Tempo Giusto Interviu, 29 Octombrie 2010

Written by iza Friday, 03 December 2010 00:00

Tempo Giusto, un nume destul nou in comunitatea trance, este unul dintre cei mai prolifici artisti din Finlanda si considerat drept unul dintre cei mai talentati producatori care au revolutionat muzica dance electronica, munca si colaborarile sale fiind sustinute de o lista lunga de dj si artisti, pe care se regasesc Tiesto, Markus Schulz, Ferry Corsten, Paul van Dyk, Armin van Buuren, Will Holland, Solarstone, Matt Darey, Cor Fijneman, Marcus Schossow, Thomas Sagstad, Mark Eteson, Tom Colontonio, Mr.Sam si multi altii. Tempo Giusto, co-proprietarul unuia dintre cele mai active label-uri din Finlanda - Echelon Records, este hotarat sa demonstreze ca poate duce muzica pe cele mai inalte culmi si ca are un talent deosebit pentru aceasta. In 2010, suntem martorii ascensiunii artistului spre ceva extraordinar, fiind sustinut de Ferry Corsten, cu aparitii pe cele doua editii ale compilatiei Once Upon A Night ('Metropolitan' - track inclus pe prima editie OUAN si Stockticker - cu Ima'gin - pe cea de-a doua editie OUAN). Dar artistul caracterizat de un sound "clubby progressive" nu incheie anul aici, ci este hotarat sa demonstreze ca poate sa duca muzica pe cele mai inalte culmi, lansandu-si albumul de debut 'Premiering In Theaters', alcatuit din 14 piese atent selectate si compuse in ultimii doi ani cu pasiune pentru muzica si indemanare meticuloasa demne de un licentiat in inginerie audio si inregistrari.

Tempo Giusto ofera publicului prin acest album sound-ul sau caracterisitc in forma sa cea mai pura, dar si mai imbogatit pe unele piese, combinand dinamismul melodic cu o frenezie salbatica, pastrand totusi momentele muzicale delicate si nuantele de compozitie. Tempo Giusto a pus accentul pe sunetul clubby, dar de data aceasta ceva mai bland. Tempo confera o mai mare profunzime albumului cu primul sau single vocal 'Alive'. Pe album este inclusa piesa 'Stockticker', o colaborare 'periculoasa' cu fratele sau Markus Lähteenoja (Ima'gin), cu care a creat proiectul Synthika 'vinovat' de productii precum 'Nirvana' si 'The Dervish'. Noul album al lui Tempo Giusto a fost lansat la Echelon Records, pe 12 octombrie 2010.

Anul acesta, Tempo Giusto a fost invitat in Romania in cadrul unui eveniment TrancENDance din 6 noiembrie 2010 (Bacau). Recent am discutat cu Tempo pentru a ne prezenta cateva aspecte ale noului sau album si cate ceva despre el. Iata ce a iesit!

TA: Hello, Tuomas! Thank you for according from your time to our interview. How are you?

TG: I'm doing just fine, a bit tired from all the work but luckily Christmas vacation is heading my way soon ?

TA: The main reason for our presence here is "Premiering In Theaters" - your debut album, which it was released on 12th October 2010! Congratulations! What does this album means to you?

TG: Thank you. The album naturally means more to me than the usual singles or EPs that I release. As "Premiering In Theaters" was put out on Echelon, I had quite free hands to work on it, make it sound exactly how I wanted, and I'm personally quite satisfied with the results. I think it's a nice debut album and gives something different for its listeners.

TA: In your opinion, what does a good album consists in? What do you think about your album?

TG: I think a good album must have changes, twists and variations in style, something that keeps things interesting the whole time. I've always been a fan of many styles but I get bored quite easily if things are the same always, that's why there must be ups and downs in the plot of an album. To me "Premiering In Theaters" sounds great, it has many tracks that I still enjoy listening a lot although I've heard them like a thousand times...but naturally I like the tracks since I produced them ;) !

TA: What did inspire you to create this album and how long did you work on it?

TG: For the album release, it just felt like the timing was right and I wanted to do something larger than release another EP or a single. My life has changed quite a lot in the last two years and naturally that affects my sound, too. It took me a bit over a year to get all the tracks done for the album.

TA: There is something new in your productions that it appears on this album - your collaboration with Minnamarie for "Alive". Are you pleased about the result? Are there going to be other collaborations of this kind?

TG: Yeah, "Alive" is my first proper vocal track that I've collaborated with a more professional singer. I'm quite pleased with the results, I think it's well-produced and her vocals are what I wanted for that track - summery, airy, relaxed.

TA: Also, something different from your style with we've used - 'Jekku' - a club bomb! Did you expect to be so well received by the public? How did you get the idea?

TG: It's always hard to predict how a track gets received by the public and DJs. In most cases I expect no support at all so everything comes as a positive surprise. With "Jekku" I wanted to go for something really different and fresh which focuses on keeping a club under massive drive, and has constant breaks and twists. I was testing out sounds and found this duck-like one that begins with the bassline, that's where the track begun to build itself.

TA: Tuomas, is it true that you have had some problems in releasing your album? What did stay in your way? Why not a "physical" releasing?

TG: Yes, I did have a problem with the physical release. We were supposed to put out a small press of it but ran into some problems with the printing permissions. As we never got our messages replied and the album was late already, we decided to skip the physical press and focus fully on the digital release.

TA: It seems that this album have brought you many promoting parties and gigs. How do you expect the public to receive your album?

TG: Yes, I've received some gigs thanks to the album which is always great. I guess in short I'd say that like with all music I expect some people to like the album, and others maybe not. I've come to learn that it's impossible to please everyone as people have such different tastes.

TA: What did inspire you in choosing your album's title ("Premiering In Theaters")?

TG: To me music is a bit like a movie, something that creates a certain feeling and affects me on how I see my surrounding. A good example is that whenever I'm running, the music I'm listening to affects a lot on my pace and feeling. With a track like "For That Someone" I run more calm, seeing beauty in many things but with a track like "Diesel", I run faster and see things very differently. So, I asked my brothers to throw in ideas for the album name and we all thought my music is a bit cinematic. Eventually we came up with "Premiering In Theaters" which I liked a lot.

TA: What are till now the reactions about your album?

TG: I've received a lot of positive feedback, people have thanked me for keeping it different. The best feedback I've gotten is that some people consider it the album of the year which is of course what I've tried to aim for.

TA: Is there a favorite production on this album...or more...and why?

TG: My favourite one is probably "Flamingo" or "For That Someone", it's hard to choose. But why "Flamingo", I just love the feeling in it - I think the ending kicks off great and makes me feel wonderful, and for a melodic track it's quite driving and danceable. "For That Someone", I just like the main theme, it reminds me of my family as I dedicated the track to my grandparents whom passed away when I started on that track.

TA: What does it follow after "Premiering in Theaters" and after the remixed version of the album (after the remix competition)?

TG: After the remix competition ends, we will check out all the submissions and select the winners, and hopefully give feedback to all participants. After the remixes are released, I'll start to focus on my next EP.

TA: How did you choose your pseudonym? Where does the nameTempo Giusto or the other pseudonym, Tempo Guisto, name under you have released "The Name Game" album (2009), come from? The last one is a mistake or...? ;-)

TG: The latter one is a mistake yes, that's the most common typo when people write my name. The amazing thing is that for example with "The Name Game", I already had releases on Black Hole and they still typed it wrong. Even more amazing, they did the same thing with my next single "Metropolitan". But at least all the songs have been written correctly in the stores, it's just been the covers that have had the mistakes. I chose the name Tempo Giusto as I thought it sounded nice and it has a nice meaning to it, precise speed or timing for the composition.

TA: Two years of production and you have already released many pieces and remixes! How do you succeed? Normally, how long it take you to produce a piece?

TG: It depends a lot on how I'm feeling and how much energy I have. Whenever producing, I usually do it for some 10 hours straight or longer, so with that pace it takes a few days to produce a track. But these days the process is a bit longer as I get back to the tracks after a while, to give them final edits that I think make them even better.

TA: Where does your inspiration come from when you start working on a piece? Is it the melody or do you start with a rhythm?

TG: I get inspired by things happening around me, everything pretty much. I usually decide whether I want to do something slower, faster, driving or more progressive, and then begin to work on the drums. Sometimes I already have a melody to work on and sometimes it comes to my mind when working on the drums.

TA: How does your passion for electronic dance music appear?

TG: I just enjoy everything about it - the music, energy, clubs and people, the atmosphere. I love to party with the crowd and it's one of the greatest feelings to see a crowd respond to your works in a club, hear how they feel about the tracks and all that.

TA: How can you describe your sound?

TG: That's a hard question actually, I've done so many kinds of dance music. I suppose it'd be melodic and tech-progressive club music.

TA: How do you produce your music? What kind of instruments or programs do you use or you work on? What equipment is there in your studio?

TG: I produce mostly on Ableton Live and Logic Pro. I have some synths and mixers but I don't use them very often to be honest, you can do quite amazing material with just digital programs. Besides laptop of course, the most important tool for me are my monitors - in my home studio in Finland I have a pair of Genelec 8040A speakers which create a wonderful, detailed sound, and I always try to run my fresh tracks through them when doing final mixes and mastering.

TA: Your fast evolution in music production is due to your achieved knowledge in audio and recording engineering school, your piano classes or, maybe just to your passion for music? Or all together? What is your secret if we can call it like that?

TG: I don't think audio engineering has helped me that much with dance music, it's more about live instruments and recordings. The piano lessons have helped me with playing melodies but I think the most important thing is to just practise a lot which I've done. I suppose what makes my music unique is that I like both darker and beautiful, light material...I like rougher and techier sound but at the same time really soft and melodic as well. I try to combine all these together in my productions and the outcome, I hope, is something new and refreshing.

TA: Your unique style-progressive and tech dance with melodic lines and surprising twists in percussion (melodic and tech-progressive club music - how you called it in the simple way)... it will remain the same for the future, or you will make interventions on this style?

TG: My style changes constantly as some may have noticed, and at the moment I'm quite into the driving, energetic clubby sound, mixed with tech and melodic trance. In future I'll try to keep on working on something different and do more vocal collaborations as that's something I haven't done too much.

TA: What productions brought you under the spot light and under the great DJ's attention?

TG: I suppose the first larger ones were "Agent Orange" and "Blow", those two were supported quite a lot and did well in stores. "Tick Tock" was maybe my biggest release, charting top-15 in Beatport trance list.

TA: Who are the DJs or producers you appreciate?

TG: I appreciate the most DJ-producers who create their own tracks, with their unique style and that way evolve the dance music scene. A few producers who I like are Ferry Corsten, Bart Claessen and Marcus Schossow. A few recent nice live sets I've heard were by Andy Duguid, Marcel Woods and Sied van Riel to name a few.

TA: What do you think about trance's evolution on our days? More ties and combinations of styles... Do you dislike this or not?

TG: I think it's a good thing that styles mix together, this creates more colourful and fresh works, and gives more space to an artist. The bad thing about today's digital industry is that there are so many tracks released every day that most go unnoticed.

TA: What do you think about Finnish artists? What Finnish mate do you appreciate?

TG: I think Finnish artists have their own sound that is recognizable - it's often melodic and sounds well-produced. As I said before, I appreciate everyone who goes for their own sound and do something different. A few Finnish producers who I enjoy following: Super8 & Tab, Ima'gin, Anton Sonin and Miika Kuisma.

TA: We will talk about your special collaboration, but, first tell us who is the artist you would like to collaborate? Who is the most appropriate to blend, mix perfectly your musical style and taste?

TG: I'd probably say Bart Claessen, Marcus Schossow and Ferry Corsten. They all do something unique with great themes but still keep it clubby.

TA: The special collaboration (soul and blood collaboration) in Synthika project is that between you and your brother, Markus Lahteenoja aka Ima'gin. I believe he is the perfect complement of your style. How does your brother reach to be passionate by EDM? How do two brothers collaborate in the same studio?

TG: I will certainly keep on working with Ima'gin, we work very well together and have a similar taste, plus we've always been quite close. Because I live in UK and he lives in Finland I don't get to spend that much time with him these days so in a studio we always have a blast and some time off from everything else. He got into dance music through a friend probably about a year or less before me

TA: What about your house progressive project-Syncope, created together with your friend, Jace?

TG: Jace is a close friend of mine whom I've worked with on a few tracks. Syncope was a deeper and more progressive project, we wanted to try something a bit different but haven't done anything new with that for quite a while now. The last collaboration we did together was with a techier track called "Klik Klak".

TA: We are approximately one month after from your gig to promote your album in Romania! How would you feel here? With what impressions did you leave Romania? Will you gladly come back to Romania?

TG: It was great over there, everyone was friendly and the crowd was fantastic. I didn't get to see the cities too much as I was there only for a day but would really love to come back for another show. One of the top gigs for sure!

TA: Tuomas makes music all the time? Is he still working or studying beside that?

TG: I'm still studying audio engineering and besides producing and label work, I also do music and sound designing for commercials. I'll start teaching Ableton Live soon in one of the online schools but don't know the exact dates for that yet. If you'd like to learn how I do my tracks, that's one way to find out.

TA: Tuomas, please, tell us some words for your fans and visitors of trancearena.ro.

TG: If you were on the gig in Bacau, thanks for showing up, I hope you enjoyed my set. I should be coming to Bucharest sometime soon so we should see each other again then. You guys are great, keep in touch everyone!

TA: Thank you for the time you have spent answering our questions! Good luck and success!

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TA: Buna, Tuomas! Multumim ca-ti faci putin timp pentru interviul nostru! Ce mai faci?

TG: Sunt foarte bine, putin obosit, dar din fericire vacanta de Craciun se apropie in curand

TA: Motivul principal pentru care suntem aici este 'Premiering In Theaters' - albumul tau de debut, lansat de 12 octombrie 2010! Felicitari! Ce inseamna pentru tine acest album?

TG: Multumesc. Albumul inseamna mai mult pentru mine, in mod normal lansand pana acum doar single-uri sau EP-uri. Pentru ca 'Premiering In Theaters' a fost lansat la Echelon, am avut mana libera sa lucrez la el, sa-l fac sa sune asa cum am vrut si personal sunt destul de multumit de rezultate. Cred ca este un album de debut bun si ofera ceva diferit ascultatorilor.

TA: In ce consta un album bun in opinia ta? Ce crezi despre albumul tau?

TG: Cred ca un album bun trebuie sa aiba modificari, fluctuatii si variatii in stil, ceva care sa mentina lucrurile interesante tot timpul. Intotdeauna am fost un fan al mai multor stiluri, dar ma plictisesc destul de repede daca lucrurile sunt intotdeauna aceleasi, de aceea trebuie sa existe aceste variatii pe un album. Pentru mine 'Premiering In Theaters' suna grozav, are multe piese care inca imi plac, desi le-am ascultat cred ca de o mie de ori...dar in mod firesc in plac melodiile produse de mine !

TA: Ce te-a inspirat sa faci albumul si cat timp ai lucrat la acesta?

TG: Doar am simtit ca este momentul pentru acest album si am vrut sa fac ceva mai mare decat un EP sau un alt single. Viata mea s-a schimbat destul de mult in ultimii doi ani si asta afecteaza sound-ul meu, de asemenea. Mi-a luat putin mai mult peste un an pentru a produce toate piesele pentru album.

TA: Ceva inedit in productiile tale ce apare pe acest album - colaborarea ta cu Minnamarie pentru piesa 'Alive'. Esti multumit de rezultat? Urmeaza si alte colaborari de acest gen?

TG: Da, 'Alive' este prima mea piesa vocala pentru care am colaborat cu o cantareata mult mai profesionista. Sunt destul de multumit de rezultate; cred ca este bine produsa si vocea ei este ceea ce am vrut pentru acest track: calda, aerisita, relaxata.

TA: De asemenea, ceva diferit de stilul cu care ne-ai obisnuit - 'Jekku' - o bomba de club! Te asteptai sa fie atat de bine primit de public? Cum ti-a venit ideea?

TG: Este intotdeauna greu sa prezici daca o piesa va ajunge sa fie bine primita de public si DJi. In cele mai multe cazuri nu astept nici un suport si asa totul vine ca o surpriza placuta. Cu 'Jekku' am vrut sa fac ceva intr-adevar diferit si nou care sa mentina atmosfera teribila intr-un club, are breake-uri constante si twist-uri . Am testat sound-urile si am descoperit acest sunet ca de rata care incepe cu bassline-ul, cam asa a inceput piesa sa se construiasca.

TA: Tuomas, este adevarat ca ai avut unele probleme cu lansarea albumului? Ce ti-a stat in cale? De ce nu o lansare fizica?

TG: Da, am avut o problema cu lansarea fizica. Noi credem ca am facut ceva presiune pe asta, dar s-a ajuns la unele probleme cu permisiunile de imprimare. Pentru ca nu ni s-a raspuns mesajelor noastre si albumul a fost intarziat, am decis sa sarim peste lansarea fizica si sa ne concentram total pe lansarea digitala.

TA: Se pare ca acest album ti-a adus destule petreceri si gig-uri de promovare. Cum te astepti sa primeasca lumea noul tau album?

TG: Da, am primit unele gig-uri datorita albumului ceea ce este minunat. Pe scurt, as spune ca ma astept ca unii oameni sa imi placa albumul si altii poate nu. Am aflat ca este imposibil sa multumesti pe toata lumea, oamenii au gusturi diferite.

TA: Ce te-a inspirat cand ai ales numele albumului 'Premiering In Theaters'?

TG: Pentru mine muzica este putin ca un film, ceva care creeaza un sentiment si imi influenteaza felul de-a vedea in jurul meu. Un bun exemplu este faptul ca de fiecare data muzica pe care o ascult imi afecteaza foarte mult ritmul si sentimentul. Cu un track precum 'For That Someone' devin mai calm, vazand frumusetea in multe lucruri, dar cu o piesa precum 'Diesel' devin ceva mai iute si vad lucrurile foarte diferit. Asadar, i-am rugat pe fratii mei sa-mi dea niste idei pentru numele albumului si am ajuns la concluzia ca muzica mea este putin cinematica. In cele din urma am ales 'Premiering In Theaters', care mi-a placut foarte mult.

TA: Care sunt reactiile pana acum in legatura cu albumul tau?

TG: Am primit o multime de feedback-uri pozitive, oamenii mi-au multumit pentru ca am pastrat sound-ul diferit. Cel mai bun feedback l-am primit de la unii care considera ca acesta este albumul anului, care este desigur ceea ce am urmarit eu.

TA: Productia favorita de pe acest album...sau mai multe! De ce?

TG: Preferatul meu este, probabil, 'Flamingo' sau 'For That Someone', imi este greu sa aleg. Dar de ce 'Flamingo', imi place sentimentul din ea - cred ca finalul socheaza tare si ma face sa ma simt minunat, iar pentru o piesa melodica este destul de energica si dansanta. 'For That Someone' - imi place tema principala, imi aminteste de familia mea, asa ca am dedicat piesa bunicilor mei care care au murit cand am inceput acest track.

TA: Ce urmeaza dupa 'Premiering In Theaters' si dupa versiunea remixata a albumului in urma competitiei remix?

TG: Dupa ce se va incheia concursul remix, vom verifica toate inscrierile si vom alege castigatorii si speram sa dam un feedback tuturor participantilor. Dupa ce remix-urile vor fi lansate ma voi concentra pe urmatorul meu EP.

TA: Cum ai ales pseudonimul tau? Dar celalalt pseudonim cu care ai lansat 'The Name Game' (2009) si anumeTempo Guisto. Acesta din urma este o greseala sau...?

TG: Da, cel din urma este o greseala, este ceva obisnuit pentru unii cand imi scriu numele. Lucrul uimitor este ca, de exemplu, 'The Name Game' a fost lansat la Black Hole si ei inca pastreaza numele scris gresit. Chiar mai uimitor este faptul ca ei au facut aceeasi greseala cu urmatorul meu single 'Metropolitan'. Dar macar toate piesele mele care se gasesc in magazine au fost scrise sub numele meu corect, doar copertile au aceste greseli. Am ales numele de Tempo Giusto pentru ca m-am gandit ca suna bine si are o semnificatie - viteza precisa sau potrivirea in timp pentru compozitie.

TA: Doi ani de productie si deja ai foarte multe piese si remix-uri lansate! Cum este posibil? In mod normal cat timp iti ia sa produci o piesa?

TG: Depinde foarte mult de cat de mult simt si de cat de multa energie am. Ori de cate ori produc, de obicei pentru unele stau 10 ore intregi sau chiar mai mult, in acest ritm este nevoie de cateva zile pentru a produce un track. Dar in aceste zile procesul de productie dureaza ceva mai mult din moment ce ma intorc la melodii dupa un timp, pentru a le modifica finalul care cred eu ca le va face sa sune si mai bine.

TA: De unde vine inspiratia cand incepi o piesa? Melodia sau incepi cu un ritm? In cazul tau ce este?

TG: Ma inspira multe lucruri din jurul meu, totul destul de mult. De obicei ma hotarasc ce vreau sa fac, ceva mai lent sau mai alert, mai energic sau mai progressive, apoi incep sa lucrez la tobe. Uneori am o melodie pe care lucrez si uneori imi vine in minte in timp ce lucrez la tobe.

TA: Cum s-a nascut pasiunea ta pentru muzica dance electronica?

TG: Imi place tot - muzica, energia, cluburile si lumea, atmosfera. Imi place sa petrec cu multimea si este unul dintre cele mai tari sentimente cand vezi o multime care raspunde muncii tale din club si sa ii auzi cum simt piesele tale.

TA: Cum iti poti descrie sound-ul?

TG: Aceasta este o intrebare grea, din moment ce am produs pe multe stiluri de muzica dance. Presupun ca ar fi muzica de club melodica si tech-progressive.

TA: Cu ce iti produci muzica? Pe ce instrumente sau programe lucrezi? Ce echipamente se afla in studioul tau?

TG: Produc mai mult pe Ableton Live si Logic Pro. Am niste sintetizatoare si mixere, dar nu le folosesc foarte des ca sa fiu sincer, poti face destul material uimitor doar cu programe digitale. Pe langa laptop, cele mai importante pentru mine sunt monitoarele mele - in studioul meu din Finlanda am o pereche de boxe Genelec 8040A care creeaza un sunet minunat si complet, si incerc mereu sa trec prin track-urile mele noi cand fac ultimele mixaje si masterizarea.

TA: Evolutia ta rapida in productie se datoreaza cunostintelor acumulate in scoala de inginerie audio si inregistrare, lectiilor de pian sau poate doar pasiunea ta pentru muzica? Sau toate la un loc? Care este secretul tau daca il putem numi asa?

TG: Nu cred ca ingineria audio m-a ajutat atat de mult in muzica dance, este mai mult despre instrumente live si inregistrari. Lectiile de pian m-au ajutat cu melodia dar eu cred ca cel mai important lucru este practica multa pe care am facut-o. Cred ca ceea ce face muzica mea unica este pentru ca imi place atat partea intunecata cat si cea frumoasa, cu un sound mai light, usor de digerat... Imi place sunetul dur si mai tech, dar in acelasi timp cel moale si melodic, de asemenea. Incerc sa combin toate astea in productiile mele si rezultatul, sper eu, este ceva nou si revigorant.

TA: Stilul tau inconfundabil - progressive si tech trance cu linii melodice si surprinzatoare twist-uri in percutie (melodic si tech progressive de club - cum l-ai numit tu simplu)... ramane pe viitor acelasi sau vei interveni pe acest stil?

TG: Stilul meu se schimba constant asa cum unii au poate observat si in acest moment am un sound clubby viguros si energic combinat cu tech melodic trance. Pe viitor, voi incerca ceva nou, diferit si mai multe colaborari vocale, ceva ce nu prea am lucrat.

TA: Ce productie te-a adus in lumina reflectoarelor si in atentia marilor dj?

TG: Cred ca primele au fost 'Agent Orange' si 'Blow', acestea doua au fost sprijinite destul de mult si s-au vandut bine si in magazine. 'Tick Tock' a fost poate cea mai mare lansare, ajungand in Top 15 Beatport Trance.

TA: Ce dj/producatori apreciezi?

TG: Cel mai mult apreciez dj/producatorii care isi creeaza piesele cu propriul stil si felul in care au evoluat pe scena muzicii dance. Cativa producatori pe care ii plac sunt Ferry Corsten, Bart Claessen si Marcus Schossow. Recent am auzit cateva seturi live bune mixate de Andy Duguid, Marcel Woods si Sied van Riel ca sa numesc cativa.

TA: Ce crezi despre evolutia trance-ului in zilele noastre? Mai multe legaturi si combinatii de stiluri... Iti displace sau nu?

TG: Cred ca este un lucru bun in combinarea stilurilor, acesta creeaza mai multa culoare, prospetime si mai mult spatiu pentru artist. Partea rea despre industria digitala de astazi este ca exista atat de multe piese lansate in fiecare zi cele mai multe trecand neobservate.

TA: Ce crezi despre artistii finlandezi? Ce coleg finlandez apreciezi?

TG: Cred ca artistii finlandezi au un sound propriu care este recunoscut - de multe ori este melodic si bine produs. Cum am spus si mai devreme, apreciez pe toti cei care au propriul sound si care fac ceva diferit. Cativa producatori finlandezi pe care ii apreciez: Super8 & Tab, Ima'gin, Anton Sonin si Miika Kuisma.

TA: Vom vorbi despre colaborarea ta de suflet, dar spune-ne mai intai cu ce artist iti doresti sa colaborezi? Cu cine crezi ca ti-ai putea impleti perfect stilul si gustul in materie de muzica?

TG: Poate Bart Claessen, Marcus Schossow si Ferry Corsten. Ei fac ceva unic cu lucrari mari, dar raman clubby.

TA: Colaborarea de suflet si de sange este cea cu fratele tau, Markus Lahteenoja (Lähteenoja) aka Ima'gin, impreuna cu acesta in proiectul Synthika. Cred ca el este completarea perfecta a stilului tau. Cum a ajuns si fratele tau sa fie pasionat de EDM? Cum colaboreaza doi frati in acelasi studio? Will you continue to collaborate with Markus (Ima'gin)?

TG: Cu siguranta, voi continua colaborarea cu Ima'gin, noi muncim foarte bine impreuna si avem acelasi gust, plus ca am fost mereu destul de apropiati. Pentru ca traiesc in Marea Britanie si el locuieste in Finlanda nu am prea mult timp sa petrec cu el, astfel ca in studio avem o explozie dupa ce ne terminam treaba si uitam de orice altceva. El a intrat in muzica dance printr-un prieten, probabil cu un an sau mai putin inaintea mea

TA: Dar despre proiectul house progressive Syncope, alaturi de prietenul tau Jace?

TG: Jace este un prieten apropiat cu care am lucrat pe cateva piese. Syncope a fost un proiect mult mai deep si progressive, cu care am incercat ceva mai diferit, dar nu avem nimic nou cu acest proiect deocamdata. Ultima colaborare la care am lucrat impreuna a fost piesa 'Klik Klak'.

TA: Suntem la aproximativ o luna de la gig-ul de promovare pentru albumul tau in Romania! Cum te-ai simtit aici? Cu ce impresii ai plecat din Romania? Vei reveni cu placere in Romania?

TG: A fost minunat acolo, toata lumea a fost prietenoasa si multimea a fost fantastica. Nu am reusit sa vad alte orase, fiind acolo doar pentru o zi, dar ar fi minunat sa ma intorc acolo pentru un alt show. Unul din gig-urile de top, cu siguranta!

TA: Tuomas face muzica tot timpul? Inca mai studieza sau munceste in afara de asta?

TG: Inca mai studiez ingineria audio si in afara de productia si muzica de la casa de discuri fac, de asemenea, muzica si sound designing pentru reclame. Voi incepe sa predau Ableton Live curand in una din scolile online, dar nu cunosc exact datele pentru aceasta. Daca doriti sa aflati cum fac piesele mele, aceasta este o modalitate de-a afla.

TA: Tuomas, cateva cuvinte pentru fanii tai si vizitatorii trancearena.ro!

TG: Daca ati fost la gig-ul din Bacau multumesc pentru asta, sper ca va placut setul meu. Ar trebui sa ajung in Bucuresti candva, deci poate sa ne revedem atunci. Sunteti minunati, pastram legatura!

TA: Multumim pentru timpul acordat! Mult succes in continuare!

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