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Lewis Thompson is one half of DJ duo Just Kiddin’ and also partnered David Guetta for last year’s huge hit Take Me Back which has so far been streamed over 20 million times. He has production and writing credits on eight Top 10 UK singles, but as one of the most prolific dance producers out there, that is just the start of it. Time for 15, actually 16, answers please...

Ever worried that you haven’t got the talent to make it big in the music business? Well, take a leaf or two out of Lewis Thompson’s book. He might not have the self belief either, but he certainly has the sheer determination, hard work ethic and, well, isn’t afraid to exaggerate when it comes to the truth on occasion. And now he’s had a smash hit with David Guetta, and produced and co-written some of the UK’s biggest hits. These include Joel Corry’s Sorry, Lonely and Out Out, the number 1 single with MNEK Head & Heart, plus Anne-Marie and Little Mix’s collaboration Uh Oh, not to mention the international smash Crazy What Love Can Do with David Guetta, Ella Henderson and Becky Hill. Who needs talent then? He’s also got some great words of wisdom...

1 How did you start out in music production in the first place?

Lewis Thompson: “I’ve always had a curiosity for music. I played guitar in bands when I was younger but never got anywhere. I really got into electronic music a few years before university. When I got to uni I met a club promoter on a night out and told him I was a pretty established DJ. This was a complete lie – I’d never touched a pair of decks in my life! The next night he texted and asked me to come down for a set, I almost ignored the message, but instead, ran to the shop, burnt some of my fave tunes onto CD, showed up and somehow blagged it. It was almost definitely an awful set, but that decision to show up and play was definitely one of the best I’ve made. It changed my life as I caught the bug for DJing, which led me to make my own records.”