Interviews
Walker & Royce invites John Tejada to discuss their collaboration on ‘Self Help’ (Remixes) out now on Dirtybird
“Try and drop the ego, forget about money and just crack on. You don’t need to study anything or spend loads of money on courses. There is no fixed way into the industry and so much of it is about your attitude and your character” – Carly Foxx
“To be completely honest, I dislike social media, but I understand it is a useful tool for personal promotion and is also an important platform for using your voice in a passionate way” – B.Traits
Decoded Radio hosted by Luke Brancaccio presents Beatfreak Recordings with D-Formation
Decoded Radio hosted by Luke Brancaccio presents Jon Dasilva
“You must do more than only DJing and I can be very thankful I met my old friend Lars in Berlin. We started to build up a booking agency that you may know now as My Favourite Freaks” – M.in
“Some parts of the album were originally written during sad times as my wife and I lost a very good friend and her daughter in 2016” – Chicola
Decoded Radio hosted by Luke Brancaccio presents Dear Deer Records with Alex Kaspersky & Tvardovsky
“People from Belfast are out making and playing music all over the world yet they could be doing it here. But they’re not supported” – Jordan
“I started going out to underground clubs at the age of 16 and 17. I lost my heart to the kind of music they were playing and wanted to gain deeper knowledge of this world” – Charlotte de Witte
Decoded Radio hosted by Luke Brancaccio presents Lauter Unfug Musik with Beatamines
” Our government is quite nurturing towards our music and arts community down here. It has encouraged a great sense of community amongst the industry, and it shows with the response to the Melbournian 2am lockout back in 2008.” – The Journey
“I don’t see ‘progressive’ as an unfortunate label at all. It’s a hugely popular scene on a global scale with many of my favourite colleagues doing great work and the most fun parties to play at. I don’t care what music snobbists think. The dancefloor doesn’t lie.” – PATRICE BÄUMEL
“We are preparing some really interesting audio-visual show for the Autumn tour. I believe it is quite unique as we are trying to bring the Symphonic Orchestra experience to the audience in quite an unusual way” – Floex and Tom Hodge
Decoded Radio hosted by Luke Brancaccio presents Calypso Records with Thomass Jackson & Iñigo Vontier
“I moved from San Francisco to Miami and realised that there needed to be a change in the music scene in Miami and I opened up Do Not Sit On The Furniture” – Behrouz
“Art is always about something. And that can be very conscious or it can be very abstract, so I’m always trying to express something through every composition that I make” – Koichi
“When sending demos, introduce yourself, write something short about yourself or why you think your music fits with the label. Be patient, don’t try to force stuff.” – Sonic Union
“I fear we are slowly losing our most important human nature: To care for others. So to be at a concert or electronic event might help you to stay in touch with that human nature, I hope” – Henrik Schwarz
Decoded Radio hosted by Luke Brancaccio presents Mystic Garden Festival with Nakadia