Jimi Mistry - Interview
Film star, international DJ, documentary creator – Becky Lucas caught up with busy bee Jimi Mistry ahead of his Chi gig last weekend And the Beat Goes On … Ibiza , your movie about the island’s culture, was screened at Chi recently. That’s quite a different project for you – how did it come about? I went to Ibiza six years ago to a film festival. I’m a big lover of music and DJing, and at that point I’d never been to Ibiza before. Before I got there, I was expecting some sort of hedonistic island for kids. But when I arrived I was like ‘Ohhh, it’s such a spiritual place; there’s such good energy’. I saw something in it that I hadn’t seen anywhere else. I decided I’d go back to find out what that magical thing is, and film it too. I got a camera, a director, and filmed it. You’ve been around the world, screening the film and DJing afterwards. Do you love DJing? Even before I got into acting, that was all I wanted to do: I wanted to be a radio DJ and play...