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Friday, 27 December 2013

Best of 2013 Interview: BT

Best of 2013 Interview: BT. "BT mounts mesmerizing journeys with his compositions. He is not only a virtuoso programmer, but an extremely gifted musician.” – Peter Gabriel speaking to the LA Times.

Career

Given his enviable resume and illustrious fifteen+ year career, it is difficult to imagine that platinum-selling artist, visionary producer, film composer and technologist BT may only now be beginning to create the best work of his career. An internationally-renowned recording artist himself, he is trusted by superstars such as Sting, Britney Spears, Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos, Madonna, Seal and Peter Gabriel to produce modernist and memorable hits, with a bleeding-edge electronic flair. He has composed unforgettable scores for films The Fast and the Furious, Partysaurus Rex, Go, Stealth and Oscar-award winning Monster. With his 2011 album, the two-hour, double-disk opus of These Hopeful Machines, BT definitively weaves both the technical prowess and compositional mastery that reminds us all why he’s the composer that all other composers and producers study.
On his fifth full-length LP, This Binary Universe, he created an entirely new genre of evocative electro-acoustic music. As Keyboard Magazine wrote in their review of the album, “In a hundred years, it could well be studied as the first major work of the new millennium. It’s that good.” Throughout his illustrious career, BT has been able to seamlessly weave together complex, groundbreaking musical elements into compositions that resonate with listeners of all types without seeming academic and incomprehensible. Joining the world-renowned Armada Music label in 2012, summer 2013 released his highly anticipated ninth studio album, ‘A Song Across Wires’. Another highlight to admirers of the special spark that makes his sounds glow, it carries the musical promises and collaborations with tyDi, Adam K, Aqualung, Tritonal, JES and more.

Interview was written and conducted by Dimitri Kechagias, Music Journalist , Radio & DJ

Name: BT

Location: Earth

Dimitri: Can you tell us about your achievements in your music career in 2013 as DJ &/or producer?

BT: Well I’ve never released an album that went #1 on iTunes, Amazon and Beatport straight out of the gate. We were so pleased with the reception to A Song Across Wires and this was something that’s never happened before to me ever! Another big achievement this year was full time touring while scoring a major network TV show (ABC Betrayal).

1) Best Track:

BT: Skylarking. It may seem cheesy to choose one of your own songs, but it truly is my favorite track of last year to play out. Hands down.

2) Best New Talent (DJ or producer):

BT: Au5 and Fractal

3) Best lyrics in an EDM track:

BT: Clarity - Zedd

4) Best Vocalist/Singer featured on an EDM track:

BT: Christian Burns

5) Best Music Video:

BT: Must Be the Love

6) Best Online Social media network:

BT: Twitter

7) Best music composition software:

BT: FL Studio

8) Best Event or Open Air Festival:

BT: Tomorrowland

9) Best personal DJ Gig:

BT: ASOT Guatemala

10) Best country in which you have performed:

BT: Australia

11) Best Radio station:

BT: BPM

12) Best Online Record shop where you usually purchase your music:

BT: Beatport

13) Best Website that you visit regularly:

BT: KVR Audio

14) Best smart phone/mobile/App:

BT: Shazam

15) Best DJ/Producer product (software or hardware):

BT: Stutter Edit - iZotope

16) Best piece of News you heard this year related to Electronic Dance Music:

BT: Armin getting nominated for a Grammy

17) Best piece of advice you got in relation to your career:

BT: Have the courage to be about something.

Dimitri: 2014 is ahead of us; would you like to tell us your plans for future releases, tracks, albums, collaborations or DJ gigs.

BT: First quarter 2014 my new software will be released at NAMM with my partners iZotope. Scoring a major film atm and preparing several new EP’s.

Dimitri: Thanks very much for taking the time to reply to this interview

Thanks very much to Erin Osovets at Theory X Pr for her support to organise this interview