Feature: Uner [Interview] As one of Spain’s most recognized electronic music talents, Uner began his career after being influenced by the sounds of Laurent Garnier and Jean-Michel Jarre. With his first releases coming courtesy of Diynamic and Cadenza, he quickly shot into the spotlight and has remained a creative force ever since. Subsequent releases on Get Physical, Saved, Sincopat, Suara, Sol Selectas and his Solar Distance imprint have only elevated his innovative process. Now fresh off a remix for Sound Avenue, we had a chance to catch up with the Spanish artist in this exclusive interview. Enjoy! Hi Uner, thanks for joining us, how are you today? And what are your plans for this week? Hello friends, a pleasure to talk with you. Everything great here. At home working again after an incredible week of holidays with my family. Those moments with them are what gives meaning to everything! Now the time has come to take up on the projects again. There has always been amazing music coming out of Spain Read More
Feature: Kevin De Vries [Interview] Showing his very own trance-inspired techno sound in his first EP called “A Journey Through Life“, he gained the support from some of the biggest players in the industry, with names like Adam Beyer , Richie Hawtin and many more supporting him. With Releases on Major Labels like Drumcode, Cocoon and most recently Tale Of Us' Label Afterlife in 2018, de Vries' "continues to lock down his reputation as one of Europe's most promising techno talents" as Mixmag said. Hi Kevin, thanks for joining us, how are you, and what are your plans for today? Hey guys, thanks for having me. All good here! I’m about to head to the Airport for Afterlife Barcelona. Tell us a bit about yourself, how did you discover electronic music and what led you down the path of wanting to be a producer and DJ? I grew up near Cologne in Germany and we have a very healthy club culture over there. I was still quite young when some friends of mine brought me to one of the bigger clubs there and this is ba Read More
Feature: Ziger [Interview] Hailing from Athens, Harris Zigeridis aka Ziger would have to be considered a veteran of his country’s burgeoning progressive house underground. The long time Hernan Cattaneo favourite has showcased his music on Beatfreak Recordings, Eleatics, Plattenbank Records and Sudbeat Music. Now after months of anticipation the Greek artist launches his Eat My Hat imprint and we had a chance to catch up with him just prior to the release. Enjoy! Hi Harris, thanks for joining us today, tell where in the world you are and what are you up to? What are your plans for the week? Hello and thanks for the invitation!!! I’m from Greece and I'm living in Athens. Busy life at the moment with music, family kids etc. So my weekend plans at the moment and due to the high temperature in Athens is taking my kids near the sea, having fun and relax. Tell us a bit about yourself, how did you discover electronic music and what led you down the path of wanting to be a DJ and producer? Well, as a kid Read More
Feature: Fabri Lopez [Interview] Hailing from Villa Mercedes, Fabri Lopez has been hyped as one of Argentina's top up and coming progressive house producers. Recent releases on 3rd Avenue, Dreamers and Specific Music, coupled with support from Hernan Cattaneo has made for a great year thus far. Now fresh off a remix for Clubsonica Records, we catch up with him in this exclusive interview. Enjoy! Hi Fabri, thanks for joining us, how are you today and what are you up to? What are your plans for the week? Hello good afternoon, first of all thanks for the invitation very happy for this. I'm finishing preparing the last details of my warm up to Yotto in Cordoba this weekend. Tell us a bit about yourself, how did you discover electronic music and what led you down the path of wanting to be a DJ and producer? It all began in the years 2009/10 sincerely I was very attracted to the music of large-scale festivals such as Tomorrowland, my life on electronic music is young. I decided to investigate how could be a DJ Read More
Feature: GMJ [Interview] Based in Melbourne, Australia GMJ aka Gavin Martin has been a primary figure in the progressive house scene for over a decade. His passion for deep and emotive electronic music has seen him land releases on the industry’s most esteemed imprints. From Hernan Cattaneo’s Sudbeat Music to Cid Inc’s Replug Records and UK behemoth Anjunadeep, it’s GMJ’s storytelling style that continues to surprise and inspire even the genre’s most discerning fans. We had a chance to catch up with the Melbourne resident on the cusp of his 'Enter Universe' EP for Roger Martinez's new Higher States imprint. Enjoy! Hi Gavin, thanks for joining us, how are you today and what are you up to? What are your plans for the week? Hi Mitch! Great to chat again :) I'm doing well, this coming week a combination of working on some projects, day job & visiting family! Tell us a bit about yourself, how did you discover electronic music and what led you down the path of wanting to be a DJ and producer? Read More
Feature: GROJ [Interview] GROJ is an electronic musician, singer-songwriter and live act. Being one of few electronic musicians who perform live singing with a clubbing mood, his live show sets an impression on you. Expect warm melodic music, a direct style filled with personality and cutting edge beats. Early in his career EXCLAIM! and Noisey magazines showed great interest in his albums. Over the course of his releases GROJ opened up to more diverse creative possibilities. His rumbling rhythms and far-reaching dance floor anthems are perfect to build up tension on the dance floor. Sounds are subtly played out, yet crystal-clear and easy to recognize, especially as soon as you hear his signature voice! Coming from a family line of artists and craftsmen, he is an instinctive creator and his music has a true long-lasting impact on listeners. GROJ currently resides in Montreal and has interests also in music and cognitive science. The Canadian artist made his microCastle debut in November of last year with Read More
Feature: Sébastien Léger [Interview + Premiere] Hello Sébastien, I hope you’re having a good day and thanks for joining us, what are your plans for this week? For the week my sister is visiting me, so no studio time for me or anything music related, few days off is becoming very rare. Tell us about growing up in France, how did you find your way into the world of electronic music? My very first memory of what we can call electronic music was me watching the Top 50 on TV, with tracks like Technotronic “Pump up the jam”or Lil Louis “French Kiss”. It was in the late 80’s. I then moved to a French island, New Caledonia, next to Australia. It’s only 4 years later, when I was 13, moving back to France that the idea of becoming a Dj became clear, as I went to my first “club” I was only 14 (and totally not aloud to be in the actual club of course). I was already into dancing, and into funk & dance music, but the light and loud music had a huge impact on me, even thou the music played in the club was just shi Read More
Feature: Morttagua [Interview] Morttagua is considered one of the most important DJs and music producers in the Brazilian Progressive House and Melodic Techno scene. Morttagua is also the founder of Timeless Moment, highly regarded by the artists and specialized press as the premiere melodic underground label in Brazil. His own productions and his label tracks have gathered massive support around the world from legends such as Solomun, Tale of us, Sasha, Dubfire, Nick Warren, Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1, Hernan Cattaneo, Laurent Garnier, Maceo Plex, Guy J, Guy Mantzur, Eelke Kleijn, just naming a few. Now celebrating the 50th release on Timeless Moment, we had a chance to catch up with Morttagua and chat about the label's history, it's future, his production process, inspirations and more. Enjoy! Hi Danilo, thanks for joining us today, tell where in the world you are and what are you up to? What are your plans for the week? I am in Copacabana, famous beach in Rio de Janeiro City, Brazil. My plan for the week is Read More
Feature: Desert Dwellers [Interview] Desert Dwellers is the convergence of music producers Amani Friend and Treavor Moontribe, who honed their individual crafts in the mystical deserts of California and New Mexico, long before electronic music reached mainstream. Amani and Treavor combine the raw sounds of the natural world, wrapped in dance-floor and chill-out productions; blending deep bass, earthy percussion, etheric voices, and cross-cultural instrumentation into a sonic incense for the mind and body. Desert Dwellers’ unique global sounds are a bridge between worlds, and their label Desert Trax has become a platform to spotlight similar alchemical artists. Now on cusp of their fourth studio album 'Breath' we had a chance to catch up with them in this exclusive interview. Enjoy! Hi Guys, thanks for joining us, how are you today, where in the world are you and what are you up to this week? We just brought our Breath Tour to Santa Fe this past weekend, where Desert Dwellers was originally born in 2001. We always Read More
Feature: Deersky & Synthie [Interview] Soundteller Records announces new imprint Provider Music, we catch up with label owners Deersky and Synthie to get the details on this new addition to the label family. Enjoy! Hi Guys, thanks for joining us today, tell where in the world you are and what are you up to? What are your plans for the week? S: Thank you for having us, it’s a pleasure. D: Yes, thanks for the invitation! At the moment we’re doing a lot of…gardening work. We’re working in our summer house and preparing it for the spring and summer season. Tell us a bit about yourself, how did you discover electronic music? D: The very beginning would be somewhere in the late 80’s and early 90’s when I heard music from my father’s and uncle’s cassettes with sound by e.g. Koto. Then, I discovered Depeche Mode and Prodigy, and it opened the way to looking for new sounds on the radio and MTV. S: I remember hearing Jean Michel Jarre as a child in the 80’s or 90’s, so that would be the very fir Read More