Your music blends house, tech-house, disco, rock and Brazilian rhythms. What’s your approach to combining all these sounds? How do you decide what works together?

It always starts with a feeling. I never sit down and say, “I want to mix this genre with that one.” My Brazilian background gave me rhythm and soul, while my love for house adds a layer of groove on top. I let all those influences speak to each other and find their balance naturally. The most important thing is that my music moves people and resonates with them.

You come from a small town in Brazil and now play the biggest festivals in the world. How do you stay connected to your roots?

My best friends are still the people I grew up with, and my family is deeply involved in my work. São Paulo remains my home for at least half the year. From Mundo Novo to stadiums and international festivals, the journey has been incredible, but the people I love keep me grounded. My roots shape the way I work, live, and think about music.

You play massive festivals but also give free shows in São Paulo. How do you balance global success with staying true to where you started?

I’ve built my life in the heart of São Paulo, with a home studio where my dogs run while I produce. Even though I spend half of the year travelling around the world, Brazil is where I feel most at home. Those free shows are a way to give back to the community that believed in me first, often with food donations instead of tickets. It’s important to me that dance music stays accessible, especially where it all began.

This year, you launched your own label, Affairs. What inspired you to start it, and what’s your vision for it?

Affairs is a way for me to share music that I’m passionate about and to support artists whose sound excites me. It’s my way of creating a space where music can engage people on and beyond the dancefloor. It’s built on collaboration, emotion, and innovation – bringing together global talent to push boundaries while keeping a link to underground roots. It feels like the next step in my journey, creating something that lasts beyond my own tracks.

You’ve been playing your remix of ‘Lost’ in your sets for a while, and now it’s finally out. What inspired you to take on this track, and what was your approach to the song?

I’ve always been inspired by the emotional depth of this track. ‘Lost’ has a melody and feeling that really resonates with me. When I first listened to it, I immediately imagined how it could move people on the dance floor while keeping that emotional core intact.