Hi Funkerman, thank you for spending some of your time with us. How are you?
Hi guys, I’m cool thanks. Very busy with touring and studio projects at the moment.
Describe yourself and your work in a few words. How would you describe your style for the persons that didn’t hear your music yet?
Well I’m hard to categorize and I actually don’t want to be placed in a certain box. My music is al about, Can you feel it! I play and produce house music with a funky twist, but always try to do everything with a special feeling. That’s were making and playing music is all about in my opinion, if you don’t put your love and passion in it you’re no doing this work for the right reasons.
5 songs that represents you.
SpeedupThe One3 Minutes to Explain, Automatic Remix for Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Otherside
What are the influences of your style as a DJ? In which music genre do you fit?
Techy, fresh, cool female-friendly house with a twist of big-ass beats and sunshine on top.I always try to do something different, so I’m more an out off the box guy.
How would you describe your sets?
Sexy with a lot of energy!
Regarding your producer skills, what are the main influences? How do you get inspired when you produce a track?
I am influenced by a lot of artists actually, but to name a few thing I really like: Radiohead, Coldplay, Timbaland, George Clinton from Funk Parliament, James Brown, Jay Z, Neptunes, Daft Punk, Basement Jaxx, Underworld and so on. I like to be inspired by music, but I will never go into the studio and try to copy something. Whenever we start to work on a new track or remix, we try to find some good harmonies and then we take it further from there.
In your opinion, who’s the best: Funkerman the DJ or Funkerman the Producer?
Funkerman the DJ.
Which was the most strange or unusual place where you’ve been playing ever?
I played on the TT in Assen/The Netherlands this year. That is a motor race parcours with the fastest bikes in the world, and that was really cool!
Regarding the progress of electronic music, do you think the internet is an essential factor?
I actually think that the influence internet has on music is already in the past. Nowadays music can develop itself again.
We know that you launched “Paperbag Revolution” recently, what was the idea about that track?
The idea was to make a track without vocals and a little joke was to start a little revolution against marketing being more important than the music itself.
Describe your studio. Is it your second home?
No, it is my first home. It is not the biggest studio, but there are just a few things more to wish for, but this is how I always had in mind how my studio would look like.
What is to be expected from Funkerman in the near future?
We are working on a lot of new tracks and I hope it will bring something new. After my album we started rebuilding our studio and it’s just finished, so we have a lot of new toys to play with.
What is your advice for young DJ’s that are just at the start of their DJ career?
Do it for the love of music and let nothing kill that passion!
A message for your Romanian fans.
I am coming over to Romania. I’m really looking forward to it!Are you ready???? :))
YES, WE ARE !!!!
Interview made by Adriana L.L. © 2011 Music News Romania
FUNKERMAN: LA SIRENA / SMOKING BLUE
Throw La Sirena into Google Translate and, in case you hadn't worked it out for yourself already, 'the siren' pops out the other end. The question is, which kind of siren is this latest offering from the global music sensation that is Funkerman?Is it the type of siren that blares out at raves, or during natural disasters, alerting everyone within a 5-mile radius to its immediate and inescapable presence? Or are we the talking classical, 'stranding-sailors-on-the-rocks' type of siren? Or perhaps it's both. La Sirena is an immensely alluring track, yet it's bursting at the seams with summery party vibes too.Not only that, it also has a keys loop that has the allure of the sound made famous by Jim Morrison and The Doors. There aren't many producers that are able to successfully emulate an iconic 1960s vibe on a partylicious house track. Hats off to Funkerman everybody.The flip side of La Sirena is Smoking Blue, and as usual Funkerman has chosen a track which perfectly complements its lead in terms of pace. With Smoking Blue he jumps in straight away with some punchy tribal beats, yet the track is more understated than it perhaps first appears.It has a sexy, hypnotic feel to it that makes a physical response almost impossible to resist. If La Sirena will have you grooving hard, Smoking Blue will have you swaying along before you're even realised you've left your chair.What we have here is another of simply must-have records that will be making partygoers very cheerful on a regular basis. From Funkerman though, we'd hardly expect anything less.Funkerman - La Sirena/Smoking is out from today on Can Your Feel It Records and exclusively available on www.beatport.com. The EPwill be available on www.itunes.com and all other online music retailers from April 25th.