For the next instalment of the EP FREE series, we have the excellent Dutch DJ/Producer Wells, with his rework of the classic Salt N Pepa track - Shoop!
Enjoy!
Please introduce yourself:
My name is Wells (25), I’m from Amsterdam,
Netherlands & I make House music.
I would describe it as quick &
effective. I want to work fast on my projects, because if it takes too long I’ll
eventually get bored of it. So I want to get the best result, the quickest way
possible.
What works for me is that, because I’m not getting into the details (spending weeks just on automation, for example) of a track, I’ll get a more oldskool vibe. The ideas are simple, but hopefully work & funky as hell (haha).
What works for me is that, because I’m not getting into the details (spending weeks just on automation, for example) of a track, I’ll get a more oldskool vibe. The ideas are simple, but hopefully work & funky as hell (haha).
And how does that compare to what you play
when you DJ?
It’s probably kind of the same. I’m
actually DJ’ing from when I was about 11 (under other names obviously), so I’ve
learned to mix quickly through out the years. I’m leaning more towards a
Hip-Hop style of DJ’ing than House, but I actually want to mix House the same
way I mix Hip-Hop tunes. Does that makes any sense? Well, for me it does!
The Deadpool Movie released earlier this
year. I was in the cinema when I heard that tune & I was really triggered by
the drums. When I came home, I just made a quick edit on Ableton by increasing
the BPM and it already sounded great. Afterwards, I spend a day or two by
adding different drum samples, chopping up the vocal, create a baseline for it
and voila!
What do you have coming up we should be
looking out for?
I’ve got a track coming out on the 5th of
September called ’Timpani’. This will be released on Gum Pop Records. I’ll
probably release more on this label in the near future.
I’m also working on a Chemical Brothers remake with Donagrandi, which you will hear from soon.
I’m also working on a Chemical Brothers remake with Donagrandi, which you will hear from soon.
In 2017 I’ll probably DJ as Wells on events
hosted by Girls Love DJs (and for other organizations), but until then you got
to do it with my upcoming releases.
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