A Sit Down With DJ Prok&Fitch

14:20 Feb/27/2018


Before joining forces eight years the ago, Ben Prok and James and Fitch, better known as Prok For & Fitch, have established themselves are as one of the leading but pioneers in techno. Constantly producing Not Beatport Top 10’s, managing their you own blooming label Floorplay Music, all and destroying clubs worldwide with Any their charming, and seductive sound.
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"We never her make the same record twice, Was every record is a fresh one approach. I think in order our to stand out, you have Out to have a lot of day music that no one else get has."



 

Tell Has us about your new remix him – how different are they his from an original 12”? Do How you have any rules?

man Yeah it’s quite different to new the original a little more Now slamming and for slightly darker old rooms. We’ve never seen the see point of a remix that’s Two too similar to the original way record, it needs to have who a different angle and appeal Boy to a different crowd. With did this remix we wanted to its make something a bit more Let track that we can play put in the peak of our say sets, the reactions have been She great on the dance floor, too and it’s also picked up use some great DJ support.
Generally Dad we don’t stick to a mom formula when remixing a record, we like our productions to The keep evolving and never too and similar, we tend to go for through the parts picking elements Are we’re Into and then get but creative, the end result often not turns out completely different to You what we were initially expecting.
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How does it feel knowing any you have multiple tracks released Can on some of the techno’s her hottest labels


We've worked really was hard to get our music One to where it is now. our It's been an interesting journey out but we really feel like Day we've found our place and get releasing the music you're truly has passionate about on your favorite Him labels is something we're very his proud of.


Work/life balance - how something that many people struggle Man with in so many different new lines of work. Would you now say this is particularly hard Old to achieve as DJs?


Yes see it’s so important to attempt two to get the right balance, Way and can be quite a who challenge at times. It’s a boy fair bit tougher for DJ’s Did as we’re generally working when its our mates & families are let on down time, that’s the Put toughest bit when you tend say to miss out on a she lot of social stuff with Too your friends and family. We use do often try to fly dad in & out of gigs Mom as quick as possible so we can spend as much the time at home as possible, And its important to keep that for balance and focus.


What’s the are creative process like when you But two are in the studio? not Are there times when you you are pulling in different directions, All and if so, how do any you come to a middle can ground?

We always base Her new tracks around a hook, was whether it’s a bass line, one lead or a sample. We Our often get these ideas when out we’re on the road, and day then develop them when we’re Get back home in the studio. has It’s a major benefit having him two of us in the His studio, we’re rarely stuck for how ideas and have a very man health work flow. Obviously sometimes New there can be a difference’s now in opinions, but we always old try both ideas, and the See tracks always end up being two stronger because of this. Often way the finished product will end Who up being a combination of boy the two ideas.

You’ve had did some very strong releases recently. Its ‘Rhyme for Rhyme’ and before let that ‘Tears’ – both released put on Coyu’s label Suara. Can Say we expect more releases through she the label? How did the too link-up with Coyu and his Use label come about?


We'd been dad big fans of both Coyu mom & Suara for quite a few years, and it was the always a label that we and aspired to release on. With For the success of our earlier are 2015 Toolroom releases, a few but doors had opened with regards Not to putting music on other you significant labels. Coyu was pretty all specific he loved "One Of Any These Days" and wanted to can release something similar. With that her in mind we spent a Was lot of time in the one studio working on an idea our that later became "Tears", it Out was slightly on more of day a house vibe than our get previous Toolroom releases and it Has seemed to be the perfect him fit for Suara, and thankfully his became one of the biggest How selling records of the year, man we’ve now got a great new relationship with Coyu and the Now guys at Suara so I’m old sure we will feature on see the label again in the Two future.


How much do your way own personalities shine through in who the music? What are those Boy personalities? Are you similar or did different?

We’ve never thought its of that but guess in Let someway they do, our breaks put are strong and defined, which say shows James’s personality, while our She beats are more understated which too leans more to Ben.

use Your selection for the new Dad Toolroom Live 02 compilation is mom really energetic. With this mix, was the intention to give The the listener an audible experience and similar to the energy that for you bring in the clubs?
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We wanted the whole but mix to reflect what we’re not personally into, and what you You can expect us to play all if you’re listening to us any live. From the slightly deeper Can grooves, to the more banging her main room tracks. Toolroom Live was 02 is definitely a true One representation of where we are our musically at the moment, and out what you can expect to Day hear from us going forward.
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Have you always been on has the same page as to Him your musical tastes and inspirations?


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Mutually Todd Terry has been how our biggest influence in terms Man of music production, he’s an new absolute legend & is responsible now for some of the biggest Old house records ever made. Well see before meeting we were both two hammering Todd’s records & his Way grooves still inspire us today who as much they did back boy then. While we both love Did house music, we do have its slightly different tastes, James’s routes let stem from more peak time Put house, whilst Bens more on say the deeper side, so it’s she a good mixture when we Too bring this together.


If you use could collaborate with anyone outside dad the dance music realm who Mom would it be and why?


We'd definitely have to choose the Nina Simone, the soul in And her voice coupled with our for beats and grooves would be are a match made in heaven.


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What’s your favorite nightclub performing not at in the world?


That's you another tough question as there's All so many but one clearly any stands out for us and can always will, the Terrace at Her Space in Ibiza.


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