Absolute Mix I + Interview - Sir Deckster

It's Bassline Friday on Incognito and for today we asked music producer Sir Deckster a few questions and as a bonus he prepared a short mixtape for us. 

SIR DECKSTER - Interview (fragments of)

Artist: Sir Deckster (Miguel Fernandez, Age 22)
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Contact: Facebook|Soundcloud|Wordpress|

  

A mix is generally the expression of an artist’s roots and musical world. Here Sir Deckster created a mix representative of his hip-hop influences and permeated with this airy atmosphere very characteristic of his own work.

On himself : « When I was 20, I went on the Erasmus program (*European student exchange program). I was in a little Spanish town called Aranjuez. Living in a little town with a quiet night life made me want to start experimenting on beats and stuff. I spent many hours producing, mainly at night (when I wasn’t in Madrid partying). And now I’m still producing. I try to make it better every time. »

On his singing: « I have this side project with a girl I met in Madrid. Her name is Marie Papillon aka Mari Posa. We both sing on the tracks. I mainly produce them and she sings on it with me […] So it’s my voice you can hear on Rewind Me Up for instance, but I think it’s pretty subtle. I wanted to emphasise on her voice more than mine on that track. »

On the Belgium garage scene: « Brussels is not ready for that scene yet. I’d say Belgium is lagging 3 to 4 years behind Berlin and London. No Belgian Dislosure or Bondax yet to be seen. There is hope though. Last year 22Tracks got launched. It’s a Belgian collective active in the scene I just described. They support artists from the homelands. And that’s really cool. […] I hope it’s just a matter of time. In a few months, years we’ll hear Disclosure’s latest track when we’ll be queueing in front of the coolest club in town. Pretty sure cause that’s what I’ll be mixing ! »

On his production methodology: «Everytime I try to produce a bouncy track, it always (in some weird way) ends up being really chill. Usually I start with the beat. I put a lot of time in finding the right sounds. Then I try to find a plug in I like for the melody. And then it’s hours and hours of playing with the knobs, haha. »

Find the entire interview on sublvl.com. 

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