Interview with Rexx Arcana
by Kellie : July 25th, 2006
This guy is the best DJ I have ever heard ever ever ever! Headlining clubs and festivals across North America and Europe under the moniker given to him by Ministry’s Al Jourgensen, DJ Rexx Arkana is one of the dark electronic music movement’s few legitimate international DJ stars.
In addition to his twenty years of experience as both a DJ and promoter — having worked with everyone from industrial stalwarts Skinny Puppy and Ministry to newer stars Covenant and VNV Nation — Rexx Arkana is also the founder of the scene supergroup Bruderschaft. A collaboration of some of the electronic music world’s top talents, Bruderschaft drew together, under Arkana’s leadership, members of VNV Nation, Covenant, Apoptygma Berzerk and Icon of Coil in a charitable effort to benefit cancer research and treatment.
Rexx Arcana has also formed FGFC820, a new tribal EBM project, who released their first album in the summer of 2005 called “The Hanging Garden”.
Now on to the interview…
You’re a Dj, dad, musician, businessman, and husband. Do you ever feel overwhelmed?
Scheduling can be difficult at times, there’s no question. I tend to do a lot of traveling, both as a DJ and with the band, as well as with my day job. I’ve always loved being on the road, but it’s nice coming back home again, especially to all the little homemade signs and placards my girls tend to put together. I’m lucky to have an incredibly supportive and understanding partner in my wife, Aga. Bottom line is that none of this would be possible without her help and support.
How is the scene different now from when you first started out?
The thing that strikes me as being the most different is the abundance of DJs and artists in the scene …
