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Hey Crixtux, what is good and bad in your world right now?
Hello, first I want to say that I am very pleased to participate in this interview.
Right now in particular there are two extremely positive events: the birth of my second grandson and the release of my last song; nothing bad in particular except those little negativities that are part of everyone’s life.
What was it like growing up with a father in music?
Growing up with a father in close contact with the music world was certainly positive for me to understand that it was one of the most significant passions of my life.
What did you learn from him?
From him I learned how much dedication is required in this particular area, passion alone is not enough. I’ve always wanted to invest my time in this area and I believe that this, together with continuity, is one of the most important characteristics left to me by my father.
You have worked at some well known distributor companies – what was that like? How important are they for the scene?
I try to diversify my productions to embrace a wider audience, generally I move between the “MainStage”, “trance” and “future rave” genres due to the particular sounds adopted by these genres. I don’t have a well-defined sound that distinguishes me, I focus more on the particularity of each song.
Tell us about your new single “Burning Down” for Hungry Koala – what inspired it?
For the last published piece I wanted to approach the “future rave” genre. The tonalities and instruments used in this particular genre blend perfectly with my composition ideas and those of my collaborators; to mention obviously Zac Alwin, singer from Los Angeles who contributed to the last song making it very interesting thanks also to the Australian Koala Records who believed in my project which involved three different continents.
What tools do you use in the studio? How important are they?
Many of my projects and my titles start from simple piano compositions, performed by my son Jacopo, which I then edited in the studio. I mainly use synthesizers and arpeggios, usually I use CUBASE as a program and as a plug-in Nexus 4, Sylinth 1, Spire, Serum, etc.. In the 2020 productions, for example, I used Synths that recalled the sound of the trumpet, the instrument played by my father. Let’s say that the importance of using certain tools is fundamental to obtain the sounds you want to achieve in the project.
What do you have coming up?
The world of music is constantly evolving, perfect for me as I am a dynamic person who also wants to experiment.
Speaking of experimentation, one of the projects that will soon see the light concerns an electronic track with a singer specialized in opera singing. The peculiarity of these projects is obviously also accompanied by more common tracks of the Trance genre but certainly no less interesting.
What was the last tune you bought and why?
I don’t remember exactly the last song bought, I connect regularly to music trading portals, I listen to and buy lots of songs. Instead, I remember the purchase of my first record: Thriller vinyl LP. I think the reasons for this choice are indelibly written in the history of music.
CRIXTUX & Jakka feat. Zach Alwin – Burning Down is out now on Hungry Koala Records
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