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| Over the last few years, Willem Rebergen has become a household name loved by hundreds of thousands of hard music lovers worldwide. Smashing into the DJ Mag Top 100 Poll and taking an unprecendented number of Hard Dance Awards trophies, his position as the ambassador for hardstyle is definitely not up for debate!
We managed to speak to the man himself to celebrate his recent success in the Hard Dance Awards and to talk about his new artist album where he donates all proceeds to charity. Make sure you check that out below...
TID: Thank you for taking the time out of your very busy schedule to answer our questions. Can you please tell our readers where you are in the world and what you’ve been up to over the last 7 days?
I had my ticket booked and was ready to go to Miami for WMC but at the last moment I cancelled it because I was working on a track and I couldn't leave without finishing it. I cherish those magic moments in the studio.
TiD: Congratulations once again for winning more accolades at this year’s Hard Dance Awards! Were you happy and what does winning in the Hard Dance Awards mean to you as an artist?
Thank you! Of course I'm excited and the one for best producer is probably the most honorable one if you ask me. Producing is still the hardest part of music and the most time consuming. So getting the recognition for that is great!
TiD: It was great to see some new faces winning awards this year. People like Gunz 4 Hire, Coone and Angerfist for example. Are there any exciting new faces you predict for success this time next year?
I think Ran-D is doing a great job at the moment. Some of his tracks might be a little to rough for the international crowd but even those tracks always have some catchiness to them. In terms of real new faces I'm pretty excited about the tracks I get from Omegatypez and from Adrenalize. I'm supporting them in my podcast Hard With Style.
TiD: Being the world’s biggest hardstyle artist must come with responsibilities! How does it feel to be leading the charge for the underground scene? (  ) Do you ever feel any pressure, and how do you deal with it?
It's a great honor and even a bit unreal to me, I don't try to think of it too much. I have always walked my own path and I don't want to get paranoid of having to stick on the first spot. I think that is what got me here in the first place. I try to act from within and not upon what happens around me and what everyone else is doing. Easier said than done sometimes but I think it's a good thing to hold on to.
TiD: We have heard that some other famous hardstyle producers are trying to slow down their sound and make it more commercial to fit in with the USA EDM explosion. What do you think about this and have you thought about experimenting in this way?
If it's cool, it's cool. Personally I believe in the sound we have right now. It's evolving, always, but I don't want to be forcing anything in trying to change it. Hardstyle has a very big following and that proves that we already have something fantastic in our hands. To see how music evolves we only have to take a look in the past and see that changes have always come unexpectedly, even for the producers themselves, and above all, slowly and naturally. Most of the examples of people trying to change music intentionally and radically didn't succeed. And if they did, they weren't aware of it. When I was doing these melodies with pitching kicks back in 2006, I had no idea that this was going to be the new standard in Hardstyle. So my philosophy is to try to stay close to myself and to make music from out of my subconsiousness. And if it then turns out to be radically different, at least then it's something that feels natural to me.
TiD: We have your new album on non-stop in the Hard Dance Awards office and are pleased to hear it’s full of huge party tunes! It’s also been created for a very good cause; can you tell us a bit more about you chose to give the profits to charity?
After 5 years of just going with the flow I came to a point where I was struggling a bit with myself. Anyway I don't want to spend too much time on talking about that anymore as I feel reborn again but when I found myself again I felt the need to do something good without expecting anything in return. So I came up with the idea to donate a year of studio work to charity. And of course Dance 4 Life was the first thing that came to my mind. So I contacted them and they were excited about the idea and we made it happen. I don't want to think of it too much as an album though. For me it's an EP, one year Headhunterz.
TiD: Are you touring the album right now? Any particular highlights on your schedule that you are looking forward to?
The festival season is about to begin and for me that's the most exciting time of the year so a lot of gigs I'm looking forward too. Ofcourse DefQon.1 where I did the 2012 anthem together with Wildstylez and Noisecontrollers. I'm also planning some other big shows which are still to be announced so I can't say much about that yet.
TiD: If we may go back to the early days of your career, can you give our young readers any tips or advise on how you managed to get your music heard? Is there also anything you know now as a music professional that you wish you knew back then?
If I look back I think complete dedication is what got me to where I am now. Being naive, giving up and leaving everything behind without looking back and having faith. Also I wasn't too concerned with what other artists were doing. I just did what felt right too me. Though that wasn't even something I was aware of doing. It's just the way I was. Only when I look back now I realize that.
TiD: Regarding getting your music heard, just keep on sending music to labels and producers. It's not difficult to reach them in these days with all the social media etc. And if you can't get a hold of anybody then most of the times it simply means it's not good enough yet. Don't let it demotivate you. Just keep working on it. Practice needs time, always. That counts for everybody.
TiD: Finally, we can’t get over your domination of the social networks. Can you tell us how important it is for artists in these times to be covering them all? Do you manage them yourself and are there any tips for keeping on top of all these channels?
It is indeed important. What I do myself on my socials networks is just being myself and interacting with my fans. Nothing complicated about that. My management takes care of some important messages like announcing a new podcast etc. and they always let the people know it comes from the management. The rest is up to me! | | Ostatnio zmieniony przez SchizeQ 10-04-2012, 09:40, w całości zmieniany 1 raz | |
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| Gunz 4 Hire, Coone and Angerfist - nowe twarze?
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| | nuda, jedynie czesc o charytatywnosci ciekawa bo tego akurat niewiedzialam. tyle. | _________________
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