Best of 2013 Interview: 2Elements

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.

Best of 2013 Interview: Basil O’Glue

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.

Best of 2013 Interview: Hazem Beltagui

Best of 2013 Interview: Hazem Beltagui. Born on the 6th of August 1988 in Alexandria, Egypt, Hazem has always been fascinated by music ever since he was a child, but its wasn't until late 2008 that he got introduced to Electronic Dance Music in general, and Trance in particular, with the works of the likes of Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren, Andy Moor, Signalrunners and Solarstone just to name a few.

By the Beginning of 2009, he had already made his mind and decided he would learn music production and hopefully he could make a career in this industry that he has always been extremely infatuated with. His first releases were mainly progressive house but still very melodic, and by the beginning of 2012, he was already being supported by some of the biggest djs in the world and has made a name for himself in the prog house scene.

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.

Best of 2013 Interview: Fabio XB

Best of 2013 Interview: Fabio XB. Italy’s dance scene has found its flag bearer. Producer Fabio Carrara has been working himself up since 2007, kicking off with his Alex Bartlett alias and the many jewels that came along with it. Since 2009, he walked upon dance land under a name closer to his own, Fabio XB. Next to collabs with Lange, Yves De Lacroix, Micky Vi, Ronnie Play and Andrea Mazza, he unveiled his first solo release ‘Reflected’ in early summer of 2011. Now that the dust has started to settle and autumn is calling, Fabio XB presents a new ride to keep you warm: ‘Flash of Life’.

During his dj sets Fabio XB focuses his attention on the dance floor and he loves to play extended dj-sets in order to build up better the atmosphere of the performance and let everybody live a unique special experience through the music.

Best of 2013: Johnny Yono

Best of 2013: Johnny Yono.
LA-based Johnny Yono's last track 'Exodus' received radio support from Armin van Buuren on A State of Trance, Markus Schulz on Global DJ Broadcast, Dash Berlin, Judge Jules and more and charted at #12 on Beatport's Trance chart. After returning home from his first international gig in Shanghai, China, Yono acquired a coveted monthly rotation with Insomniac Events at LA's #1 dance club, Exchange LA. 

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

Name: Johnny Yono

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Best of 2013 Interview: Nikolay Ustimov (Nikgen)

Best of 2013 Interview: Nikolay Ustimov (Nikgen)
Born in 1992 in city of Saratov (West Russia), young and upcoming EDM dj & producer. He started a career in 2009, and now he signed tracks on top labels from worldwide. Such as Moon Records, 4Kenzo Recordings, Soundz Good, Banguru Records and many more. Now Nikolay concentrated only on producing his own tracks, but he always open for worldwide gigs.

Supported by: 

DJ Feel, Promise Land, Disfunktion, CJ Stone, Enzo Darren, Disaray & more.

Best of 2013 Interview: Mike Danis

Best of 2013 Interview: Mike Danis

Mike Danis' last three tracks "We Are True," "Majestic" and "Remember" have all charted in the top 30 of Beatport's Trance chart and received enormous support from Armin van Buuren, (ASOT) & Above & Beyond (ABGT) and Dash Berlin. The 24-year old producer signed his first track at 18 and makes his home in the town of Budapest, Hungary

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