Category: DJ’s

DJ Tony Junior has an incredible year coming up and we couldn’t be more excited to have him on raannt.  The international DJ has created an impressive portfolio of tracks and beats that we can’t help but to keep on repeat and with festival season around the corner, we can’t wait for him to drop the bass and let the beat rage!  Check out what Tony Junior has been up to and what he has in store for us this coming year.

1. Introduce yourself in 5 words or less.

My name is Tony Junior

2. How were you introduced to the world of DJs?

When I was 10 years old I started as a drummer and played in rock bands. 3 years ago my band split up and I thought, I’m gonna make music on my own. That’s how I discovered house music.

3. How would you define your sound?

I always like to have something really singalong in my tracks combined with some aggressive drops.

4. If you could work with any 3 DJ/Musician, dead or alive, who would they be and why?

Wolfgang Gartner, because he is one of the sickest producers out there.

Jim Morrison; one of my biggest inspirations.

Steve Angello!

5. Tell us about Total Destruction, what inspired this track and collaboration with Starkillers?

Total Destruction was a track I made a long time ago.. then some months I heard the melody again and I thought I need to finish it. At the same time Starkillers followed me on twitter and said he wanted to do a collab, so I told him we could work on the Total Destruction idea. And the track was born.

6. How do you define sexy?

Blond hair, big booty and blue eyes!

7. What do you think is the sexiest city? Hotel? Club? Festival? Music Track?

That’s a hard question. Club Titan was pretty sexy haha and Hold on by Drake is sexy song! Haha

8. What music festivals are you most excited about this year and why?

I’m going to MIAMI for 3 shows this year during WMC(Winter Music Conference), I’m really excited about that!

9. What’s next for Tony Junior?

The first thing is my COLLAB with DVBBS.  After that I got a collab with a really big DJ.. (DJ MAG top 10) And some solo tracks and remixes on Spinnin.

10. What are your three simple luxuries?

Music, Sex and good food!

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The minds of EDM producers are really incredible.  The concepts of finding something inspirational in our day-to-day realm and turning it into a beat that can transport anyone into a space of dance and joy is truly an art!  DJ and music producer Yves Larock has created a successful career out of this and has mastered the art of creating music while evolving the trends of our generation.  With a busy schedule of producing and touring, Larock takes time to chat with us about what he likes and what we should expect from him this year.

1. Introduce yourself in one sentence – who is Yves Larock?

I’m 36 and come from switzerland and my job is to make music and to try to make people dance

2. Tell us about this new track, The House, what inspired it? 

I really want to produce a track based on a groovy bass line, the sound of the moment is based on rave synth and a hardstyle kick without bass line, I like this style of production  but I wanted to produce something different, more funky

3. Walk us through your creative process, what are some of your rituals when you’re making new music? 

I always start with the rhythm, and after I find chords or bass line, but what is cool with music is that most of the time I start with an idea and ended up with a completely different song

4. What’s your favorite thing about the new music you’re producing?

It’s to always find new idea and create something fresh, we do our best, but you never know if it will work or not at the end

5. If you had to master a different genre of music, which one would it be and why?

When I started to produce music that was hip hop, and I still occasionally produce hip hop, but this days I am more attracted to produce music with real instruments, less electronics, such as rock&roll or soul

6. How do you define sexy?

It is the art of pleasing without being vulgar 

7. What is the sexiest city? Hotel? Club? Song? Current track?

New York, Volcano Santorin , Ushuaia, Let the music play Barry White, The House

8. What is something about you we wouldn’t know by looking at you? 

I’m a fan of political debate.

9. What’s next for Yves Larock?

Working on a lot of new tracks for 2K14

10. What are your three simple luxuries?

Eat, sleep, sex.  Repeat!

Thanks buddy!

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Let’s start by expressing our obsession with Tritonal… we’re obsessed! Their beats are killer and their personalities shine through every drop and rhythm they create!  We had to interview them for our magazine.  The Texan duo took the time to let us in on their musical rollercoaster and chat about their upcoming projects, and killer new “Now Or Never – The Remixes Pt. 1” currently out now!  Check out what Dave and Chad had to say!

1. Introduce yourself  in one sentence or less.

Dave – I’m Dave, 25 years old, half of Tritonal and have had a passion for writing music for nearly a decade!

Chad – Hey I’m Chad, one half of Tritonal, a little bit older than Dave and share the same massive passion for writing music and performing!

2. How would you guys define your sound?

There could be many words to describe our sound, but we’d have to say in a few words: Intelligent, fun and emotional.

3. What’s your favorite thing about working together?

It can be easy to get lost in a project if you’re constantly listening to the record over and over again, as we do constantly, trying to perfect each song. Having us work together, bouncing off ideas on each other’s heads is a LIFESAVER on a record. It’s having that second pair of ears that we feel works so well!

4. Chad, tell us something we wouldn’t know by looking at Dave. Dave, tell us something we wouldn’t know by looking at Chad.

Chad – Well, Dave’s H I L A R I O U S!   He’s always coming up with funny self-made videos and we love finding idiosyncrasies in situations while on tour. 

Dave – For Chad, if you didn’t already know him, you better be aware that you’re in for a ride. This guy is a total riot to be around AND a great dancer!

5. How do you define sexy?

Probably the same as how we would generally define some new audio gear that we’re about to install in the studio. That’s sexy!

6. What’s the sexiest City? Hotel? Club? Music Festival? Song?

HAHA – we’ve definitely had the privilege to see so many incredible cities! Well, call us biased, but the sexiest city is Austin, Texas.  The sexiest hotel is the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas along with probably the sexiest festival in all the US – EDC VEGAS!

6. If you could master a different genre of music, which one would it be and why?

For us, we’d love to master down more of what’s behind a Coldplay record – some INCREDIBLE production and also cinematic scoring! There’s so much involved behind scoring and mastering tracks like these and we would love the challenge!

7. Who are your top musicians, dead or alive, to work with and why?

Dave: For me, I’d have to say Chris Martin from Coldplay – I’m always finding myself listening to a Coldplay record. The lyrics, the soundscapes, the melody; they have it all. Another would be Cinematic Orchestra as they have put together some of the most inspiring and intelligent scores I’ve ever heard! Having them on a track of ours’ and writing a melodic score with them would be a dream!

8. What’s next for Tritonal?

Well, there’s a lot coming down the pipes for Tritonal as we’re just about to launch our merchandise store, we’re also proud part owners of Enhanced Music with Will Holland and there’s some incredible material in the works for the label. Speaking of it, we also have our very first “Tritonia” compilation CD which is about to come out in December which features SO many amazing artists from the label with some exclusive material as well as some of our own.  But as for us, we’re about to head to Australia for the Stereosonic tour for a couple weeks and WE ARE READY!!

9. What are your three simple luxuries?

Dave – For me, I’d have to say working out, video gaming and every so often a day off to enjoy a hike and dinner with my wife.

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DJ Mike Candys has created an identity that goes beyond his happy-face yellow mask.  It’s an identity that’s filled with energy, passion, and music…really more like very passionate energetic music.  The killer DJ recently released a big room track that is set to take over the sets of many. During his busy schedule of touring and working on a new album he took the time to chat with us about what’s next, his current music, and what shapes his sound into what we all love the most… crazy dance beats!  Check out what Mike Candys had to say:

1. Introduce yourself using five words or less.

Short, Playful, Bitter, Sweet

2. When did you realize you wanted to be in the electronic music industry?

I started “producing” my first electronic music when I was 13; I recorded single tracks that I programmed on my home computer and dubbed them with two tapedecks while adding more and more tracks. I didn’t think about Industry then, but I knew that one day I wanna do that for my living.

3. How do you define your sound?

It’s a mix between very pop-styled melodies and dance beats. I always try get to the point or “core” of the track as soon as possible in an arrangement.

4. T-Rex is a killer track.  What inspired it?

Of course I was inspired by the current EDM Bigroom/Festival sound. I just wanted to do a really big sounding track. All the sounds needed to be big. Then I thought of something big & powerful  for the “lyrics” and I came up with one of the biggest and most powerful animals ever… First I wanted to call the track “Godzilla” but in the end I liked “T-Rex” even better.

5. How do you define sexy?

The combination of “innocent”,”seductive” and “dirty”

6. What’s the sexiest City? Hotel? Club? Music Festival? Song?

No idea

7. Walk us through your creative possess.  What are some things you always/never do when creating a new track?

I always start with a melody that I play on the piano. I play it for 20min and change it slightly so it becomes what I want it to have. If I remember the melody the next day, it’s a good one. I hardly ever listen to what my A&Rs say I have to do.

8. What three musicians, dead or alive, would you want to work with and why?

W.A.Mozart: the master of fantastic catchy melodies with a pure genius behind it.

Bingo Players: since I’m working as a DJ I always had and have their tracks in my set, I like the way they produce and compose their tracks

Madonna: Since I started producing electronic music, I had the idea on my mind, that one day I wanna work with her.

9. What’s next for Mike Candys?

When I’m at home, I’m always working in my studio on new productions, I hope to be able to release an album in 2014, but being on tour constantly doesn’t leave too much time for the studio work.

10. What are your three simple luxuries?

– I normally don’t set an alarm in the morning. I get up when I feel ready for the day

– Whenever possible I just go on a short holidays for of couple of days

– I’m too lazy to switch my mobile phone to WiFi when I’m in a hotel, so I got huge bills for the data-roaming connections when I’m on tour.

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Meet Henry Fong… a new killer DJ with the talent of weaving big-room progressive beats with electro-house sound,  launching him as one of the best new acts around.  Fong’s music has seen support from Hardwell, Avicii, Armin Van Buuren, Calvin Harris, Knife Party, Bingo Players, Tommy Trash, and the list keeps growing.  His killer new track “Hot Steppa” is filled with room filling beats, sensual tropical flavor, and a fresh EDM vibe making us want to keep the track on repeat! We had the chance to chat with Henry and learn more about his musical journey and passion for what’s to come next. 

1. Introduce yourself in 5 words or less:

Outgoing, active, ADD, passionate, prankster

2. When did you realize you wanted to be in the music industry?

I DJ’d a ton in college, but it wasn’t until my music started getting support from other DJs that I started to realize it could be a reality. The past few months have been unreal & I can’t thank my fans enough for their support!

3. What is your favorite thing about creating new music?

I really focus on making music that’s fresh and unique and hopefully it’s able to make a long lasting impression. I think my favorite part is playing a new track in front of a crowd for the first time, though. It’s a pretty amazing experience!

4. Walk us through your creative proses, what are some of your rituals when you’re making new music?

First I think of the overall idea. Like for “Hot Steppa”, which I produced with Mike Hawkins & Toby Green, I really wanted to incorporate some reggae influences. That was a really cool project as we each brought something to the table and bounced ideas around constantly. Those guys are such good producers, I really loved working with them on the track! But yeah, I think once you have the concept/idea of what you want to make, the rest is just filling it up and looking for sounds to use. I also pace back and forth in a room next door to where I’m producing with the loop playing over and over to see how it sounds from far away. It gives you this different perspective on it how it sounds.

5. What’s the sexiest City? Hotel? Club? Music Festival? Song?

Haha, that’s a tough one! It’s probably somewhere in Brazil or something.

6. Which 3 musicians, dead or alive, do you respect the most and why?

I’d have to say Prodigy, The Beatles, and Dr. Dre. I listened to these guys a lot growing up and they’ve all really influenced my music in one way or another.

7. What advice would you give to an aspiring musician?

You have to stay focused and dedicated. If you aren’t up until the sun comes up a few times, you’re not working hard enough!

8. What’s next for Henry Fong?

I’ve got a new track that just released on Spinnin called “Hot Steppa” with Mike Hawkins & Toby Green. I’ve also got an official remix for Zedd’s “Stay The Night” out next week. There’s a ton of really great stuff lined up, too, but you’ll just have to wait and see!

9. What are your three simple luxuries?

That’s easy: the beach, wifi, and good food!

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