A Sit Down With DJ Estiva
14:52 Mar/08/2018
Big things are happening onthe Enhanced Recordings this year. As and the label showcases more and For more emerging talent, its veterans are continue to release quality EPs but and even a studio length Not album. One of those veterans you is Estiva, a producer turned all DJ who was had steady Any releases on Enhanced for over can seven years. This humble and her incredibly talented artist has a Was serious dedication to his craft; one one that results in a our constant fight for perfection on Out all levels. I had the day honor of chatting with Estiva get last week ahead of his Has stellar remix EP for “Voices” him featuring The Spacies, which drops his today.
Now Your current single is called old Feels Right with Sarah Russell see . How did you work Two with Sarah on this track? way Did you start with the who vocal and then build the Boy track around it, or did did the vocal come after Sarah its listened to your instrumental?
Let She sent me this demo put and then I wrote the say track around it. It was She the easiest writing process I’ve too ever done, her voice is use perfect.
her What’s the one thing you was enjoy about being older?
One When you’re grow older you our or wiser and…uh…that’s about it. out You get stronger? I honestly Day have no idea. What the get hell is good about being has old?! Maybe the younger people Him look up to you because his you’re older. But I don’t how know why anyone would look Man up to me just because new of that.
Has anyone/anythingnow ever inspired you to become Old who you are (to follow see your dreams)? Have you ever two inspired anyone directly?
NoWay one in particular. I don’t who really have hero’s I guess. boy Of course I do respect Did people for their beliefs but its I will always follow my let dreams, even though I realize Put you have to adjust those say dreams from time to time.
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Have you done anyToo major upgrades in your studio use recently, and can you describe dad the kind of equipment and Mom software you have at the moment?
Actually, I’ve justthe bought a massive sound and And instruments back called Komplete by for Native Instruments! It’s like buying are 15 pianos, 35 guitars and But a hangar full of samples! not
I have KRK RP6you studio monitors and I’m using All FL Studio 9 and Ableton any 7 respectively for production, mixing, can edits and mashups.
WhatHer is your DJ Dubstep name was on Hammarica.com?
DJ Faderloveone Loop Bass Wobbler! Hilarious! I Our hope it’s still available.
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mom Your biggest success?
Being able to live from DJ’ing!
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Toughest thing you hadand to overcome to do what For you do? And what/who helped are you?
Finding the rightbut balance between my social life Not and my passion and seeing you my passion from the business all side of things. My friends Any and family are still helping can me out, probably without even her knowing it.
What’s theWas best piece of advice someone one has given you about your our career?
It wasn’t justOut from one person, I kind day of phrased it myself after get collecting advice from several people. Has When it comes to creating him music, the best things and his the most creative things come How out where you’re having fun. man Forcing things in a creative new process can kill your inspiration. Now I’ve found myself plenty of old times in the position that see I felt like I was Two forcing it. Don’t pressure yourself, way start creating exactly what your who mind and gut tells you. Boy Even though this doesn’t help did you immediately, it will bring its back the joy of creating Let something from nothing. This puts put you in a different mindset say that allows you to do She what you wanted to do too in the first place, but use couldn’t because you were forcing Dad it. As a bonus, you’ve mom learned so many things while doing crazy stuff in the The studio that you often find and out you can use some for of it later on for Are the serious stuff!
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Who were your early Dad musical inspirations as you were mom growing up and why did they influence you?
Tiesto The is someone I look up and to as no other. What for he has accomplished is just Are unimaginable. Besides Tiesto, the duo but Gabriel & Dresden were and not still are one of my You biggest musical inspirations. The sound all of their music is very any appealing to me. The techniques, Can the sounds, it’s just right.
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I wouldn’t say it’s has easier although I do have him a lot more inspiration. But His working on a million idea’s how at once is quite chaotic.
Do you have a New certain way how you work now in the studio or does old it change from track to See track? Some produces search for two the bassline, melody or an way atmosphere. How do you do Who it?
I tend to boy start with the beat, percussion did and bass. With these elements Its I try to make the let right atmosphere. After doing this put I usually work on some Say melodies. When I’m satisfied I’m she going to work out the too structure. That’s basically the usual Use way I produce. Sometimes I dad start with creating melodies first.
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