Champion of Champions

After months of heats and semi-finals, the cream of Brisbane’s underground DJ talent lined up at GPO last Friday to battle it out for supremacy. Morgan Baker emerged victorious, holding his head high and a bucketload of amazing prizes aloft.

So congratulations on the win; how tough was the competition, right from the start through to the final?

Thanks, I was nervous as I knew most of the other DJs I was up against so knew it'd be tough.  Each week I just tried to put something together that worked and kept it as tight as possible.

Preparing for your routine in the final; how many sleepless nights did you have practicing the set?

Luckily this wasn't my first DJ comp, I knew what was needed to prepare the sets and roughly how long it should take. The further into the comp I got the more I knew I'd have to put in, so that required more time spent preparing each set.

When it came to creating a routine, what was your main focus - was it on the technical aspects of DJing, or did you want to be more creative in terms of the way you presented the music?

I was unsure at first, but thought about how I'd prepare for a normal set and tried to put the thought of it being a competition out of my head. It was a case of having a sufficient amount of technical mixing but still focussing on the progression of all my sets.

Were you confident heading into the final?

I knew in the back of my mind if I didn't stay confident it'd only hurt my chances ... a lot can go wrong if you're not upbeat going into a gig.

You have a host of prizes to collect and amazing opportunities to progress your DJing career - is it equal parts apprehension and excitement about the next couple of months?

Sure is, this is a real big step forward in my DJing career, I couldn't be more excited right now.  But the apprehension I'm sure will kick in over the coming few days. I'm up for the challenge, I have to take this opportunity and really steamroll my career with this win.

You can catch Morgan Baker as one of GPO’s fresh residents very soon. Stay tuned for more GPO Discovered action in coming months.