Category: Interviews

INTERVIEW: NiRe AllDai (2012)

Sometimes you hear a song and it just catches your attention.? “Inside Out” was like that for me. I’d heard it on a sampler and quickly became obsessed with it.? Singer NiRe AllDai (pronounced NI RAY) is new on the scene as an artist, yet she has written songs that have been recorded by Demi Lovato, Starshell, and other pop stars.? With a unique style, catchy lyrics, and an energetic performance style that will grab your attention, NiRe is definitely one to watch.

Ron Slomowicz: You have such a beautiful name, what does it mean?
NiRe AllDai: It means ?the one with wings.?

RS: Wow, so you can make us fly with your voice?
NiRe AllDai: Yes, that is a nice way to put it.

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INTERVIEW: Markus Schulz (2012)

German producer/DJ Markus Schulz recently released ‘Scream,’ an incredible artist album which masterfully blends energetic production with top-flight vocals and anthemic trance.? One of the hardest working DJs in the business, with a highly successful record label Coldharbour, his weekly radio show Global DJ, and an insane touring schedule, he is loved by his fans and consistently ranked in the top 10 of DJ Polls.? When you listen to ‘Scream,’ you will definitely hear why?

DJ Ron Slomowicz: What is the inspiration for this new album with so many vocals on it?
Markus Schulz: If you really study it, the last album had 14 tracks on it and 9 were vocals and 5 were instrumentals. I work with a lot of vocalists, but I usually make 20 tracks and choose the best 13-14 and release those. On this album we made 23 tracks and decided to release all of them, because nowadays physical CDs are not that important and on iTunes you can put as many tracks as you want. We only have 12 vocals and 11 instrumentals on this one, there are actually more instrumentals, but it is a better balance. The quantity of the vocals is higher, but at the same time, quantities of the tracks are higher. It is a little bit misleading but at the same time I think that people realize this is a Markus Schulz album and not a Dakota album. At the beginning of my last album Do You Dream, people were also talking about how there were a lot of vocals on it.

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INTERVIEW: R3hab (2012)

When reviewing music, I often use the term “WTF track” – a track that is so different or aggressive that one must say “What the F*k” is that?? That was my reaction when I first heard “Pump the Party” a few years ago – the sheer aggression and powerful noise made me think of the first tracks from Benny Benassi or Mr Oizo.? With guidance and mentorship from Afrojack, R3hab has quickly risen in the ranks to become one of the most in-demand remixers by adding “chainsaw madness” – his special take on the Dirty Dutch sound.? In 2011, he pumped out over thirty remixes, perfecting his sound and giving a new spin on everyone from the biggest pop stars (Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Pitbull) to rising stars in the EDM world (Dada Life, Ralvero, Sander van Doorn). ? With so much time in the studio and doing so much, its no shock that he hasn’t even had time to produce his own artist album yet!

DJ Ron: How did the Jacked tour work out for you?
R3hab: Awesome, it was amazing. Afrojack is one of my favorite artists and he put me on as his main support act. People were ready to party and have a good time, which is the most important thing for me. The parties had an energetic crowd wherever we went. I like a crowd that wants to party and they were the type of people that we attracted, I was very happy with that.
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