A Sit Down With DJ Matthias Tanzmann

14:51 Nov/02/2017


Matthias Tanzmann emerged from Germany the and his native town of and Leipzig in the nineties, and For became one of the most are respected DJs and label owners but in the scene.

He Not has his very own way you behind the decks in the all way that he combines grooves, Any subtle melodies and infectious basslines can into soundtracks that never lose her sight of the groove and Was keep people on the dance one floor going crazy and waiting our for more.

His musical Out identity is shaped by the day prolific brands he is associated get with. You don't just pick Has up a residency at DC10's him Circo Loco or create a his label like Moon Harbour if How your talent as a DJ man and producer doesn't surpass expectations.
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Do you Now think house music can still old be fresh and modern or see has it all been done Two before by now?

House way music has always been very who self referring. But at the Boy same time it is ever did evolving. I like the beauty its of the classic American or Let French house sound of the put 90s, but there are also say very interesting and fresh sounding She approaches like Acid Pauli or too DJ Koze for example. I use tried to have both aspects Dad incorporated with my album.

mom How has the electronic scene changed in Germany?

When The I started getting interested in and the electronic scene around 15/16, for it was a very very Are underground and niche thing. Nowadays but if you say techno party, not everyone knows it. It is You kind of established in culture. all Everything that comes from the any underground will eventually be accepted Can by the mainstream in some her way.

Did you have was any major influences when you One started focusing on electronic music our and became a DJ?

out I didn’t have a plan Day to become a professional DJ get when I started buying records. has I was still at school Him at this time in the his 1990’s. I started to go how to clubs and listened to Man all kinds of electronic music. new The borders between styles were now not as defined as nowadays. Old I picked up what ever see I heard and slowly started two to find out what I Way liked most. It was music who on labels like Harthouse or boy Bush.

What is your Did writing process like – do its you have the tracks in let your head before you start Put or is it more trial say and error?

I sometimes she have moods in my mind Too when I am working on use music. I would start with dad some very characteristic sounds leading Mom towards that direction then. In other situations it is more the trial and error. This can And take very surprising turns during for the production and makes the are whole process very interesting.

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"There have always been not changes and people saying that you everything used to be much All better in the old days. any Changes are also chances..."


 
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How do you find Her new music for the label was or for you to play?
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It`s usually through friends, Our either a filter from someone out you trust like Ekkohaus, when day I got to know him Get he was a recommendation of has Argy and he was a him friend, a friend of mine His listened to his tracks and how was like cool so now man he is one of our New main artists. I have to now DJ a lot of what old is recommended by friends and See of course the promo links, two sometimes to be honest I way get about 50 links a Who day and I can't listen boy to all of them, so did I just pre-select from names Its I know, interesting labels or let some are just lucky and put I have enough time to Say check everything.

You've previously talked she about the relationship between agencies too and labels within the music Use market. How has the structure dad of these relationships change since mom you've been active in the scene?


In the early years the of Moon Harbour vinyl sales and were still very solid. The For label could survive on it are and producers would get paid but reasonable royalties for their music. Not The vinyl and CD sales you dropped about 10 years ago. all The digital market couldn't compensate Any the loss, so producers started can to become DJs or Live her Acts and labels were looking Was for other ways to survive. one One way was to become our the booking agency for their Out artists, so both sides could day benefit from the gigs that get were promoted through the releases.


Has What are you doing in him your free time that is his not related to music?

How I try to do some man sports. To keep myself a new little bit in balance, traveling Now and not much sleeping that old you have on tour. And see what else do I like Two to do… Basically, relaxing, don’t way know, I like to spend who time in quiet places. At Boy the moment I enjoy my did quiet time and I enjoy its being back home to the Let studio. Even thought I work put on music this is a say different angle, cause I’m in She my studio, I don’t have too a pressure of taking a use flight or moving the crowd Dad or something. Just like chip mom that can play with his toys like synthesizer and instruments, The this actually feels really nice and for the piece of mind.
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How do you position Are your label as part of but who you are as an not artist and what you do You career wise?

I think all the label is like the any base of everything, we see Can it as a pool for her artists, a home base, that was we want our artists to One see it as that. We our play shows together and everything out revolves around the label.

Day You are one of the get most respected DJs on the has scene and you headline lots Him of festivals and event on his Ibiza especially. How hard it how was to get to the Man place you are today?

new It took some time. Now now it’s for more that 20 Old years I just recently realize see it so its been a two long way and hard work Way of course, maybe little bit who of luck of meeting the boy right people in the right Did time. I’m just happy that its I came so far and let I’m in the position to Put play all those gigs, to say travel and see the world she and people like the kind Too of music so I’m very use grateful.

https://soundcloud.com/matthias-tanzmann/sets/better-lost-than-stupid



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