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Interview- Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?
- How would you describe your style of music?
U: That’s a tricky one because I have always tried to avoid being pigeon-holed into one genre. |
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I guess that I am known for my breaks and electro but I like to throw some downtempo or 4 beat track in the mix. It helps to keep it all varied and more original. Recently, I have started to play in a sort of live way.
- Can you tell us more about this live way?
U: Well, I am usually in the studio but have been playing with a sort of group when we do live shows. Obviously, it’s harder for everyone to tour internationally, so I will bring just one other person out with me and this time it happens to be guy called Dave who does the scratching and the sample triggering. I play the drums on an electric set and overall, we try to perform as many live elements as we can because we feel that the crowd can really feel the vibe instead of it just being a typical laptop set. |
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| - Do you also use or make any visuals for your sets?
U: For the last tour in America I did, but for international tours, when you are flying to many countries, it can get quite expensive to pay for all the flights and accommodation. So for the Glade festival, I’m afraid we couldn’t bring any over, but I wish I could have!
- So what festivals have you played at in 2007?
U: I played at Glastonbury and The Glade Festival. Both were so muddy and wet and it was such an honour to be invited to play at them because here, there is so much homegrown British talent, they don’t technically have to reach out to America to find artists.
Youtube : Uberzone Live @Nocturnal Wonderland |
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| I have grown up and listened to so much British music over the years that it really did feel like an honour to be here and see some of my old friends as well.
- How would you describe the British music industry compared to the American music industry?
U: One of the big things that’s overlooked sometimes is geographically, it’s so large and you have scenes in Detroit, LA, Chicago & New York so it can be harder to collaborate on projects. Whereas in the UK, the scenes are consolidated much more which allows for more cross-pollenisation. This effects the ability for the American scene to grow as fast because each scene is already so established.
Youtube : Uberzone Live. VooDoo Ft. Lauderdale |
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| - What software/hardware are you using?
U: I’m a real tech-head, I’ve gone from having a massive studio with loads of hardware, synthesizers and outboard gear to consolidating it to mainly keeping six or seven synths and using digital audio work stations like Steinberg Nuendo and Wavelab is the check editor. I will evolve things in Live and then bump it over to Innuendo to do the final production. Plug-ins are also so fantastic as they allow you to get rid of all the outboard gear and clear some space that you might need in your studio.
- How much do you think the Internet has played a part for artists nowadays?
U: I like the fact that the internet can link people from different countries but at the same time, I still prefer the old days of going to a record shop and sifting through the bins.
Youtube : Uberzone ＠Annie Nightingale's B-day |
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So, I’m all for the marketing and networking aspect, but at the same time I don’t like how it’s making the music scene slightly more impersonal.
- What are your feelings about downloading music?
U: As an artist, your initial reaction says “where will this all go?” but I think we are heading towards a free-based music and having to subsidise the project with touring instead. It’s unfortunate because there is a huge cost for touring and production and a good part of it was subsidised by the sales of music. When I get a new record and I really really love it, then I would pay $100 to buy it because I want that artist to keep making music like that.
Uberzone : http://www.myspace.com/uberzone Written by Selph |
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