Hi Maila, can you tell us what’s your life background and how did you get into djing?

My background goes way back to my father being a musician. I guess I pursued his path after all, even though my mom wasn’t happy about it when I was younger. Their life was very structured and there was no such thing as being a musician that can get into a good career or future. I was forced to study law back home, but I came to spend a summer in UAE and never left. That’s where my journey began.

What do you love about being a dj? Did you ever feel less considered than guys?

Djying makes me happy especially when I see people enjoying it. When I’m in my zone I get lost in time and I feel relaxed. Regarding being a female dj, to be honest I don’t feel less considered than guys…that’s not the case in the music world. Often it happens to hear comments from jealous people talking about female djs that get gigs just because of our looks. I guess sometimes it might happen, but in my career I had to work hard to be recognised. There’s one thing I believe very strongly: if you’re knowledgeable, skilled and a talented musician no one can take that away from you! I work everyday on my music research and how I can develop myself more and more.

Our latest collection, 404 human not found, talks about how we are losing ourselves in the digital world and sometimes we portray a different person from what we are. How’s the relationship with your virtual self?

I’ll be very open about this, I absolutely dislike and disappointed  to see many social characters who pretend to be someone they’re not. We both trying to be always ourselves in real lives and on social media as well. We just want to stay true to ourselves and the people around us.

Being based in Dubai now, do you think the city is a good place to be for music? What’s your main career goal?

Dubai is not new to the music scene, there are amazing talents out here. I got lucky and met all the people who started the hip hop scene in the city, but there’s still a long way to go. It’s a shame that it’s still not as successful as abroad. I want to believe in it and I really hope that it will improve. Being part of the community it’s great and we can all put our strengths together and achieve that goal. My personal goal is to do more production for myself and of course for my favourite artists.