Q&A: Jerry Poon aka JPS
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Q&A: Jerry Poon aka JPS

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What brands are you behind and what year did they launch? Elementz Sound Collective (1999), Bassix (2000), The Operatives (2004), The Operatives HQ (2004), Upfront (2007), Espionage (2009), Hello My Name Is (2010), The Drop (2011)

How’d you get into it? We needed an outlet, the only way was to create it ourselves.

Who are your resident DJ’s and/or favourite touring talents? Nam, Fugitive, Lady Banton, Edd Fisher, Silent Jay, Cosmo and Able for resident DJs. For touring talents Flying Lotus, The Gaslamp Killer, Opiuo, Concord Dawn, Samiyam, Tokimonsta, Calibre, Marcus Intalex, Hudson Mohawke, Clark – the list goes on.

Who’s your crowd and what makes your parties great? Everyone really. With the parties, you’re going to get quality, in every aspect, from production to performance. It’s something that takes away our cares, perhaps some of us analyse it, some just listen, some just dance all night long, we are not bound by genres, but by one thing, we love good music. And that’s what The Operatives are all about, good music for and from our generation, Upfront, up close and personal.

What’s been the most epic party you’ve thrown and why? The Gaslamp Killer show at KUBIK last year I think ranks very highly on my list of shows. It was storming, raining for 24 hours straight with no sign of stopping. There was no shelter, outdoors and it was sold out. It was just amazing to see everyone braving the elements and just loving it!

What’s the worst/craziest thing that’s happened at one of your parties? The very first Espionage with Klute and Africa Hitech saw a power outage in the venue and we had to climb over a few walls and steal power from, well, let’s not say.

Shameless self-promotion opportunity – what, when, where for your next party? Jonwayne, Mono/poly, Sabre, Kasra at Roxanne Parlour on Friday August 10 and many more tours and shows to come – stay tuned to theoperatives.com.au

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