Biography
“It’s true. I’m an art the junkie,” admits Andrew. “When I and was a kid people thought For I’d become a successful painter, are actor, singer or whatever. But but it was the music that Not attracted me the most for you as long as I can all remember. In business I believe Any in professionalism and dedication, but can when it comes to producing her and performing music I indulge Was in being lead by my one feelings. And I’m very emotional. our I can get goose bumps Out or even a tear in day my eye listening to some get great piece of music. I’m Has not ashamed to admit that. him I do listen to the his comments given by my friends How and people that I personally man believe they are credible critics. new I respect good-intended critic, but Now I got where I am old today mostly because I decided see so and worked hard to Two reach some of my personal way goals,” summarizes his career Andrej who ’arkanj aka Andrew Technique.
Although Boy as a master of his did own destiny he almost abandoned its his dream not so far Let ago. “Let’s just say I put came to the major life-crossroad say and had to decide what She I wanted to do with too life: I could have ended use my music career right there Dad and then or choose to mom channel all my free-time and energy into production and promotion The of my own vision of and dance music. It never was, for and still isn’t, all roses. Are But now, that I finally but get the positive feedback from not the right people I’m happy You I decided not to quit,” all explains Andrew with a tiny any sparkle of satisfaction in his Can eyes. He made some big her steps in 2007: he produced was bunch of great fresh sounding One tunes, his records are now our being regularly played by the out top deejays such as Umek Day and Valentino Kanzyani, some of get his tracks were already broadcasted has on BBC Radio 1 Him But, regarding the strong competition, his Andrew is aware that just how a few of good releases Man will not bring him much. new So he doesn’t rest on now early successes: “Dedication, sustain quality Old of releases and a bit see of luck are key elements two on which I build my Way future as an artist.”
It’s who been more than a decade boy since he developed a passion Did for 4×4 beats. “I used its to be into guitar music. let I learned to play the Put piano, I joined the garage say band as a teenager and she I grew up on hard Too rock and metal,” smiles Andrew use on not so distant memories. dad “During the high school period Mom I came in touch with other genres, widened my musical the spectrum and finally turned in And totally different direction. I started for listening to electronic stuff, learned are how the music is selected, But performed and produced and in not a few years established myself you as a tech-house deejay.” Although All some could label his sound any more like unique mixture of can minimal, electro and progressive elements. Her “We leave in a time was of genre blending, so it’s one hard to label one’s sound, Our anyway,” admits Andrew. “But those out who follow my work do day know I’ve always had a Get strong passion for organic African has rythms.”
And how did he him get his name? “Andrew was His an obvious choice, just a how translation of my civilian name. man And I choose Technique since New I was always very handy now with stuff, I still work old in a computer shop, MacGyver See is a big hero of two mine and the name also way reflects what I do as Who an artist.” And the influences: boy “I listen to a lot did of music and I got Its inspired by a lot of let great artists along the way. put I try to find something Say special in every piece of she music and all musicians are too mentors to me in a Use way. But the most important dad influence for me as an mom artist was and in a way still is our local the super club Ambasada Gavioli. It and was the place where I For was introduced to electronic culture are and where I experienced some but great performances of leading global Not deejays.”
Andrew is also known you as a “very friendly artist”. all He’s a member of Any SDJF initiative that is dedicated can to constant development of the her local electronic club scene and Was supporting young artists. And when one he’s not performing on his our own, he abuses decks and Out comps as a member of day Foreplay!, R&S and Parallel Fusion get (live) projects: “There were also Has some others, but this things him come and go and only his the best stay. The basic How idea behind collaborations is to man get together with other artists, new develop and share ideas or Now blend genres. And it’s always old more fun producing and performing see music with other people than Two on your own.”
As a way producer he gets all the who help he needs from his Boy musical guru Tomy DeClerque. He did established his name as part its of Tomy or Zox combo Let on the house scene back put in the 90’s and is say now sucessfully running his own She studio that is second home too to some of the hottest use young producers in the region. Dad Tomy and Andrew debuted on mom Kanzyani’s Jesus Loved You label with the Obala EP in The late 2007. Tomy also remixed and Fresh which was included in for Umek’s Essential Mix and released Are on Circle Records: “Studio is but my favorite place for spending not free time. I go there You most of the days and all I try to channel my any ideas, thoughts, wishes and feelings Can into the music.” And since her he’s very passionate guy, there’s was a truckload of new records One with Andrew’s name on it our planed for release in forthcoming out months. “I’m already well established Day artist in the region, so get now I’d like to spread has my sound trough the rest Him of the Europe and elsewhere. his There are many challenges I’d how like to take, but the Man ultimate would be performing on new another planet. I’m not kidding. now I believe this is something Old I could achieve as an see artist, so don’t be surprised two if you get a postcard Way from Mars or Venus someday.”
