Interview: EMPHI EMPHI — known as Johan started his musical journey at an early age having musicians in the family. Paving the way with his personal progressive and melodic touch under the moniker 'EMPHI', Johan has set the bar high and has gotten support from fellow producers Armen Miran, Black Coffee, Cristoph, Henry Saiz, John Digweed, Karmon, Khen and Nick Warren to name a few. Now approaching two years since his debut, the Swedish artist has continued to build an impressive resume. Releases on Yotto’s Odd One Out, Balkan Connection, Hoomidaas and Transensations all landed with resounding success, firmly etching the Stockholm resident as one of progressive music’s top new comers. With 2022 looking to be a breakout year, EMPHI now returns to Deepwibe Underground with a stunning rendition of Dmitry Molosh's ‘Scaur’. We had a chance to catch up with EMPHI for an exclusive interview leading up to the release. Enjoy! Hello Johan, thanks for joining us. What is your current mood and what wa Read More
Interview: GRAZZE GRAZZE, in love with music, nature and the magic of the night. He begins his journey into the electronic music scene at the age of 14 after having studied piano and musical theory. With a degree in sound engineering, GRAZZE specializes in the technical areas of production, mixing and mastering as well as guitar and percussion in the artistic field. His versatile sound has been evolving ever more with each song created by producing in different styles while maintaining his essence and own identity. At the moment he is exploring and developing a more elegant and emotive approach in his deepest side. On the other hand, he is also using more ethnic and dynamic elements as his inspirations for producing “club” sounds. As a music producer, he reached TOP1 in sales on Beatport Styles with “Blow Your Mind” in 2015. Since then he has been working with the major labels ANJUNADEEP(GBR), ARMADA ELECTRONIC ELEMENTS (NL), BEATFREAK (SPA), GLASGOW UNDERGROUND (GBR) and BAROQUE RECORDINGS (GE Read More
Interview: RYAN (AR) Born in Argentina but now based in Spain, Ryan (AR) found his footing quickly following his debut release on Clinique Recordings in 2019. The Barcelona resident took his deep sound to top tier destinations such as The Soundgarden and Hoomidaas, while earning the support of world class DJs Hernan Cattaneo and Nick Warren. Now following a collaborative EP with Not Demure to begin the year, Ryan (AR) makes his Nature Rec debut with ‘Winds of Harmony’. We had a chance to catch up with Ryan for an exclusive interview leading up to the release. Enjoy! Hello Ryan, thanks for joining us. What is your current mood? Hello! I feel very good, very happy for this interview. How’s your year so far? And what are your plans for the coming week? Well I think that despite everything that has happened in recent years we are much better I can't complain it was a great start to the year right now for this week to finish mixing some original songs and a remix for stellar fountain. Can Read More
Interview: Alan Cerra Based in Argentina, Alan Cerra first emerged in 2019 with a contribution to 3rd Avenue’s popular ‘We Are The Future’ series. His progressive sound quickly found footing with world class DJs such as Cid Inc, Eelke Kleijn, Hernan Cattaneo, Miss Monique and more. Further successes came across the next two years, with the Río Gallegos resident finding a home on Beatfreak, Hoomidaas, Mango Alley and Siona Records. Continuing on an upwards trajectory as 2022 takes shape, Alan now adds Higher States to his resume with a three-track showcase entitled ‘Ascension’. We had a chance to catch up with Alan for an exclusive interview leading up to the release. Enjoy! Hello Alan, thanks for joining us. What is your current mood and what was the last piece of music you listened to? Hello PA, I'm very happy to join you. I actually listen to a lot of music daily. I can literally go from listening to salsa to heavy metal in ten minutes haha. In what matters to us, I've been listening to Read More
Interview: Domingo + As one half of the Mariner + Domingo duo, American artist Chris Domingo has compiled an impressive resume across an eighteen-month stretch. Upon making his debut on Balkan Connection in July of 2020, the Florida resident went on a remarkable run, landing releases via 3rd Avenue, Proton Music, RYNTH, and The Purr. Perhaps his most comfortable landing spot was Madloch's long-standing Sound Avenue imprint, where Mariner + Domingo released ten originals across ten months, none more impactful than 'Another Life' and 'Inertia', which earned play and support from Lee Burridge and Sebastien Leger respectively. Now embarking on his future musical endeavors in solo capacity, Domingo + returns to Sound Avenue with a two-track showcase entitled 'Hardway'. We had a chance to catch up with Chris for an exclusive interview just prior to the release. Enjoy! Hi Chris, thanks for joining us. What was the last piece of music you listened to? Winds of Harmony EP by RYAN (AR) What are your plans Read More
Interview: Forty Cats Christina Gavrilova aka Forty Cats is one of a few female Russian producers whose tracks have been supported on the global stage. As of today she has two EPs and the remix of Lane 8's "Don't Let Me Go" out on This Never Happened imprint. Her other releases include Sudbeat, Meanwhile, Sound Avenue, Juicebox, Mango Alley, Manual Music and more, while a list of supporters consists of Lane 8, Yotto, Above & Beyond, Paul Thomas, Haze-M, Gabriel & Dresden, Sultan + Shepard, Shane 54, Oliver Smith, Gai Barone, John 00 Fleming, Paul Oakenfold, Jaytech and more. With 13 years of active DJing under her belt Forty Cats has already become one of the highlights in Murmansk city and shared a stage with such artists as Nick Warren, Jody Wisternoff, Dave Seaman, Yotto, Just Her, Miss Melera to name just a few. Now embarking on a new remix of Kamilo Sanclemente & Arbey Gonzalez for Deepwibe Underground, we catch up with Christina for an exclusive interview. Enjoy! Hi Christina, thanks for joinin Read More
Interview: Fuenka Fuenka have exploded onto the progressive scene with their intelligent, dark, melodic and mesmerising club sounds. Taking influence and infusing several styles of electronic dance music, they have found themselves gaining the attention of the worlds leading names in a broad spectrum of musical genres as they turn their hand to remixing and collaborating with some of the worlds most distinguished acts, such as Paul Thomas, John 00 Fleming and Space Motion. Their recent remix of Lil Kwan Point Zero has become one of the most sought after unreleased reworks of late 2019. With a consistent string of original, collaborative and remixed material on the horizon and a string of international debut live performances, there is no doubt that Fuenka are a force to be reckoned with as they take huge strides in the worlds most reputable charts and playlists. Looking to continue their upwards trajectory as 2022 begins, Fuenka now takes to remixing D-Formation and Matan Caspi for long standing Spanis Read More
Interview: Juan Ibanez 'Orbit: Juan Ibañez' is the second episode in the 'Orbit' concept from SLC-6 Music which highlights core artists from the label. The series features new originals, remixes, reworks, and previously released music - all swirling in orbit around the featured artist. In this second act, Juan Ibañez is the barycenter. The Argentinian's star has been rising fast since being discovered by now frequent musical collaborator D.J. MacIntyre for his first commercial release in early 2019 on SLC-6 Music. Since that time Juan has become a favorite within the Progressive community with releases on respected labels such as Balkan Connection, Clubsonica, Droid9, Or Two Strangers and The Soundgarden. The celestial musical bodies swirling around Juan which comprise the release include a new original called 'Valley of the Moon,' new remixes from Andres Moris, Evegrem, Cedren and Manu-l, and Axel Zambrano, as well as re-releases of five originals, remixes from Andre Moret, Echo Daft, Hypnoitised and Read More
Interview: Sebastian Sellares Sebastian Sellares is a Córdoba-based DJ & Producer. He started his musical journey at a very young age, learning to play guitar and listening to Rock, Metal & Pop music, eventually leading him to reach into the electronic side of music. Falling into the hands of the underground, he found house & techno as his main genres, as time passed by he developed a connection with melodies and deeper grooves, focusing his work on the progressive side of these genres. He has drawn inspiration from artists like Hernan Cattaneo, Guy J, Nick Warren, John Digweed, Cid Inc & Guy Mantzur to name a few, some of which have already supported his music. Playing alongside some of the best national Djs, Sebastian has been touted as one of progressive music's fastest rising artists with releases via Anjunadeep, Or Two Strangers, meanwhile and Proton Music. His latest offering comes courtesy of Madloch's Sound Avenue imprint, where he reworks Eric Lune's 'Dreaming Home' in fine fashion. We had a chance to Read More
Interview: Alessio Pennati Italian sound wizard Alessio Pennati inspires with his new 3 tracker 'No Time To Lose'. The Milan resident's signature sound is unconventional and it’s full of emotions and sensations. His feelings become melodic, evocative and nostalgic which take you on a journey in between reality and imagination. His latest Wout Records project is no different and lands with considerable praise. We had a chance to catch up with Alessio for an exclusive interview just prior to the release. Enjoy! Hello Alessio, thanks for joining us. What is your current mood and what was the last piece of music you listened to? Thanks for the interview! Now I’m very excited for my musical new year! The last track I listened to is “Running” by Anyma. What are your plans for the coming week? During this week I will take some time off but always continue to carry on my musical works. Can you name five tracks that were important in your musical development and why they are so significant for you Read More