Your EDM Interview: Simply A Gent On Making His ‘Time Voyage’
We’re catching some chat with Simply A Gent this week, who simply put out the depraved ‘Time Voyage’ with Hauskey on Monstercat. The Aussie has inimitable fashion as a producer and his refreshing expertise is bringing a few pure hype to his identify. Take a learn of our interview with JAG beneath – and his new EP is on the way in which!
Thanks for becoming a member of us! The place on this planet are you based mostly proper now?
Presently I’m nonetheless based mostly out of my hometown Newcastle, Australia. I’ve been spending a good bit of time travelling round recently although and I’ve wanted it for the inspiration to complete this document.
What’s the Simply A Gent sound all about? Did it take some time to firmly set up your vibe?
Yeah in fact, I might of been producing music for about three or four years earlier than I even actually knew what I wished to make. Identical to a variety of different producers I learnt the way to make music by means of the web (particularly YouTube and the image-line boards) and primarily simply remade different tracks after which put a twist to them. It wasn’t till I actually began experimenting that I got here up with that ‘JAG sound.’
What do you’re keen on most about making music? Have you ever all the time recognized you wished to do it?
I’ve liked music my entire life, it’s all the time been the one factor that may change my temper or make me really feel a unique manner each time immediately. I wrote songs after I was round 7/eight years previous after which obtained into DJing after I was round 11. I used to be balling as an 11 12 months previous trigger I obtained all the varsity discos and events, apart from the one different native DJ (shoutout Majestic Cell Music). So primarily that funded me buying FL Studio and I after I found the probabilities of actually with the ability to make any sound that got here to my thoughts. I knew what I wished to do.
Who or what are you at the moment actually into, music-wise?
Presently I’m listening to the most recent compilation from BitBird, ‘Gouldian Finch three.’ It has been out for a bit however the entire album is simply so forward-thinking.
I’m additionally completely in love with the Australian band I Know Leopard’s new album ‘Love is a Landmine.’ Simply my favorite album of the 12 months and tremendous underrated.
‘Time Voyage’ is an unbelievable hear. How lengthy did you’re employed on it for?
Thanks very a lot! The full venture time all up ended being round 50 hours however that features mixing and I made one million completely different variations of this monitor earlier than we lastly settled on the ultimate edit. One of the best a part of the method was after I obtained Andy (Hauskey) and Hannah Oblikov (the cellist) to come back into this Airbnb residence in Sydney the place I used to be getting consistently in hassle for noise and we recorded each the cello and vocal there – all in a few takes. That evening I simply couldn’t cease listening to the monitor, it simply felt so excellent.
How does it really feel to work with a label like Monstercat?
Monstercat is and can all the time be one in all my favorite labels. It was an enormous affect on my style in digital music, each single launch is top-notch so it’s an absolute dream to be releasing with them.
What plans do you’ve got for the remainder of the summer time?
Launch this EP and get ready for large issues in 2020.
Might you share a little bit recognized truth about your self?
I’m making an attempt to be a vegetarian.
