Best of 2013 Interview: 2Elements. The two ladies met each other in a club and didn`t believe their eyes. They thought they have seen their mirror image and came in contact. From now on they were an inseparable Duo. A close friendship arose through all ups and downs of life and through numerous clubs of the world.
Because of friends they got more familiar with the World of Deejaying and that`s why July and Anie decided to learn how to use Vinyl and CD.
Through their share most of their interests and nearly the same look, the 2Elements realized that they represent different styles of electronic music.
Interview was written and conducted by Dimitri Kechagias, Music Journalist, Radio / DJ
Location: Germany
Dimitri: Can you tell us about your achievements in your music career in 2013 as DJs &/or producers?
Anie & July: We released some more tracks than the last years, which worked well on Beatport and some other Charts. It was a great year.
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?
Anie & July: Of course, you can be better every time but we really enjoyed the last year and we are pretty happy to play a lot around the globe.
1) Best Track:
Anie: Plastik Funk & Tujamo – Who
July: Daft Punk – Get Lucky, Faul & Wad AD vs PNAU - Changes
2) Best Artist (DJ & producer):
Anie: Calvin Harris & Showtek
July: Avicii, Thomas Gold
3) Best Remix:
Anie: Major Lazer - Watch Out For This (Bumaye) (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Tomorrowland Remix)
July: Avicii - Wake me up (Katt Niall Remix)
4) Best Remixer:
Anie & July: Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
5) Best New Talent (DJ or producer):
Anie & July: I like the performance & energy of Martin Garrix
6) Best EDM Album:
Anie: To be honest, I don/t hear so much EDM sound during the week. So I prefer the album of Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, Till Bronner
July: Skrillex – Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites - it/s really hard and special, but I know it is the best EDM Album off 2013.
7) Best EDM Compilation:
Anie: Difficult because everything is faked and dealed. Everyone who mixed a compilation, know how it works. Maybe “Ministry of Sound the Annual 2014” because this stuff is what we really play in a club.
July: Tiger Records ADE Wepons 2013 incl.: 2elements – Screams Out (EDM Mix)
8) Best artwork/cover of an album or compilation:
Anie & July: Steve Aoki/s cover & artworks are cool & crazy!
9) Best lyrics in an EDM track:
Anie: Calvin Harris – Under Control. I love it
July: Ellie Goulding – Burn
10) Best Vocalist/Singer featured on an EDM track:
Anie & July: Hurts on Calvin Harris & Alesso track
11) Best EDM Label:
Anie: DOORN/Revealed/Tiger Rec.
July: Tiger Records, Spinnin Records
12) Best Music Video:
Anie: Psy – Gangnam Style
July: Klingande - Jubel
13) Best amusing video from Youtube related to Dance Music:
Anie: It/s an older one but I love his humor, his videos are every time very creative! Martin Solveig – C`est la vie
July: Yes that’s right Martin Solveig/s Videos are funny
14) Best Online Social media network:
Anie: Instagram
July: Facebook
15) Best music composition software:
Anie: Magic Score Maestro 7
July: Spotify
16) Best Event or Open Air Festival:
Anie & July: International: Tomorrowland National: Ruhr in Love
17) Best personal DJ Gig:
Anie & July: Space Ibiza and a lot of nice gigs in Italy.
18) Best DJ set of the year from another DJ?:
Anie: I really like Hardwell/s mixes, it/s not sooo crazy stuff, the right one for the dancefloor.
July: I like Thomas Gold Dj – Mixes :)
19) Best country in which you have performed:
Anie&July: America, Italy, Spain & Germany
20) Best Radio show:
Anie & July: Tiger Records Radio Show @ Sunshine Live
21) Best Radio station:
Anie & July: Sunshine Live
22) Best Online Record shop where you usually purchase your music:
Anie & July: Now it is Beatport, some years ago, we bought our stuff at deejay.de
23) Best Website that you visit regularly:
Anie: Google & Skyscanner
July: Beatport
24) Best smart phone/mobile/App:
Anie: Skyscanner & Babbel
July: WhatsApp, 2elementsApp
25) Best DJ/Producer product (software or hardware):
Anie& July: Ableton. And for hardware: Co2 Guns
26) Best new sound or sample which has been used in EDM this year, preferably introduced by you?
Anie & July: We really like to use powerful, cutted vocal parts on the bassline. And of course the “typical Animals click sound” drives the people crazy.
27) Best Twitter or Facebook message you received from a fan or friend or you have read from someone else:
Anie: People ask us, if they can give us a hug, when we meet them.
July: We appreciate each of them that write that they have fun at our Gigs and like our music at soundcloud. ;)
28) Best piece of News you heard this year related to Electronic Dance Music:
Anie & July: That EDM is growing more and more – good for us.
29) Best personal achievement related to Electronic Dance Music:
Anie: Spent some vocals for some tracks
30) Best holiday destination or best hobby or activity that you spent some time in during 2013
Anie & July: I love America, especially Miami & NYC. You can spend there nice holidays and meet a lot of people from the music industry. Good contacts!
31) Best piece of advice you got in relation to your career:
Anie & July: Move on your work, also through ups and downs and don/t look too much what other people are doing. In the scene you need to fight for what you want!
32) The Best Book this year, preferably related to EDM:
Anie: Puhhh… I really like EDM but sometimes I need a break from this kind of music. I/m just reading “Das gro?e Los” from Heike Winnemuth. She won 500.000 Euro in a German Reality Show and travels around the world. True & great story!
July: "Shades of Grey" has nothing to do with edm but it's also crazy.
33) Best Movie of the year preferably related to EDM or inspired you to compose a track.
Anie: I still haven’t seen it but I would love to watch it: Take One – A Documentary Film About SHM
July: I would like to see a movie about Steve Aoki, maybe somebody turn his life into movie.
34) Best tip that you learnt this year relating to DJ’ing or music composition
Anie & July: Do not use too long vocals in a track (at the moment the people like it hard)
Dimitri: 2014 is ahead of us; would you like to tell us your plans for future releases, tracks, albums, collaborations or DJ gigs.
Anie & July: July had a good idea for a bootleg theme, I had the idea for the beats and it looks like, that the bootleg will be released as an official remix for a big Pop-project. That would be great! Further more, we are working on 3 new singles. And we are also planning the WMC and the parties around there… would love to play in Ibiza again this summer. Last year @ Eden for Judge Jules was great, we want more
Dimitri: Thanks very much for for taking the time to reply to this interview
Anie & July: Thx 2 U, merry X-mas & a happy new year.
Many thanks to Mat at Plastik Groove for his support to organise this interview
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