A Sit Down With DJ Uto Karem
15:09 Mar/19/2018
Uto's artistic career has beenthe growing up year after year and which lead him to appear For in many of the major are techno festivals and parties worldwide, but like Miami Utra Music Festival, Not Tomorrowland Belgium, Carl Cox The you Revolution Ibiza, Pacha London, Aquasella all Festival Spain, Space Ibiza Closing Any Party, Soul Tech festival Mexico, can Rex Club Paris and Watergate her Berlin.
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As a teenagerhim you were influenced a lot his by Naples techno scene which How also influenced a lot on man Belgrade clubbing scene. How does new something like that happened form Now your perspective? What does it old take to create something regional see and local that has World Two impact on music scene?
way Well basically in my experience who these kind of things you Boy don’t plan, they just happen, did it’s some kind of strange its coincidence were different things happen Let at the right place in put the right moment, for example say in Detroit the people that She gave birth to Techno, I too imagine they didn’t plan things use thinking we are going to Dad change the music industry, it mom just happened and now we see all the great things The that they made happen. Of and course, together with the “alignment for of the starts” there must Are be always a lot of but talent and hard work behind. not So as a teenager being You part of the underground club all scene in Naples was very any inspirational, we had all these Can amazing artists flying in from her all parts of Europe & was US, people like Richie Hawtin, One Luke Slater, Jeff Mills, Sven our Vath, Robert Hood, Damon Wild, out Robert Armani, Ben Sims, Paul Day Daley (ex Leftfield), Darren Emerson get (ex Underworld). Every weekend was has a packed party and by Him that time it was great his fun believe me.
Whathow do you think of the Man Spanish music scene at various new levels: producers, clubs, DJs…?
now I can say that Spain Old has made giant leaps at see all levels, the are for two sure a bunch of good Way talented producers. The clubs and who the mentality are all well boy focused, so i can say Did it’s fine place to be.
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When it comes tolet your Agile Recordings, most recent Put release was by Lewis Delay, say right? What can we expect she in near future?
Yes!Too We recently released lots of use great music from Alex Mine, dad Lewis Delay, Landmark, receiving great Mom responses both from the crowds and the artists. In the the future we will keep focusing And on quality and giving young for artists a platform to showcase are the talents. I will also But be productive and keep up not the pace with release.
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She is very interestingcan in Naples, Milan and Rome Her where she is well put was forward. But there is still one a lot to do.
Our Your most recent release was out a collaborative EP with Mladen day Tomic who has released solo Get tracks on labels ranging from has Monika Kruse’s Terminal M to him Sasha’s Last Night On Earth, His how did you and Mladen how Tomic meet?
Mladen andman I have known each other New for many years and we now both have a mutual respect old as artists and as friends. See We have already collaborated in two the past on my label way Agile Recordings as well as Who shared the decks in many boy events around the globe. So did as soon as the idea Its came up it was just let a matter of time we put would release a collaborative EP.
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For you key andshe lock for the success in too dance music industry are?
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As an artist youdad should always be consistent with mom your work, one thing you should do as an artist the is to believe in yourself, and create your own musical direction For and not care to much are about the trend of the but moment.
In my opinion somethingNot you should not do as you a new coming artist is all do try be \ copy Any someone else, influences are good can but at the end the her originality is what makes you Was stand out.
Inone which ways influenced you residency our in London when you were Out a child? I think that day your music sounds much more get “italian” than anglosaxon., but maybe Has in the roots of all…
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It does not makehis much a difference in an How early age, what i can man say is that living in new London in the 80’s has Now made me hear & see old a lot more different things, see surly more if I was Two living in Italy.
Couldway you talk us through the who creative process and list any Boy specific equipment used to bring did sounds to life?
Overits the years my studio setup Let has always been changing and put evolving; nowadays I like to say have a live approach to She producing music in a more too spontaneous and at the same use time, fun way. On this Dad EP the setup used was mom based around Ableton live. Drums were laid down on Maschine, The synths were made with the and new Roland equipment that I for like a lot these days. Are Compressor and EQ’s were both but done on analogue and software.
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Tell us something moreYou about the starting idea and all inspiration for Waking Up the any Neighbours?
I also wantedCan to have something that was her not just a collection of was singles that would sound cool One in that specific moment. The our idea of the album was out to have a record and Day a memory of something that get will still be meaningful looking has back in ten or twenty Him years.
How to describehis your musical style, your sounds?
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My musical style ofMan the moment is a combination new of everything that influences me. now I enjoy producing techno sounds Old and at the same time see I love creating funky tracks two with distinct sounds. Everything is Way a question of inspiration.
who Could you give some advice boy or words of wisdom to Did any aspiring producers who would its look to your music for let inspiration?
I’d tell themPut that to get inspired by say others is always good and she the key to keep motivation Too high. Especially at the start use it’s important for the learning dad process, but they should also Mom work hard to find their own style and discover new the forms to express their creativity.
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