DJ Mag Malaysia #002 DJ Mag Malaysia #002 | Page 21
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1 . H i t h e r e ! Ta l k t o u s a b o u t y o u r j o u r n e y i n
t h e i n d u s t r y. H o w d i d i t a l l s t a r t o u t ?
Well it all started with my debut track was
“ G e c k o ”, w h i c h I s e n t t o T i ë s t o b a c k i n t h e d a y.
He immediately responded to my email and
told me he wanted to sign the track to Musical
Freedom. From that moment on everything
started going so fast. I eventually made a
vo c a l e d i t c a l l e d “G e c ko O ve r d r i ve” w h i c h h i t
n u m b e r o n e i n t h e B r i t i s h To p 4 0 p o p c h a r t s .
2. How would you describe your sound and
what do you think sets your music apart?
The sound I create is really groovy and
uplifting. It’s a mix between tech house,
deep house and EDM. A lot of people call it
deep house or future house, but I think it’s a
bit different because I put a lot of powerful
sounds in my tracks.
3. Has there been any artist or tracks that
have had an influence on your sound and
career?
There are a lot of factors that influenced
me at the start of my career up till now, for
example I used to listen to the radio all the
t i m e t o g e t h e r w i t h m y f a t h e r. A n d m y d a d a l s o
stuffed the house with records of all kinds
like: techno, early electro, disco, classic and
drum & bass. Later on I started listening to
more UK House and Garage. I think listening
to all those types of music really influenced
me to create my own sound.
4 . Ta l k t o u s a b o u t H e l d e e p R e c o r d s a n d
Heldeep Radio. What made you want to set
these two up?
I started with Heldeep Radio, for me it felt
like the logical next step to create a radio
show. I receive a lot of demos and tracks from
other artists and with Heldeep Radio, I have
the opportunity to play them along with other
tracks I really like. Last year I also launched
Heldeep Records, for me it’s all about creating
a platform on which I can help new talent
and work with other artist that inspire me.
It´s great to have both outlets because they
give me the possibility to do cool thing with
inspiring artists!
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