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Techno Vinyls Records ’ series of interviews, we talk to producers who have releases on our label.

Interview with Roby M Rage

What does producing mean to you? When did you start your music career and what motivated you?

• Producing is the simplest way to express and shape thoughts, feelings and sensations. My music is very influenced by what surrounds me, which touches me, with music I can find balance, despite it’s a very strange universe. I started producing music many years ago, in the late eighties and I took part in various projects where the main catalyst has always been experimentation and I soon discovered that electronic music is the one that manages to give me something more than the others genres, it’s my mother tongue and I don’t struggle to understand it.

How have your releases inspired you throughout your career?

• I always try to reach new goals, I get bored easily so with each release I look for a new challenge, each production is a different story and needs the right container (label) to be exhibited, so the inspiration comes from wanting to do better trying to express more and more clearly what is inside me and find the best channel to be able to give it the right space. Then there are the results that give you strength, in recent years I have been in the charts with hundreds of different tracks and my songs have been played at festivals like Awakenings or by internationally renowned DJs, it’s cool when you hear your name announced in a Podcast made by one of your idols, don’t you think?

Do you like to collaborate with other artists? What do you think about remixing? Do you like to remix or do you like to have your music remixed?

• I love to collaborate with other artists, every time I learn something fundamental and I am thrilled when I hear what comes out at the end of the path, it is something unexpected and I like surprises. Lately I collaborated with Atze Ton for a new EP and I think the result is remarkable, I can’t wait for it to be released and see the reaction of the ravers.
  The speech is similar for remixes and I love doing them more, unless I choose who remixes my tracks but it doesn’t happen often, usually it’s the label that decides the remixers.

How do you choose a title for your tracks? Do you think a well-chosen track and EP title matters?

• It is always difficult for me to find the title for a track, although it is a very important thing, but I often overlook it. I have to work a little more in this regard.

Is a well-designed cover important to you?

• Yes it is! Sometimes I see covers that I just don’t understand. I believe that any project needs the right dress, music too. A thoughtful graphic design can make the difference.

How do you choose record labels (what is a good label for you and what are your expectations)?

• I think choosing the right label is a very important thing, there are several factors that push me towards one or the other. Some labels release tracks, period, and do nothing more when there are many aspects to take care of. I personally am cutting many labels and I try to collaborate with those that seem to work best, those who believe in it and you can see that they are following a path.

How do you see track sales in the digital millennium data flood (for example: how do you see the digital sales, promotion tracks, illegal downloads etc.)?

• I think this is a complicated speech, there are many illegal ways to get music, which I don’t understand right now as you can listen to pretty much everything for free from legal channels. But here another discourse would open on how much artists, indeed small artists earn from these musical giants … Once it was normal to buy music, you would go to the shop and take your record, cassette, cd or listen to yours favorite program on the radio and at least you got ready with a tape recorder and recorded your favorite songs, there has always been music piracy but now it seems easier to access music but it seems not to matter to many, but we struggle to live in this way and especially now with Covid-19.

What are your future plans for making tracks?

• Right now I am doing many remixes including one for Felix Bernhardt which will be released on Techno Vinyls Record, after these I plan a series of tracks that will be produced mainly with analog gear, I want to return to a more raw sound but at the same time a warm sound, it’s winter after all.

Thank you for accepting our interview request, we wish you much more success in your producer work!

• Thank you! Cheers.

VINYL ► Roby M Rage – Hard Times EP

Techno Vinyls Records ’ series of interviews, we talk to producers who have releases on our label.

Interview with Alvinho L. Noise (Alvaro Alves)

What does producing mean to you? When did you start your music career and what motivated you?

• I started dj in the beginning of 90’s, my old brother called: “Anderson Noise” is a dj too, him put me into this, and I was used your equipment during the beginning. I discovery Techno Music between 1995 to 1996, when I was 14 years old, and this changed the ways of my life. Most two decades I’m here publish Techno releases in some record labels and playing as dj too with same passion. About producing I started only late in 2007, but only in 2014 that I was kick off making music almost everyday. For me as producer is one of ways way to express my true feelings at music.

How have your releases inspired you throughout your career?

• Each new release I want make be it to better than the other, it’s something as progression.
  Also releases open a lot ways for me in my carrier with my music arriving in different parts of world that I never imagined to arrive there.

Do you like to collaborate with other artists? What do you think about remixing? Do you like to remix or do you like to have your music remixed?

• I like to do collaboration with only artists that are my close friends, with the same musical taste. About remix, I like to do when I hear that tune and give me some emotion, then I ask me, I would love to do a remix for this track. Remixing is always welcome when the artists that have affinity with your music, and also can add something in your music.

How do you choose a title for your tracks? Do you think a well-chosen track and EP title matters?

• I choose this titles for my tunes based on my current mood and on my quotidian too, for exemple this December month I have a upcoming release on Nomad Species called Vaccine EP. Also the politic on my country have such a big influence at titles of my tracks too as exemple: Art of Dictator, and Social Inequality.

Is a well-designed cover important to you?

• Yeah of course, when you see a amazing cover art you have interesting to hear that release indifferent which kind sound is. In my case when I published some releases in any labels of my fiends, I sent to them some photos that would be great to using at cover, then we used.

How do you choose record labels (what is a good label for you and what are your expectations)?

• When the label invite me to publish some release, I see some points since a cover art, promotion of this label, if will give me or not visibility on my releases, also if have a good promo mailing to share my release with big artists to give me support, or not.
  And also I always send demo tunes for some record labels that I have interesting to publish my music there.

How do you see track sales in the digital millennium data flood (for example: how do you see the digital sales, promotion tracks, illegal downloads etc.)?

• This is also depend if your release have a good feedback or not, with good supports, if your release have visibility at main page in some digital shops or not, and also have a good sales at this digital shops. Some records labels send me report sales after 6 moths that released was published.

What are your future plans for making tracks?

• I have so many future plans, but the most important for me is keeping my inspiration, and try to do music almost every day at future, with same love and dedication.

Thank you for accepting our interview request, we wish you much more success in your producer work!

• It’s a pleasure for me to talk with us about my music. Thanks too, I have a lot respect for Techno Vinyls Label, and big hello from Brazil.

VINYL ► Alvinho L Noise – Status

Techno Vinyls Records ’ series of interviews, we talk to producers who have releases on our label.

Interview with LØUIS L.P. (Luigi Pacca)

What does producing mean to you? When did you start your music career and what motivated you?

• For me producing music is to give space to one’s emotions, feelings and creativity, giving the best of oneself, transmitting something to others without talking but listening, because music has no boundaries can reach everywhere. My career began at an adolescent age I attended clubs in my city (Naples) listening to the best artists of the House, Techno … that world attracted me I was completely fascinated, so I started mixing the first vinyl and shortly after to participate in many major events with artists known in the world of the night. Fascinated more and more I started a new path to produce music, dedicating every day to it to improve and learn new things …

How have your releases inspired you throughout your career?

• It was the strong passion for music, overwhelmed by a wave of sound contamination,
  I love music at 360 ˇ influenced by the extraordinary sound of kraftwerk albums Tor de France and many other great artists who have enlightened me in my path.

Do you like to collaborate with other artists? What do you think about remixing? Do you like to remix or do you like to have your music remixed?

• Collaborating with other artists is great, sharing ideas and thoughts is important for us who have broad views in everything. For me the Remix is your vision, your interpretation that can transmit something different to each one of us. In this field you have to be open in everything, sometimes I’m amazed by the Remixes who do my tracks knowing that using my samples can be born of anything.

How do you choose a title for your tracks? Do you think a well-chosen track and EP title matters?

• I am an artist who lives of emotions that life offers me and I take inspiration from it, naming my works with lived moments, every single Ep has its own story.
  Working on good tracks is also important to choose the title that reflects itself creating something unique among them.

Is a well-designed cover important to you?

• As we know we live in a world where the image counts more than everything. But I don’t care, the fundamental thing is good music that gives us something to its impact.

How do you choose record labels (what is a good label for you and what are your expectations)?

• The labels that I choose must have something that comes very close to the musical line that I produce. I am always oriented to labels that give way to producers like me to propose a good work in the gold music catalog. For me a good label can be seen in the constant commitment that it employs between sharing and format that it uses to popularize its music and artists and get it to the world around us. My expectations would be to have good feedback from my music knowing that someone listens to my work for me is a great goal achieved.

How do you see track sales in the digital millennium data flood (for example: how do you see the digital sales, promotion tracks, illegal downloads etc.)?

• The music market has changed a lot in recent years the digital has helped everyone from the DJ to the producer to release music, there are few labels that print vinyl as in your case, The piracy of illegal downloads has invaded a little bit everything, only those who consider themselves a true artist and respect the music buy either vinyl or digital, supporting both the label and the artist, not using second (illegal) methods.

What are your future plans for making tracks?

• I don’t like to plan the future work constantly on new projects by completing what I started and experimenting with new ideas to get beyond my expectations.

Thank you for accepting our interview request, we wish you much more success in your producer work!

• Thanks to you who have given me the opportunity to express some words and thoughts, thanks for the encouragement I will always try to give my best.

• VINYL ► LØUIS L.P. – Impact EP
• VINYL ► LØUIS L.P. – Interstellar EP

In Techno Vinyls Records ’ series of interviews, we talk to producers who have releases on our label.

Interview with Lisa Oakes

What does producing mean to you? When did you start your music career and what motivated you?

• It means the world to me. For me it’s a tool to express my emotions and it has got me through so many hard times in my life. Every track I’ve made when I listen back I can remember exactly what I was going through at the time and to me there’s specific feelings and emotions attached to the sounds. I don’t know what I’d do without it. I started producing about 5 years ago, I’d been a dj for about 8 years and was lucky enough to play alongside a few of my musical heroes up in the clubs in Leeds in the UK and I was curious to see how much further I could go with it all. I had a bigger ambition and It seemed like the next exciting step on my musical journey, so I set about teaching myself how to write music. To my surprise my first EP went to number 1 on Beatport and I realised this was definitely something I wanted to pursue, the fact it has helped me through so much is a bonus.

How have your releases inspired you throughout your career?

• Each release has just inspired me to keep making more. I’ve been in the charts 4 times and have had some of my favourite Djs and musical idols play and support my music over the past couple of years, that definitely has inspired me to keep going towards my goals and dreams. Ben sims played my last release for Techno Vinyls Records on his radio show recently and even announced my name at the beginning of the show and that was huge moment for me after being a fan of his for years!

Do you like to collaborate with other artists? What do you think about remixing? Do you like to remix or do you like to have your music remixed?

• I’ve not had the chance to collaborate with anyone just yet, but it’s something I’d like do in the future. I wasn’t sure about remixing at first, but now I’m more settled in my style and i am more experienced, I really enjoy it, I love being able to take something and add my own style to it. My first remix was supported and played by dj Rush who is my favourite Dj and that has inspired me alot this year to keep the creative flow going. Getting recognition from the Djs I look up to has been incredible. I’ve done a few more remixes since which are due out over the coming weeks. Alexia K. is the first person to remix a track of mine for my release on Techno Vinyls Records and it was really exciting to hear someone else’s spin on my music. I’m looking forward to more in the future.

How do you choose a title for your tracks? Do you think a well-chosen track and EP title matters?

• I think it’s really important to get the track title right, I can sometimes take days to come up with something that feels right, it’s usually to do with what has inspired the music or something I’m feeling at the time or going through.

Is a well-designed cover important to you?

• Yes 100%. I’m a perfectionist and I believe the artwork is an important part of the whole process of the release. It’s what people see before they listen to the music so for me it’s important it looks professional.

How do you choose record labels (what is a good label for you and what are your expectations)?

• Firstly i try and find labels that suit the style of the track, most have specific sounds they look for and it can be hard sometimes finding ones that fit! secondly I try and find ones that look professional and put effort into every aspect of the end process like the artwork and promoting.

How do you see track sales in the digital millennium data flood (for example: how do you see the digital sales, promotion tracks, illegal downloads etc.) ?

• It’s a hard one to answer, I know my tunes have been available on illegal download sites alongside most tracks that are released these days and I do find it disappointing, obviously it is not good for the artist or label but I guess I understand why people use them. Not everyone has money to spend on music and it’s still good it gets out there and gets played and enjoyed. It’s just hard to judge exactly how well a track has truly done when they’re not downloading from a reputable site and the artist and label lose out after so much hard work and that’s a shame.

What are your future plans for making tracks?

• I’ve been so focused on remixes now for the past few months, I’m now focusing on getting all the tracks I’m currently working on finally finished and released. It’s such an odd time with the pandemic without clubs open, but for me it’s still important to keep being creative and it’s helping me through such an uncertain time. I’ve been keeping myself busy with it all and I’m really excited to share with you all what I’ve been making recently .

Thank you for accepting our interview request, we wish you much more success in your producer work!

Thank you! Best wishes!

• VINYL ► Lisa Oakes – Expansion EP (Remix by Alexia K. )
  
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