Best of 2013 Interview: Basil O’Glue. Basil O’Glue (Haris Vasiloglou) born and raised in Athens, now lives in a small city near Thessaloniki – Northern Greece.
He has studied 3d animation and graphic design, and now works as a photographer.
As a teenager he loved electronic music, especially bands as The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers etc. A few years later he started to produce his own music with some amateur software. His first attempts were really not cool,but after getting his first midi keyboard and some equipment while learning new software, there was an obvious improvement. His producing tools are, Propellerheads Reason, some mastering vst plug-in and a couple of good monitors!
Now with Styller is the co-owner of the very successful must check record label Saturate Audio gracing support from Armin van Buuren, Markus Schulz, Solarstone and more.
Interview was written and conducted by Dimitri Kechagias, Music Journalist, Radio & DJ.
Dimitri: Can you tell us about your achievements in your music career in 2013 as DJ &/or producer?
Basil O’Glue: Hi there Dimitri. Thanks for the interview. The last couple of years I focused on remixing, and not so much on original productions. I love remixing; it gives me a motivation to show how I can change a track from its first version.
But doing this for quite a long time, it corrupts you. And at some point I wanted to start working on original productions. So in 2013 I did four originals, one collaboration and just one remix which will be released in 2014.
I released a 2 track EP , "Gilgamesh / Sigil" on my label (Saturate Audio), a 2 track EP on Afterglow, "Till The Next Day" / "Step Two" and some days ago, my collaboration with Wellenrausch "Wickaninnish, also to Afterglow Records.
Plus 2 of the tracks I mentioned were featured on Markus Schulz's CD compilation "Buenos Aires 13" (Gilgamesh/Wickaninnish).
Dimitri: If you look back on 2013, are there any events in your music career that you wished you had done differently in order to get a better outcome?
Basil O’Glue: Not at all! Of course I don't say that there were no bad decisions, but I don't want to regret. Even for my mistakes sometimes.
1)Best Track:
Basil O’Glue: SQL & Child - Nootropica
2)Best Artist (DJ & producer):
Basil O’Glue: Max Graham as Dj . Maybe it’s not so my style, but every single production Mark Sixma did in 2013, was huge.
3)Best Remix:
Basil O’Glue: Christopher Vassilakis - Turquoise (Naden Remix)
4)Best Remixer:
Basil O’Glue: Gai Barone
5)Best New Talent (DJ or producer):
Basil O’Glue: Naian
6)Best EDM Album:
Basil O’Glue : Mat Zo - Damage Control
7)Best EDM Compilation:
Basil O’Glue: Buenos Aires 2013 by Markus Schulz
8)Best artwork/cover of an album or compilation:
Basil O’Glue: I don't want to mention my own label but Styller has done a great job with the covers
9)Best lyrics in an EDM track:
Basil O’Glue : Dr. Avalance - Computer System
10)Best EDM Label:
Basil O’Glue: Guys from Suffused Music have done great job with their quality old school progressive house releases.
11)Best Music Video:
Basil O’Glue : Naughty Boy - La La La ft. Sam Smith
12)Best amusing video from Youtube related to Dance Music:
Basil O’Glue: Max Graham's Evil ID official video clip
13)Best Online Social media network:
Basil O’Glue: Twitter
14)Best music composition software:
Basil O’Glue: Propellerheads Reason
15)Best Event or Open Air Festival:
Basil O’Glue: Luminosity Beach Fest
16)Best Radio show:
Basil O’Glue: Something between Global Dj Broadcast and Cycles Radio
17)Best Radio station:
Basil O’Glue: AH.FM (No commercials)
18)Best Online Record shop where you usually purchase your music:
Basil O’Glue: Beatport
19)Best Website that you visit regularly:
Basil O’Glue: Trancefix.NL, & www.fluxbpmonthemove.blogspot.gr ! Great reviews!
20)Best Twitter or Facebook message you received from a fan or friend or you have read from someone else:
Basil O’Glue: I consider myself lucky that I receive quite a lot of messages with positive feedback. I am really thankful for that. It’s probably the reason that I keep doing what I do
21)Best piece of advice you got in relation to your career:
Basil O’Glue: A bit irrelevant (or not) A true friend, told me not to trust others so much. And in 2013, I learned it :)
22)Best Movie of the year preferably related to EDM or inspired you to compose a track.
Basil O’Glue: Mulholland Dr is neither a new movie, nor related to EDM but it was very inspiring watching it again.
Dimitri: 2014 is ahead of us; would you like to tell us your plans for future releases, tracks, albums, collaborations or DJ gigs.
Basil O’Glue: I already finished 2 brand new original tracks. A collaboration with &%)@!^] is on the way, But I will definitely do more. I also think I have recharged my batteries for a few remixes as well!
About my label, we are going really well, and I love the music we release. We don't compromise and this is the reason why we have done great so far.
Dimitri: Many thanks for finding the time to reply to this interview.
Basil O’Glue: Thanks for having me, Happy New Year to 1Mix Radio readers
Additional info:
No comments:
Post a Comment
Thanks for your comments