CW gets an interview with David and Cathy Guetta before David played his set to a packed house at Bar Rouge. (That’s right, we were the ones holding everything up.) We asked David and Cathy about about his upcoming festival, being a house DJ, digital downloading and more.

Read the interview below but don’t miss the video of the interview and some of the set on the DJVIBE blog

CW: David, everyone knows you for really being one of the biggest house DJs around at the moment, but with there being so many different kinds of house, how to you classify your sound? What makes yours different for all the others on the DJ Mag list?

David Guetta: OK, I’m seen as a house DJ, but from there you try and create some underfamilies. For me [labels] are not so important because I play everything. You know, I could play a rock track, I could play, you know, techno, house, whatever. I play good music, I try to play good music and have a patry with the people, that’s what really count for me and this category [house] isn’t so important for me.

CW: Like We mentioned, you are known for being the best house DJ around, where do you go from there? We know you have some big plans coming up in the next year with a festival you’re planning. Can you tell us a little bit about that?

DG: She’s going to tell you about this.

Cathy Guetta: [laughing] This Stade de France?

DG: Yes.

CG: Yes, it’s the first event like this for France, because you know the Stade de France is usually for the…

DG: Soccer game...

CG: Yes, and for the first time there, it’s a real party with the five superstar DJ, electronic superstars Carl Cox, Tiesto, Joachim Garraud, Martin Solveig and my husband of course. And also some performers and some, you know, everything for best and unique party.

CW: That’s going to be awesome.

DG: It’s called United and the main thing is that a lot of us, we respect each other but we usually don’t play together, you know? And this party is for all of us to be all together “united” on one dance floor … and you know, also it’s a lot of people from different background in the DJ world but also in the public [coming together for this], which is pretty exciting. 45,000 people…

CG: Yes, 45,000 people and also for the first time, Star Jam is open until 6’oclock in the morning and it’s open air so it’s going to be fabulous for sure. [laughs] I hope!

CW: Cathy, you so involved in the business aspect of all of this from what we know …

DG: She takes care of the organization of the events, so this is her event the Stade de France, and we do F*ck Me, I’m Famous together. I take care of the artistic side but she takes care of all the promotion...

CG: …marketing, communication and PR.

DG: So yeah, she’s a working girl.

CG: [laughs]

CW: So Cathy, how did you get started in all of this? What made you decide to get into the business side of the music?

CG: Because you know, at the beginning, when I was in a nightclub for my first time, you know it was my passion--the nightlife and the music. When I met David 19 years ago we had the same passion for nightlife and music and since then, it’s been my life. And well, voila!

CW: This is always a hot button issue for DJs how do you feel about digital downloading? DJs are always the ones who embrace new technology it seems, but also at the same time people are coming out against it because of copyright issues.

DG: To be very honest, and against everything my record company says, I’m pretty cool with it really. I think thanks to the Internet, the level of knowledge about music is much bigger now everywhere in the world, and for me as a DJ that’s fantastic because I can play more new sounds and you know experiment with new things. And the young generation, they really know everything, it’s amazing. You know? Regarding my albums, I’m very luck because I still sell a lot of albums, and I think what happens is probably, you know--if you have one track, people will download it illegally, but it also creates an interest in the artist. If people really love you, they will still buy the album because they want to have the whole thing. And, I cannot complain. I’m sure there are millions of illegal downloads, but I still sell a lot of records. I’m still fine, you know? And, also there’s the legal downloading, and this is becoming really big also. You cannot fight against progress.

CW: Do you think it helps the newer DJs on the scene?

DG: Absolutely. This is why I think it’s kind of cool at the same time. And even me for example, I made a track on the road with my laptop, and I said, “OK, this is a cool track and I don’t have an album right now, so I’m just going to give it for free on the Internet.” It’s a cool thing that when you’re passionate about music that you can share it like this very quickly and you don’t have to wait for this long and heavy process of the record company. So on the more underground and electronic culture, it’s amazing and it opens a lot of doors for new producers. I’m like a lot of artists in that I know we lose a lot of money [to downloading] but I think in a way, we might lose in sales but we get it back by being more famous and doing more live, coming to Shanghai and playing records you know it’s amazing.

CG: Thanks to the Internet for that!

CW: We definitely will! There have actually been a lot of big name DJs coming through Shanghai recently, pretty much DJ Mag’s Top 10 list, what made you guys decide that Shanghai is the place to be? Why is it a DJ hot spot?

DG: The thing is, I’ve been waiting for … I’ve been everywhere touring, but let’s say that Asia is a really exciting place because it’s totally new here and you can feel that it’s going to blow, and it’s exciting to be there at the beginning, you know? It’s been like two years since I’ve wanted to come, and I couldn’t. There are just too many places in the world, and I’ve been pushing it, and pushing it and now we’re finally here. And we’re glad.

CG: And also we hear from people who have come from Shanghai, they say to us, “You need to go there because it’s an incredible city.” After that we were really just so excited to come.

CW: You just got in tonight but will you have a chance to look around?

[DG and CG banter in French]

DG: Not so much, unfortunately the thing is, we do one city per day, so we don’t have so much time. We are able to come here [Bar Rouge] though and get the vibe. You get the feeling from the people you see around you like here in the club and restaurant.

Bar Rouge isn’t just satisfied with David Guetta though, they have a great upcoming line-up, check it out: DJ Fafa Monteco Tokyo Nights Nuits Sonores