This proved to be the start of Sean Tyas emerging as one of the most talented and in-demand producers in EDM today, having co-produced with Armin van Buuren on 'Intricacy', remixed the likes of 'Suburban Train' for Tiësto, 'Oceanic' for Above & Beyond and 'Waiting' for Dash Berlin, and today releasing on a range of leading trance labels such as Armada, Vandit, Black Hole Recordings, AnjunaBeats and his own Tytanium Recordings, while simultaneously spreading his nu-school electro-tech sounds on sought-after labels including Tone Diary and Burn The Fire.
Latest release is his collaboration with Noah Neiman and the amazing singer Fisher - Lose My Logic on Black Hole recordings
Dimitri: Can you
tell us about your achievements in your music career in 2013 as DJ &/or
producer?
Sean Tyas: This was a great year
of growth for me. I wanted to learn Ableton Live for production so I have the
ability to switch if needed, but also for collaborations with artists that use
Live. That took a while for me to learn it as I’m an avid Logic user and
the approach is totally different, but I’m proud to say I finally know it
really well.
1) Best Remixer:
Sean Tyas: Mikkas
2) Best EDM
Album:
Sean Tyas: Giuseppe
Ottaviani - Magenta [Black Hole]
3) Best
artwork/cover of an album or compilation:
Sean Tyas: Far Too Loud /
Firestorm EP.- This guy must be one of the best producers of our day.
He can do anything and his tracks sound so massive.
4) Best
Vocalist/Singer featured on an EDM track:
Sean Tyas: Fisher or Emma Hewitt. Both are
such amazing people in real life, plus their voices really just force anyone
hearing them to fall in love with their sound.
5) Best EDM
Label:
Sean Tyas: Armada
6) Best amusing
video from Youtube related to Dance Music:
Sean Tyas: Tosh.0 –
Bad DJ
Its f*****
amazing. Normally I think videos satirizing DJs and dance music are a bit
too much but he hits it from the right angle and it really is so funny.
7) Best Online
Social media network:
Sean Tyas: Soundcloud.
I love the approach this site took, and artists now prefer this over YouTube
to preview their stuff.
8) Best music
composition software:
Sean Tyas: Ableton Live
9) Best Event or
Open Air Festival:
Sean Tyas: EDC Las Vegas or
Tomorrowland Belgium
10) Best
personal DJ Gig:
Sean Tyas: ASOT 500 Den
Bosch
11) Best country
in which you have performed:
Sean Tyas: Argentina
12) Best Radio
station:
Sean Tyas: Sirius XM
Electric Area or BPM
13) Best Online
Record shop where you usually purchase your music:
Sean Tyas: Beatport
14) Best Website
that you visit regularly:
Sean Tyas: Macrumors.com or
toucharcade.com
15) Best smart
phone/mobile/App:
Sean Tyas: Garageband is
pretty amazing for jotting down basic Ideas and Korg Electribe for making very
tweaked out beats.
16) Best
DJ/Producer product (software or hardware):
Sean Tyas: Rekordbox or Mixed in key
17) Best piece
of News you heard this year related to Electronic Dance Music:
Sean Tyas: I have heard
Mysteryland will start up in USA. That’s awesome. That’s always been on
of my favourite events I have played at. Such an amazing theme.
18) Best holiday
destination or best hobby or activity that you spent some time in during 2013
Sean Tyas: Video Games! I’m a big
gamer but I guess of all the games I play, I play on iPad the most and lately
XCom has been my favourite one. Almost finished with it….
19) Best piece
of advice you got in relation to your career:
Sean Tyas: Macbook pro. The heart
of probably most studios these days. So powerful that you can literally
use it as the main studio computer, unplug it and then take it on the road!
20) The Best
Book this year, preferably related to EDM:
Sean Tyas: Books about EDM?
Not something to be reading about, its something to be experienced.
My favourite book I read this year was the Game of Thrones Vol 1-4 pack!
21) Best Movie
of the year preferably related to EDM or inspired you to compose a track.
Sean Tyas: Man of Steel had some
amazing music! I would say that was certainly an inspiration to go get
onto some new melodies.
Dimitri: 2014 is ahead of us; would you like to tell us your plans for future releases, tracks, albums, collaborations or DJ gigs.
Sean Tyas: Studio Album being worked on in 2014, so that will be the bulk of my work life for a while, but also some interesting collaborations coming up with the likes of Paul van Dyk, a follow-up with Giuseppe Ottaviani, and a few more. Plus several more tracks with the amazing voice of Fisher!
Thanks very much for taking the time to reply to this interview
Thanks very much to Vass at Urban Rebel PR for his help to organise this interview
You can book Sean Tyas via http://www.integrityam.com/artist/sean-tyas/
Interview was written and conducted by Dimitri Kechagias
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