![]() ![]() “For most people, it was a challenging time, but especially for musicians because there are two parts to this job: one is the solitary work in the studio… long periods where you’re grafting by yourself, and then the reward is touring and getting to perform the music you’ve made in front of people and seeing their reactions. Still, just being able to leave the house is a vast improvement on the situation he (and the rest of the world) had been in since 2020 as someone who is used to playing shows in multiple countries each weekend, Rau understandably struggled with the adjustment to lockdown life. Despite this, Rau’s recent shows in Ibiza were “super busy,” as were his Australia and New Zealand sets “but they don’t really have the same inflation thing that Europe is going through at the moment, so it’s kind of a mixed bag.” “Everything’s gone up in price - from flights to living costs - and people are holding on to their money more,” he says. There have been many cancellations of events because of low ticket sales,” he adds, citing the rising cost of living as having had a damaging impact. But, although clubs have been open for quite some time now, navigating the post-pandemic touring landscape has its own difficulties. “I’m certainly happy to be working again,” the German/Ghanaian DJ and producer says optimistically. After two years of not being able to DJ out because of the Covid-19 pandemic, Ben Rau is enjoying the fact that things are starting to get back to some sense of normality. ![]()
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