Behind the Music with Ronin and Nesta

Beirut has always been played up as a party playground, and local DJs Ronin and Nesta have provided this already notorious city with an entirely new party platform by popularizing house music. A duo that needs no introduction, Ronin and Nesta have revolutionized what a night out has come to mean in Beirut.

Ronin and Nesta have also ignited major cities in Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, France, Spain, the UK Dubai, Germany, and were even invited to play at the prestigious Creamfields festival in Abu Dhabi. Check out the lighter side of this dynamic duo in our latest installment of ‘Behind the Music.’

(Photo via Facebook)

Beirut.com: If you were ruler of the world, what laws would you institute?
Ronin and Nesta: Legalize marijuana everywhere.

Beirut.com: If you were a superhero what would your name be?
Ronin and Nesta: Ronernesta

Beirut.com: Which form of public transport do you prefer?
Ronin and Nesta:Train! Wish we had one here!

Beirut.com: What is your favorite holiday?
Ronin and Nesta: Summertime, of course.

Beirut.com: Where would your dream vacation be?
Ronin and Nesta: India.

Beirut.com: What’s your favorite pizza topping?
Ronin and Nesta: Pepperoni, lots of pepperoni!

Beirut.com: What’s your guiltiest pleasure?
Ronin and Nesta: Stealing hotel slippers.

Beirut.com: If you could go back in time to change one thing, what would it be?
Ronin and Nesta: Nothing really, we’ve learned so much from our experiences.

Beirut.com: If you could live anywhere, where would that be?
Ronin and Nesta: Ushuaia, Argentina.

Beirut.com: What is your most essential electronic appliance?
Ronin and Nesta: A toaster.

Beirut.com: What do you typically have for breakfast?
Ronin and Nesta: Eggs or a club sandwich with milk or orange juice.

Beirut.com: Whats the longest you’ve gone without sleep?
Ronin and Nesta: Three days

Beirut.com: When you were young, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Ronin and Nesta: Explorers.

Beirut.com: What’s your favorite joke?
Ronin and Nesta: What’s the name of the Japenese guy who invented Tea? Fin Jan Chai.

Beirut.com: What is the best present you’ve ever received?
Ronin and Nesta: A moog.

Beirut.com: Whats the last thing you took a picture of?
Ronin and Nesta: The crowd at Saturday night’s party.

Beirut.com: If could go for a drink with anyone in the world, dead or alive, who would it be?
Ronin and Nesta: Johnny Depp.

Beirut.com: Who would you want to play you in a movie of your life?
Ronin and Nesta: Robert De Niro and Jim Carrey.

Beirut.com: Funniest moment that has happened during a gig?
Ronin and Nesta: Ronin falling asleep!

Beirut.com: Weirdest thing a fan has done?
Ronin and Nesta: Once a fan asked us to play a salsa song in a jam packed party of 800 people.

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