Adam Nathan [Interview] London–born, Toronto–raised DJ & Producer, Artist & Environmental Activist, Adam has been an A&R, promoter, record shop owner, radio show host, resident DJ in some of Toronto’s landmark nightclubs, and performed in cities from London to New York, Toronto to Tokyo. Adam has been featured on labels such as: Viva Recordings, Magician On Duty, The Purr, Sound Avenue, Rynth, One of a Kind and False Face Music. This week finds Adam making a return to Madloch's 3rd Avenue with a spirited take on 'Humanity' by La Vue. Progressive Astronaut caught up with Adam to learn more about his 'Humanity' remix, his musical history, studio process, future plans, and more. Enjoy. Hi Adam, thanks for joining us. What is your current mood and what was the last piece of music you listened to? Interesting first question…well, I’m in an Air Canada lounge on my way from Toronto to London so my current mood is excited as I love London…but it’s a little bit eclipsed by some mild Read More
Will DeKeizer [Interview] Capturing the eyes of many top DJs and producers, Will DeKeizer's music is taking on the international progressive house music scene by storm. Massive support from Hernan Cattaneo (residential podcast and shows around the world), Guy J, Guy Mantzur, Nick Warren, Ezequiel Arias, NOIYSE PROJECT, and many more. With recent releases on Plattenbank and Sudbeat, DeKeizer's music takes on a new twist of dark, melodic, and hypnotic sounds. This week sees Will making his debut on Suza Records with the Hernan Cattaneo supported 'Space Dream'. Progressive Astronaut caught up with Will to learn more about the release of ‘Space Dream’, his musical history, studio process, future plans, and more. Enjoy. Hi Will, thanks for joining us. What is your current mood and what was the last piece of music you listened to? Hi Mitch! Thank you for having me. Currently feeling excited for the future, just came back after a buzzing weekend visiting Stereo Montreal for the first time and hanging ou Read More
D-Nox [Interview] Hailing from Germany but now based in Brazil, D-Nox has continued to thrill fans with both cutting edge music and enlightening DJ sets. Whether operating in solo capacity or as one half of D-Nox and Beckers, the German artist lays claim to an impressive resume, highlighted by releases on Bedrock Records, Einmusika, Sudbeat Music and his own Sprout imprint. This week sees D-Nox making his Dreaming Awake debut with a remix of 'Pandemic Poem' by Jamie Stevens and Treavor Moontribe. Progressive Astronaut caught up with D-Nox to learn more about the remix of ‘Pandemic Poem’, his studio process, future plans, and more. Enjoy. Hi Christian, thanks for joining us. What is your current mood and what was the last piece of music you listened to? Hello everyone, today is Monday and I gotta say that I feel good. My last weekend wasn’t to stressful as I played only one show in a city 1 hour away by airplane. Its always great to wake up in your own bed. The last piece of music I liste Read More
DSF [Interview] Hailing from Greece, Athens resident DSF has been immersed in electronic music for the better part of three decades. Beloved for his organic grooves and genuine musicality, DSF has taken his far reaching sound to the underground's top imprints, most notably All Day I Dream, Peace Symphonies, Shanti Radio, TRYBESof and Tale & Tone. This week sees DSF returning to another one of his regular landing spots Kitchen Recordings with a new single 'What I Feel', alongside remixes from Juan Deminicis and Jelly for the Babies. Progressive Astronaut caught up with DSF to learn more about the release of ‘What I Feel’, his studio process, future plans, and more. Enjoy. Hi DSF, thanks for joining us. What is your current mood and what was the last piece of music you listened to? Hello there. How are you? I’m glad to talk to you guys. Well, my mood is good. You know a lot of things are running and sometimes you are not sure about the current mood status. In general I’m happy be Read More
Adam Kaase [Interview] DJ and producer of Electronic Dance music Adam Kaase originally began his first steps as a music producer in the French capital. Three years were enough for him to earn the respect of labels and artists in the electronic music scene. Since then, Adam has not stopped growing and developing his own musical style. He participated in a contest organized by Axtone Records and got to sign with booking agencies such as: Expansive management and The Drunken Coconut. He Conquered the Mexican scene with his remix of “Ocean Drive” (Duke Dumont) and has released several EPs such as: “Africa”, “Brisa”, “Lyra / Andromeda” (Trippy Code) and “Stellar Vici” (Hush Recordz) , Orixa (Deeplomatic Record) , Brisa (G-mafia Records) with which he got the support of, Mia Mendi or Van Did, Moguai, Kryder, Taylor Dixon, Cristian Varela, Mirko Paoloni, Lorenzo al dino and many more. In addition, a few years ago he made the decision to move to Spain and join the SAE Barcelona music producer ac Read More
Presia [Interview] Burgeoning French talent Presia has carved out a unique sonic identity in the world of electronic music and indie dance, resulting in a string of uniquely crafted records that present a resonant worldly sound. Hailing from the Alpine town of Annecy, Presia's musical palate takes reference from a legion of genres across the industry's vast spectrum; creating an authentic voice that is discernibly his own. 2022 proved to be a breakout year for the French talent, with a contribution to Isolate's 'Mutations' collection preceding a five-track showcase for the Turkish imprint in July. Support from industry tastemakers soon followed as did an EP for Avidus' Empore Music to end the year. Now, for his first project of 2023, Presia makes his microCastle debut with a four-track showcase entitled 'First Time'. Progressive Astronaut caught up with Presia to learn more about the release of ‘First Time’, his studio process, musical history, future plans, and more. Enjoy. Hi Geordie, than Read More
Yair Zarmon [Interview] Israeli DJ, producer, and former club promoter Yair Zarmon hails from both the Tel Aviv and New York underground electronic scenes and is known to combine those influences in his productions and DJ sets. His entry into DJing came by chance as he met, and later befriended, Guy Mantzur, and other musical juggernauts that have influenced his taste in underground music. His productions are a culmination of genres defined by their ability to create journeys, inspired by the likes of Sasha, John Digweed, Deep Dish, and others. Having recently made his Polyptych Limited debut, we caught up with Yair for an introductory interview. Hi Yair, thanks for joining us. What is your current mood and what was the last piece of music you listened to? Thanks for having me. I’ve just released a new EP and a few more releases are in the works, so I’m super excited, and also kind of nervous. I’m a fan of film scores, and the recent wintery weather put me in the mood to re-listen to the sco Read More
Randy De Silva [Interview] Randy De Silva is an exceptional Sri Lankan producer who expresses his feelings through electronic music. Randy’s music combines the beauty of nature, different atmospheres, beautiful melodies , enchanting hymns & natural sounds on earth. With his continuous growing passion for music, his ultimate goal is to establish new music productions that generate good vibes through what one feels to the music, in order to build peace on earth. This week sees Randy making his debut on Canada's Deep Down Music with 'Groovy Forest', alongside a remix from Lio Q. Progressive Astronaut caught up with Randy to learn more about the release of ‘Groovy Forest’, his studio process, future plans, and more. Enjoy. Hi Randy, thanks for joining us. What is your current mood and what was the last piece of music you listened to? First of all, I would like to express my gratitude for having me. Currently, I have been working on a music track and was seeking some ideas while jamming on the keybo Read More
Yahra [Interview] Hailing from India, Yahra is a DJ & Producer currently based in Phoenix, Arizona. He has a strong inclination towards the deep and organic house spectrum of electronic music with a special focus towards lush, emotional and cinematic sounding melodies is the major driving force in his productions. This is especially noticeable in his carefully curated DJ sets and mixes. From a young age, Yahra has made it a point to emphasize heavily on individuality & uniqueness and hopes to continue in following this motto by taking influences from his own life as an inspiration in his productions. Although relatively newer to the producing scene, Yahra has already managed to gain a fair bit of recognition in the music community. Kickstarted by a remix of ‘CRi - Never Really Get There’ making it to the final 8 on Anjunadeep’s remix competition earlier in 2021. He has gone on to produce tracks that have been received well by the community with two of his recent productions making it to the Beatp Read More
Ash Mellor & Steve Fokas [Interview] Hailing from the UK, Ash Mellor is perhaps best known for being half of the Sixty Feet Deep artist moniker. Inspired by the likes of such as John Digweed, Hernan Cattaneo, Nick Warren and Sasha, Sixty Feet Deep would make their debut in 2017 with a well-received single via Tears, before going on to release a four-track artist showcase via Brian Cid's Endangered imprint. Meanwhile, Steve Fokas has enjoyed similar success since first emerging in 2020. It was a six-track EP via Endangered which won over progressive and melodic house & techno fans alike, a release which ultimately led to an equally large follow-up via Endangered late last year. Now, combining their extensive forces for the first time, Ash and Steve make their Musique de Lune Noire debut with ''Because Of You', alongside remixes from Vlad Jet and Gersh. Progressive Astronaut caught up with Ash and Steve to learn more about the release of ‘Because of You’, their studio process, future plans, and more. Enjoy. Hi Gu Read More