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Challenging Behaviour EP
Release Date: 9 April 2015
Label: Republic Artists
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Heya Saytek, thanks for taking part in this quick Q&A for Audiation Magazine. Where in the world are you and what was the first piece of music you listened to today?
I am at my flat taking a day off music related business (well apart from this interview), I listened to the masters of my release on KMS this morning as they arrived in the middle of the night via email from Detroit.
The concept of playing live is completely different to the art of DJ'ing. For those who may not quite understand the difference would you like to explain what playing live is?
It's me performing my own music live, not in the traditional way of playing instruments but more like I have made the music and stripped it down into its individual elements (kicks, claps, hats, bass, synth, Vox ect.) as loops and patterns on my machines and I arrange this live whilst controlling effects and creating new beats and synth lines on the fly.
How did you get into playing live sets?
Since being a young boy I have been a geek heavily into music technology and electronic music, so it was pretty natural to me. I collected music technology as a kid and used to get old synths and drum machines from car boot sales. So it was natural for me to pursue it as a career.
How does the energy of playing in front of a live audience differ to making tracks in the studio?
It's totally different. Live is a buzz, its about adrenaline and feeling the vibe. In the studio after the initial creative buzz its about sculpting something more of a slow but satisfying process.
Your 1st release came way back in 2006 with the release of Beatdrop on Evolved records. How has your style changed over the past 9 years?
Well actually that was my first digital release. I had 4 releases on vinyl before the days of the downloads from 2001 to 2003. My style is always changing. When I first started I was very specific in my sound but playing live has taught me to be more