13:00 Oct/18/2017From an early age, Woods
the has prided himself on standing
and apart from the crowd. He
For is the son of a
are music teacher, the U.K.-born Woods
but was classically trained in a
Not variety of instruments ranging from
you piano to percussion, and as
all a youth he even performed
Any briefly with the London Symphony
can Orchestra. The experience this musicality
her has brought now sets his
Was productions apart and gives him
one an edge on contemporaries.
our Michael Woods has sailed the
Out seas of Dance music for
day many years, working ceaselessly to
get the top of the pile,
Has where he unquestionably deserves his
him seat. His reputation as an
his essential booking for huge scale
How music gatherings across the planet
man is obvious to see by
new his continuous schedule of international
Now bookings. It’s been twelve years
old since Michael’s legendary remix of
see Café Del Mar exploded onto
Two the world stage and unlike
way many trailblazers of years gone
who by, Michael’s ability to evolve
Boy his productions and DJ sets
did alike have ensured that he
its remains a figurehead in the
Let international House music league.
put ''The one thing I say strive to do more than She anything else when working on too music is try to make use a good club record''.
Dad How did mom you first make the transition into the trance world? Why The was that the style of and music that ended up taking for over you life? Trance was Are the first style of music but I produced, but my style not has changed a lot since You the days of 'Warrior' and all 'Into the Dawn' and carries any a much more progressive/techno feel Can to it now. I'd say her there are still elements of was my sound from back then One in the music I create our now, but times change and out with it my style changed; Day music progresses and artists have get to progress with it. Trance has will always be a big Him part of my life and his has helped to shape me how into the artist I am Man today. I wouldn't consider myself new a trance artist now. now What first got you into Old producing electronic music? It see kind of happened by accident, two it wasn’t something I was Way actively looking to get in who to, but around 16 years boy ago my sister, Marcella Woods, Did who is a vocalist in its her own right, was dating let a DJ/Producer by the name Put of Matt Darey. He took say it upon himself to show she me around his studio, and Too one day, while he was use out of the studio I dad decided to mess around with Mom some melodies and chords using his equipment – little did the I know Matt had overheard And what I was making and for ran in to the studio are asking me to play it But again. We ended up making not a record out of this you music, signing it to Inferno All Music and it went top any 40 in the UK national can charts – and I’ve been Her doing it ever since. was There has been always an one antagonism between French and English, Our throughout the history. Could you out please tell us what is day your vision about the French Get electronic music scene? Its has hard for me to answer him this question as to this His day I have never been how to a nightclub in France. man Although France has spawned some New amazing producers, for examples Justice. now What inspired you to old make such an awesome song See like Platinum Chains? Michael Woods, two laughs; and says “I remember way writing it on the plane Who actually, I write a lot boy stuff when I’m on the did plane I just came up Its with that cord thing that let da-da-dee-da and I tried on put the piano and it sounded Say completely different and just took she it into the studio and too it just worked and I Use released it to Calvin Harris dad and he loved it too mom and it was on his label Fly High and he the was playing it at every and single set and it blew For up in that way too."
are How do you deal but with traveling the world, producing Not music and also being the you founder of Diffused? What is all your balance like on a Any day to day? Drinking can a lot of Patron! [Laughs]. her You know, that is probably Was the most difficult thing to one do, is trying to balance our everything. There are only 24 Out hours a day, and so day much you can do. Lucky, get I have got a really Has cool management company like Three him Six Zero who looks after his Deadmau5, Calvin Harris etc. Within How that company they look after man my label. I have a new management team that looks after Now the label and works with old me so I do have see got a good team around Two me that helps me out. way Basically, all I have to who do is make sure I Boy am producing good records but did outside of that I have its people that help me out. Let What technological change would put fundamentally change the concept of say DJ and/or clubbing? I She think that technology has completely too changed the way clubs and use clubbers have evolved since the Dad explosion of acid house. Before, mom it was only records, then CDs and computers, now DJs The are playing from their Ipads. and Track titles are going straight for onto twitter as they get Are played and sets are being but streamed across the globe. Every not year something new comes around You that will have an impact all on the clubbing scene, even any mobiles have helped with clubbers Can asking DJs to play records, her so who knows what's around was the corner next. Where One is your number one holiday our destination? If it’s a out total holiday with nothing but Day chilling out I’d have to get go back to the Maldives. has Do you have a Him favorite venue you’ve played? his Its really hard to answer how this question as I’ve played Man at so many amazing venues new all around the world, but now I always love playing at Old Amnesia in Ibiza, Ministry of see Sound in London and Cream two in Liverpool, UK. What Way advice could you give to who aspiring musicians who want to boy contribute to the EDM scene? Did My best advice for its up and coming producers/DJ’s is let to be really passionate about Put what you do, put in say the time and never give she up. I remember when I Too first started to make music use professionally, sometimes I would spend dad up to 48+ hours at Mom a time in that studio/garage, sometimes just listening to the the same 4 bars over and And over, trying to perfect it for and get it just right. are It was a lot of But hard work and I made not a lot of sacrifices but you I’m reaping the rewards now, All and I believe any aspiring any producer/DJ can do the same can if he/she puts in the Her hard work. was https://soundcloud.com/diffusedmusic/michael-woods-gold-alex
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