This Thursday, Gaser El Safty is set to go head-to-head with Nour Fahmy for the Student DJ 2014 crown - dramatic pause. The finale, which will also see Marc Wahba, Finnebassen and H.O.S.H take to the decks at the Temple, has been a long time coming (we're currently in 2015, by the way) but the long road has seen El Safty come through as one of the standout contestants.

But this is no surprise to those that know the man; as one half of the Meteors Project, he's no stranger to music and his no-nonsense approach to the mechanics of DJing has put him in good stead.

OK Gas-Man, how do you feel going into the Student DJ final?

Well, it’s been a long ride, mostly. It took a lot longer than it needed to; we started in October 2014 with the Boot Camp and it kind of lost momentum along the way, but it’s been a fun ride nonetheless. It's been two months since the semi-final - that’s a long time and a lot of people lost some of the excitement.

But looking back,  it was a good process. I came in with a lot of technical know-how to begin with, probably a lot more so than the other people. But it was a very good experience and the Boot Camp itself gave me the chance to really  practice on a lot of equipment and gear that I otherwise didn’t have. We networked like crazy, met so many people that are good for us in terms of being performers and like-minded people who like music

Do you have a day job?

I am the Assistant Editor at Cairo 360. It’s fun; I get to review food and stuff my face for a living. Pretty sweet deal.

No way! I hear those guys are awesome! Anyway, what’s on your iPod right now?

Right now Midas 104, but it changes weekly. I always download new music so what’s on here today won’t be what’s on here the day after tomorrow.

Let’s move away from music most people haven’t heard of – what’s your guilty pleasure pop song?

NONE. I hate pop so much. I just can’t. My ‘guilty pleasure’ song definitely isn’t pop. I like some of the old bands, though. Back in the day I listened to bands like the Offspring and Sum41 a lot. I don’t listen to them so much now, but at the time I did. That’s probably the most embarrassing thing I listen(ed) to.