not like I made a decision ‘Right, I'm gonna do dance music’. I kinda stumbled across it and it stuck. It all comes back to seeing the light at a Rave. I love dance music, and I love dance culture. I love going out and dancing all night. I'm not really a big metal fan, but I do like my Dad’s stuff. But, you're right, he is the King of metal!”

What's the future of dance music? Will it eventually destroy itself?

“Why is everyone on this trip that dance music is going down the pan? It's bollocks! Dance music is here to stay. It's here because of technology in music, and that is only gonna advance, so is the music. Dance culture may be changing; it may be going back underground and cleansing out all the charlatans, but that can only be a good thing. I think punters got pissed of with corporate, branded clubbing, and that is good too. People will always wanna dance, people will always wanna get fucked up. It's just a case of being observant enough to know where and when people wanna do that. I think the media are partly to blame for this theory as well. The more articles that are written asking such negative questions, the more people start thinking that is the case. Change is a good thing. Viva Acid House! Bring on the revolution!”