Do you feel that House Music is responsible for the next generation of House Music lovers, DJs and producers (like theirÊinterests, their education, their knowledge of the history), or just responsible for bringing in a next generation in the first place?

All of it has to do with each other, the same way we heard it or introduced someone to it. It may take someone bringing you out to a nightclub or you just stumbling across someone's compilation album looking for that one song. I feel that the music will guide you anyway, all you have to do is hear the right song at the right time.

What in your opinion is the best way to maintain our culture in the era of hip-hop?

Well the biggest thing is to stop worrying if it's going to die out and just have fun. It is underground because there is no real way to spot a househead, unless he or she is a DJ. It's kind of like a Jazz following . . . we can spot each other, but for the average Joe, it is not like we have some kind of ID style - you know, like how hip-hop does. And if it does, it kind of looks like hip-hop anyway.

Can we ever be as successful as hip-hop is now? What would we have to do or change?

Well, one thing is the media and who's making sure it is heard. However, I think if we try other routes to let people hear it rather than the conventional mainstream media we have been trying to hit - then yeah, there will be that kind of scene.

There are tons of ways to get the music out there, you just have to be creative. An example would be that with every purchase of a new (insert brand) car, the dealer would give a CD of House Music. With that new (whatever brand) car, they would have a positive memory and some new music they haven't heard before to associate with it. Or maybe if when you get to your hotel room, there it is on your pillow, some Deep House CD.

Plus, we now have alternatives like XM Radio, "The Move" with Luis Baro and other shows.

How do you respond to those who just started DJing and chose the Final Scratch route, versus actual wax or CDs?

I think it is a personal preference - you know, what you feel good about. I love all of it, from reel-to-reel to DVDs. If it plays, I'm playing it.

Analog or Digital?

You need both.

What projects are you working on that we can look forward to hearing?

I have a lot of things coming up. Deep Blue (Jazz Project), Computer Games LP on Deeply Rooted House, a video for a new song I have coming out called "Brand New Sun" on Max Trax, and The Southport Weekender Vol. 6 compilation.

Any new collaborations or collaborations with old friends?

I'm going to do more stuff with Dennis Ferrer, Monique Bingham, and Barbara Tucker and her dad. I am just trying to have some fun this year.