Gordo Talks India Memories, New Music and Eight-Hour Sets

The American DJ-producer, previously known as Carnage, recently released "Parcera" with Latin star Maluma and "With You" alongside electronic duo Adriatique

- ANURAG TAGAT

IT’S A SUNNY DAY in New York City as producer-DJ Gordo is seated outdoors at a restaurant and getting sushi. “I’m just living good,” Gordo aka Diamanté Anthony Blackmon (fka Carnage) says as he beams a smile over a video call. “I’m gonna go get a haircut.”

It was just a week prior to our chat that Gordo was at Tomorrowland, playing an hour-long set that was one for the books, especially because he brought on Latin star Maluma and premiered their then-unreleased song “Parcera.” Tomorrowland remains one of the most attended festivals in the world, so it’s a sea of people just vibing to Gordo and Maluma gathering their energies. Gordo says he can always the gauge the audience, though. “I’ve been doing this for a long time. It’s hard sometimes because you want to please as many people as possible… it’s not easy as it seems. But I think just trusting your gut and doing that stuff is just easiest to do,” he adds.