Home » Posts under GRIETFEST

Showing posts with label GRIETFEST. Show all posts

By ThinkInElectronic / Wednesday, August 05, 2015 / No comments /

Pre Grietfest 2015 Interview With Fogshow

<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Tell us about how your musical journey, how did you get into music?</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">We became friends in High School in Joburg (St Stithians) and were always partying on the weekends together. We have always shared a great </span>appreciation<span style="font-family: inherit;"> for music and when we arrived in Cape Town for varsity we started throwing Cape Town Alive parties.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">From there we took over the music policy at Sapphire in Camps Bay, which Nick was part owner of. At the time Sapphire was one of the best music venues in Cape Town (in our eyes anyway) and this gave us an amazing platform through which to start playing music together as Ducking Fogshow. (Attached are some flyers from Sapphire) – once we realized Ducking Fogshow was a silly name, it evolved to The Fogshow. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">We have been pushing Techno in Cape Town for the last 7 years or so and it’s a been a great journey.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>You've recently gone from playing successful residencies in Cape Town to ending up on the major festival line ups like CTEMF and now Grietfest, what has that transition been like?</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The step up has been gradual but really great – We have just tried to be as relevant and consistent as possible over the years; it’s always rewarding when hard work starts to pay off.  </span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">We've had techno heavyweights like Octave One, <a href="http://www.thinkinelectronic.com/2015/07/of-course-you-need-jamie-k.html">Tale of Us</a> and <a href="http://www.thinkinelectronic.com/2015/01/loco-dice-tours-south-africa.html">Loco Dice</a> gracing stages at local parties recently, do you think South Africa is finally e</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">stablishing itself as a viable market for underground electronic music?</span></b></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">We are getting there slowly but surely – but in all honesty we just don’t have the numbers yet to compete with international markets like Europe enjoys. But the fact remains these guys all want to come to South Africa which is half the battle won! It’s only going to get stronger from here. The crowds are becoming more educated and appreciative though which will definitely add to the scene’s progress.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>You've been involved in the local techno scene for some time, what have you observed over the years about the progress of the scene in Cape Town as a whole?</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The scene is great – Techno has always been around as an underground expression and is definitely gaining popularity locally and internationally. The local scene both, here (CT) and Joburg have both seen massive growth in the past few years. We can’t complain; its what we have all been trying to achieve for so many years. At Vice City there is a trend happening where the girls at the front of the dance floor take their tops off and dance to Techno all night. We are getting there…</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Which releases do you find yourselves spinning a lot lately?</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">NICK – I am enjoying <b>Matador</b> a lot at the moment! </span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">DAVE – <b>Carl Craig</b> is the best.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>You're playing Grietfest this year, what in your opinion sets this particular festival apart from others on the calendar?</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Its very cool how Grietfest was built around Bass/Electro sound and has now grown to appeal to so many more electronic music genres. We are really happy to be a part of this year’s Grietfest; it’s a really big honour for us.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Grietfest has a reputation for having an element of unpredictability and outright absurdity; do you have a crazy Grietfest story or experience?</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This will be our first time – we are very excited. We have loads of friends from Joburg so we will almost certainly be walking away with some interesting tales.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>What can fans expect from your set at <a href="http://www.thinkinelectronic.com/2015/06/olmeca-tequila-presents-grietfest-2015.html">Grietfest</a> next month?</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Techno music – we will have to see what the crowd is doing but it would be nice if we can go a little old school Fogshow and just crush it.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Any last messages for your fans?</b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Buy low - sell high.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">
<br />
<span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheFogshow?fref=ts" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr></wbr>TheFogshow</a> </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">
<span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/the-fogshow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/the-<wbr></wbr>fogshow</a> </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">
<span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://twitter.com/The_Fogshow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/The_<wbr></wbr>Fogshow</a> </span></div>
</div>

Pre Grietfest 2015 Interview With Fogshow

INTERVIEW Fogshow Take Us On Their Musical Journey The Fog Show descended on Cape Town’s music scene and soon amassed an intim...

By ThinkInElectronic / Monday, July 27, 2015 / No comments /

Win Tickets | Olmeca Tequila Presents: GRIETFEST 2015

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<h2 style="text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: #ff0072; color: white; font-size: x-large;"> COMPETITION</span><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="background-color: #ff0072; font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></h2>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #ff0072;"><span style="color: #ff0072; font-size: x-large;">WIN TICKETS TO GRIETFEST 2015</span></span></h2>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFFOOB3ag9ryTPdIalFCXl4ZTQ3RKzDRR9UZqczNhJj2NU6imj-1Gaf5UwHIzdgx7DzKU-o8B3MzrbmtYOp6sO4H5W2BsaFAeKk-WwPJicMnALxJ66ca17i8BdpiWfLDJUxRkhRGoROrc/s1600/LINE+UP+banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="GRIETFEST 2015 COMPETITION" border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFFOOB3ag9ryTPdIalFCXl4ZTQ3RKzDRR9UZqczNhJj2NU6imj-1Gaf5UwHIzdgx7DzKU-o8B3MzrbmtYOp6sO4H5W2BsaFAeKk-WwPJicMnALxJ66ca17i8BdpiWfLDJUxRkhRGoROrc/s640/LINE+UP+banner.jpg" title="GRIETFEST 2015 LINEUP" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Date:</b> Saturday, 29 August 2015</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Venue: </b>The Container Yard, 1 Impex Avenue, New Doornfontein, Johannesburg</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Entrance: </b>From R180 - R450 (Pre-Sold at <a href="http://www.grietfest.com/">http://www.grietfest.com</a>)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Time: </b>Gates Open 12 Noon</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Grietfest is a counter cultural electronic dance festival that takes place in the industrial </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">container yards on the border of the Johannesburg CBD. The festival is a playful space for </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">people who want to breathe in the energy of the underground and to come and see </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">international artists that would most likely never be brought to South Africa to perform to </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">audiences. Grietfest is known for platforming both foreign and local new talent that are </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">tomorrow’s A-listers and promoting a positive energy among party goers who share a </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">unifying passion for varied styles of sub genre electronic dance music.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<h3>
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Follow the instructions below to stan  chance to win tickets to Grietfest 2015</span></h3>
<div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Follow us on Twitter  <a href="http://www.twitter.com/thinkinedm" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a9cb8; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">@thinkinedm</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Like us on Facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/thinkinelectronic" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4a9cb8; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" target="_blank">think IN electronic</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Answer the following question by tweeting us or posting on our Facebook page<br />4. Include the hashtag <b>#Grietfest2015</b></span></div>
<div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Lato; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;">
<br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;" /></div>
<div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;">
<b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Question: Name the country that Apashe originates from.</span></b></div>
<div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Competition closes 3rd August 2015</span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> LINE UP TIMES</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">OLMECA MAIN STAGE</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">12:00 - TWO LIVES LEFT</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">13:00 - VOX PORTENT</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">14:00 - LEECHI</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">15:00 - CHEE</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">16:00 - OKMALUMKOOLKAT</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">17:00 - PHFAT</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">18:00 - AUCAN (IT)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">19:00 - HAEZER</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">20:00 - APASHE (BEL)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">SCIENCE FRIKSHUN MAIN STAGE TAKE OVER</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">21:00 - BENSON</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">22:00 - FRICTION (UK)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">23:30 - RUDEONE</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">00:30 - STAGE CLOSE</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">SCIENCE FRIKSHUN STAGE</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">12:00 - MR MR</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">13:30 - AMBUSH</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">14:30 - ICARUS & RAIN</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">15:30 - DEEZIAK</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">16:30 - ELLA G</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">17:30 - MR GREEN</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">18:30 - KAMASHE</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">19:30 - BRUCE WILLIS</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">20:30 - NISKERONE</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">GO!GO! TAKE OVER STAGE</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">21:30 - GRIMEHOUSE</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">22:30 - THE ODDWORD (BEL)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">23:30 - MENTICIDE</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">00:30 - STAGE CLOSE</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">RED BULL STUDIO LIVE STAGE</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">12:00 - KAT LA KAT</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">13:30 - ANDY ISLANDS</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">14:30 - BRUCE LOKO</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">16:00 - TRANCEMICSOUL</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">18:00 - MARAMZA</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">19:00 - KYLE WATSON</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">20:30 - TOY TOY SHOWCASE</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">22:30 - FOG SHOW</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">00:00 - STAGE CLOSE</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">THE AFTER PARTY</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">This year we have decided to host a proper after party for all the people who like to party </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">till the end. Venue and line up will be confirmed soon.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Free entrance for everyone with a GRIETFEST arm tag.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">HOTBOX EXPRESS</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Will once again be providing party busses from Pretoria. We strongly suggest all you </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pretoria peeps use this option, drinking and driving is not a vibe!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tickets for Hotbox Express may be bought via Nutickets.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://bit.ly/1ct6rWg">http://bit.ly/1ct6rWg</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> TICKETS</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">You are able to purchase tickets online via:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.grietfest.com/">www.grietfest.com</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Do not buy tickets anywhere else as we cannot vouch that they are legit and you could </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">end up with invalid tickets.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tickets will be released in ‘phases’ ranging from cheapest to more expensive closer to the </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">time of the event. So ultimately it’s up to you to get it early if you want to save some </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">money.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">✘ Phase 1: 1 June - 09 June R180 (one week only!)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">✔Phase 2-: 10 June - 30 June R200</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">✔Phase 3: 1 July - 14 July R220</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">✔Phase 4: 15 July - 28 July R240</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">✔Phase 5: 29 July - 11 Aug R260</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">✔Phase 6: 12 Aug - 25 Aug R280</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">✔Phase 7: 26 Aug - 29 Aug R300</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">✔ Olmeca VIP Experience Tickets R450</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The VIP experience Gets You:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Parking close to entrance</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Express entrance</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">- VIP toilet access</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">- VIP bar access</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Viewing deck access</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>

Win Tickets | Olmeca Tequila Presents: GRIETFEST 2015

COMPETITION WIN TICKETS TO GRIETFEST 2015 Date: Saturday, 29 August 2015 Venue: The Container Yard, 1 Impex Avenue, New Do...

By ThinkInElectronic / Thursday, September 04, 2014 / No comments /

The Deep House Floor At Grietfest Changed My Life

The Deep House Floor At Grietfest Changed My Life

Review || Grietfest 2014 Now, from someone who has weekly life changing moments from something as simple as film credits using a ...

Pre Grietfest 2014 Interview || Not Bad DJs

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">Jean Michel From Not Bd DJs Shares His Past Grietfest Expereiences With Us </span></b></h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><br></span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRj9JL_0G-hQasugx1e7XSeJ4gGvtTSXBLXyKR1tIMJIVlTwqObHh-cXT4TRbdku12MdlpceMkxTb0xWxT4pLxXrWQUErkHxzlVFkx-O_OykFQUJXCM6gzDHxNpNpAiRrJ4gui84H2nV-4/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="not bad djs pr grietfest interview" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRj9JL_0G-hQasugx1e7XSeJ4gGvtTSXBLXyKR1tIMJIVlTwqObHh-cXT4TRbdku12MdlpceMkxTb0xWxT4pLxXrWQUErkHxzlVFkx-O_OykFQUJXCM6gzDHxNpNpAiRrJ4gui84H2nV-4/s1600/photo.JPG" title="not bad djs" width="640"></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;"><b>How
are you doing today and how has winter been treating you?<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Winter
this year hasn’t been too bad. Henk has been in sunny Puerto Rico and I have
been missioning in brisk Jozi so it’s been a blast <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;">1.<span style="line-height: normal;">      </span></span></span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">Can you tell us a little more about  who are you both on a non-musical front?</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">JM:
I’m Jean-Michel aka Half n Half and one part of Not Bad. I work with bands by
day and DJ by night. So Basically I’m trying to be a super hero. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;">2.<span style="line-height: normal;">      </span></span></span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">Henk makes up one half of David and Goliath and Jean
Michel is of Half ‘n Half , how was  Not
Bad DJs was formed? </span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">JM:
Not Bad was formed on a Sunday afternoon in Linden over a lovely lunch. The
idea was for Henk to keep doing what he does best, I do what I do best, and
when we do projects together (which is a lot), we would do it under the brand
of Not Bad.</span></span></div>
</div>

Pre Grietfest 2014 Interview || Not Bad DJs

Jean Michel From Not Bd DJs Shares His Past Grietfest Expereiences With Us How are you doing today and how has winter been treating...

Pre Grietfest 2014 Interview || Muzi

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #f1c232;">Muzi Chats About Chats About Chasing Dreams</span></h2>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="line-height: 24px;">When he was thirteen Muzi started making tunes on his brother’s crappy old PC with 128meg of RAM, using software like EJay, Reason 1, or Cubase 1, which his brother’s friends had installed on the machine. He would spend days sitting in his yard in Empangeni, trying to make beats that sounded exactly as they did in his head. He knew what that shit should sound like. The trick was getting it into reality; making it manifest in the ether. Muzi grew up in this township, where kids either played basketball, netball, soccer, or stayed at home. Rolling through all of this was Muzi on a skateboard, at a time when no-one skated in the townships, and making an early </span><span style="line-height: 24px;">form of the music he makes now in his room. He was an outcast from the get-go. Spin the dial forwards a decade and most kids in the township have skateboards, swag, trying hard to do their own thing, make their own music. They’ve caught up. But Muzi has moved on.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAhAYfqc1Gc0VpJB3jXXC5ROhgimmOnAm3xvBbwZ7NyDoH8nzwRAOfWhInFb7LSrDNVzfA16YUQ0PGmK7nf7nmLadQMiyPT-0t1NNrCcHTgm76ESFY8Qk6uPVkR8NYD1dW1OKaQUBcnNh/s1600/_73A705422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="muzi chats about grietfest " border="0" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAhAYfqc1Gc0VpJB3jXXC5ROhgimmOnAm3xvBbwZ7NyDoH8nzwRAOfWhInFb7LSrDNVzfA16YUQ0PGmK7nf7nmLadQMiyPT-0t1NNrCcHTgm76ESFY8Qk6uPVkR8NYD1dW1OKaQUBcnNh/s1600/_73A705422.jpg" title="" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="line-height: 24px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">How are you doing today and how has winter been treating you?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Firstly, thank you guys for the
interview. It means a lot to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm okay. Trying to do this routine
thing, woke up late, again LOL. Will get there soon though. Winter has been
hella cold but I survived.<span style="color: #f1c232;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">•<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">     
</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">To start of can you tell us a little about who you are on a non
musical front?</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">- 23 year old from Empangeni. An avid
reader. I like to think I'm funny. I'm a drop out like Kanye West LOL . Im an
introvert. Just a normal dude trying to make something out of himself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo2; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">•<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">     
</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">You’ve specialized in a sound that combines the rolling bass of trap,
electronic and bass music which is something not on offer by many local
producers. How has your sound been received to crowds you’ve played locally?</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">- I wont lie, the reception has been
hella awesome. I play all my own bootlegs, remixes and original tracks, so its
always a risk because people dont know my shit as yet but they be vibing to it
and I think thats dope. I didnt even know what to expect really, I was just
doing what felt natural to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">•<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">     
</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">You’re currently located in Johannesburg, which is a heavily
fragmented city in terms of electronic genres. What would you say makes
Johannesburg different from other cities in South Africa in terms of the
musical palette and diversity here?</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo3; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Johannesburg is that type of place
where you could have an idea in the morning and see it in fruition by evening.
Most of the head offices are here, the record labels, the tv shows, the media
outlets etc so thats dope and thats something a musician can take advantage of.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The diversity is there but one needs to
find the different music movements that are happening. Theres mainly a rock and
urban crowd but then when festivals like Grietfest come through, you see 5000
people packed for some electronica so people here are open to new things. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo4; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">•<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">     
</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Your remix of Cassper Nyovest’s Doc Shebeleza is absolutely mental,
what has the reception been like?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo4; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Aweh y'all have heard that shit ? Dope!
Thank you. We approaching 7000 total plays on my soundcloud and like 2000
downloads. That is big to me because it doesnt reflect the number of followers
i have, I should be averaging like 500 plays LOL. Cool thing about a track like
that is people know the original, so when I play it out, it always works
because they can identify with it instantly. Funny thing is, I dont think
Cassper has heard it though LMFAO <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo5; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">•<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">     
</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">With everyone being connected to the internet and being exposed to new
genres and artists especially in electronic music lately, do you see crowds
here that would normally opt for traditional hip hop, deep and urban house
genres becoming more open minded and adventurous in their choices these days? </b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Yeah. That is happening as we speak. I
think people just want good music now, no matter what the genre is. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l11 level1 lfo6; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">•<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">     
</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">This year you’re playing Grietfest which is something of a unique
event, catering to genres that don’t often get to be paired with production,
stages and lighting of the scale we’ve come to expect from the Grietfest brand.
How would you describe Grietfest to someone coming through for their first time
in 2014?</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l11 level1 lfo6; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Its where people come together to
celebrate their common love for everything electronica. I wouldnt advise them
to listen to any music the day before. Save your eardrums, there'll be enough
bass for you at Grietfest LOL. I love that people of all races are there too,
and it has an awesome vibe man, multiple stages to cater to all your
electronica needs. Tell them to check out for this kid named Muzi, i hear he is
hella dope too LOL.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfzQNXUaIbc2fsDX1Cg-QkEZy9eMH9U1XcZ8juiFi1C9Mt0S6MO7HWqhbu-4jF6U3q8ULs-y7AbA45fbBabd6GED3LxwCVQ2PaAJlfVNg3UC1lX53bWKgis7G71bVX_XyKhHC_0dfINDJ/s1600/_73A7075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="grietfest interview with muzi" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfzQNXUaIbc2fsDX1Cg-QkEZy9eMH9U1XcZ8juiFi1C9Mt0S6MO7HWqhbu-4jF6U3q8ULs-y7AbA45fbBabd6GED3LxwCVQ2PaAJlfVNg3UC1lX53bWKgis7G71bVX_XyKhHC_0dfINDJ/s1600/_73A7075.jpg" title="muzi" width="425" /></a></span></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo7; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">•<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">     
</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What is the one thing about Grietfest that stands out for you?</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo7; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">- The out-of-the-box line ups. The International acts they bring are actually credible acts and I like that.
People at Grietfest know what they're doing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo8; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">•<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">     
</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Do you have a crazy Grietfest story to share?</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo8; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">- I dont have crazy stories because i
dont turn up much LOL. Grietfest 2013, I was able to get the floor almost fully
packed. I was nervous as hell but I was able to pull that off. Will never
forget that :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo9; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">•<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">     
</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Which local DJs inspire you and why?</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Haezer and Niskerone. Those dudes leave
the dj booth and go vibe with the crowd. I think that is fuckin amazing and
fearless. I've done that before, but I want to do it a lot more now after
seeing them. Das Kapital, Sibot, Christan Tiger School and Dj NightVision are
also dope as fuck.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo10; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">•<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">     
</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Which international artists are you most looking forward to sharing
the stage with at this year’s event?</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Far Too Loud !!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo11; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">•<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">     
</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">If you had to the opportunity of playing to a genre-neutral crowd
without fear of judgment or being booed off the decks, what are some of the
songs you’d jump at playing that you’ve always been afraid of trying out?</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo11; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">- My whole set is things I'm afraid to
play out hahahah but I always take that risk. Thats the thing that makes djing
fun for me, the fact that i can make something a day before, play it the day
after, and hope the crowd loves it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo12; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">•<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">  <span style="color: #f1c232;">   
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">What are some of the tracks in you record box that never fail to get
the crowd going?</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo12; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18.0pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><br /></span></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Uproar, Bundu FX, Riky Rick -
Amantombazane ft. OkMalumKoolkat (Muzi Remix) and my Macarena edit. It goes
off!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<br /></div>

<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
<span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;"><b>Thank you so much for doing this
interview .We hope to catch up with you soon at Grietfest</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
v<iframe frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/users/8341852&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe></div>

Pre Grietfest 2014 Interview || Muzi

Muzi Chats About Chats About Chasing Dreams When he was thirteen Muzi started making tunes on his brother’s crappy old PC with 128m...

By ThinkInElectronic / Monday, August 25, 2014 / No comments /

Jazzuelle is bringing his own take on deep-house to Grietfest 2014

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Feature || Grietfest 2014  </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: start;">Artist Profile </span>Jazzuelle</span></span></h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQqmglOU0MKza-Q_MTgWi0ZAG8GII0cvTnIhUuqW051cjwvbfRSaLUZCel5BQ8Rr7gowaF3ZSVFaPQzyA5XiwTSl2S5LNGoLb3Qz8Ch904Fo-a3Lkdt_mFM2e3zTSphrQxqyWKNt7dJm2/s1600/Jazzuelle+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Jazzuelle south africa 2014 biog" border="0" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQqmglOU0MKza-Q_MTgWi0ZAG8GII0cvTnIhUuqW051cjwvbfRSaLUZCel5BQ8Rr7gowaF3ZSVFaPQzyA5XiwTSl2S5LNGoLb3Qz8Ch904Fo-a3Lkdt_mFM2e3zTSphrQxqyWKNt7dJm2/s1600/Jazzuelle+2.jpg" title="" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">With deep-house having arguably becoming South Africa's most popular urban music genre, it was</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">only a matter of time before we'd start hearing more left-field abstractions by producers interested</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">in exploring a broader perspective of the genre's staple elements.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmfXrSFTV3xOYjuBqBgOgB8oPxQVWTGWcKaHTNWAC6FMiHDjzmvq8JHzFRY798MFcqvhBHM7hsowmYvKOzLrRyJ9a7SYzQmNIJmssReLhOUsEx5NNUG-A4cGpS6HhZ-MYHNsC6TBHDont/s1600/Jazzuelle+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="Jazzuelle" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmfXrSFTV3xOYjuBqBgOgB8oPxQVWTGWcKaHTNWAC6FMiHDjzmvq8JHzFRY798MFcqvhBHM7hsowmYvKOzLrRyJ9a7SYzQmNIJmssReLhOUsEx5NNUG-A4cGpS6HhZ-MYHNsC6TBHDont/s1600/Jazzuelle+3.jpg" title="" width="158" /></span></a><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Jazzuelle is just such an artist, whose own take on deep-house is inflected with equal amounts of </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">narcotic electronica and heavy jazz as it is with soul and groove.</span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Jazzuelle is the South African electronic music producer/dj, born in 14 February 1989 in Cape Town, South Africa, living in Johannesburg, where he started the independent record label Cityscope Recordings in 2010 has come a long way from his humble beginnings in Cape Town to being welcomed by the Red Bull Music Academy & Signing on Germany’s Foliage Records After a few years of numerous stints in Cape Town and after several features, singles and a self released EP Under Cityscope Recordings, Thando Tshoma has gained his own fan-base and his first </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">official EP on the revered Foliage Records “Archaic Rapture EP” which was released in 2014 & </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">featured on the Traxsource.com WMC Miami Hype Chart for weeks.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Jazzuelle was also picked up by the esteemed Red Bull Studios In 2013 which consequently led him to play a part in the renowned Red Bull Music Academy Bass Camp which was held in Johannesburg’s Alex Theatre boasting 30 of the most talented, forward-thinking artists in South Africa like Okmalumkoolkat, Casper Nyovest, Fever Trails, Shane Cooper, Applesawc, Shimza,</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Moonchild, Eve Rakow, Hlasko & more, subsequent to this Jazzuelle has headlined popular events</span></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBl0eVvFy59BgJi0L18JfBwgE_63dXHH7_fkyRhK3BMJch0i2oXYCsH_k1RB1VYawY_nrY4232APOlUSkfXe-sP8ohY3kl7zAoHLw_aRRu0l6fuG9T8-kNBCLhE8izP_piOnX2wcjkMgc/s1600/IMG_0923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></a><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBl0eVvFy59BgJi0L18JfBwgE_63dXHH7_fkyRhK3BMJch0i2oXYCsH_k1RB1VYawY_nrY4232APOlUSkfXe-sP8ohY3kl7zAoHLw_aRRu0l6fuG9T8-kNBCLhE8izP_piOnX2wcjkMgc/s1600/IMG_0923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Jazzuelle grietfest 2014" border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBl0eVvFy59BgJi0L18JfBwgE_63dXHH7_fkyRhK3BMJch0i2oXYCsH_k1RB1VYawY_nrY4232APOlUSkfXe-sP8ohY3kl7zAoHLw_aRRu0l6fuG9T8-kNBCLhE8izP_piOnX2wcjkMgc/s1600/IMG_0923.jpg" title="" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">such as RBMA Nights, Red Bull Live Parties, Junta Movement Rooftop Parties to sharing centre stage with a variation of artists like Black Coffee, Satori, Vinny Da Vinci, AppleSawc , C9ine, Trancemicsoul, Richard The Third, Kat LA Kat & more Jazzuelle has also been featured on releases with the likes of Rocco, Black Coffee, G-Family, Raw Artistic Soul, Kisk, Trentemoller, Ndinga Gaba, Enawadan, Ron Trent, Charles Webster Enawadan to name a few. In 2014 Jazzuelle is one of the most sought after rising deep house names in South Africa, boasting upcoming releases for well-regarded artists like Ananda Project, Ursuler Rucker, Vinny Da Vinci and signing on Amsterdam’s Phat Elephant, Berlin’s Foliage Records & London’s Private London Records</span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;">Related Links:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/jazzuelle">www.residentadvisor.net/dj/jazzuelle</a> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #f1c232;"><a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/jazzuelle"><span style="font-family: inherit;">www.soundcloud.com/jazzuel</span>le</a> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<iframe frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/users/18984150&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe></div>

Jazzuelle is bringing his own take on deep-house to Grietfest 2014

Feature || Grietfest 2014 Artist Profile Jazzuelle With deep-house having arguably becoming South Africa's most popular ur...

By ThinkInElectronic / Friday, August 22, 2014 / No comments /

Black Sun Empire promise to bring their dark and tech fueled dance-floor drum & bass to Giretfeat

Black Sun Empire promise to bring their dark and tech fueled dance-floor drum & bass to Giretfeat

Feature || Grietfest 2014 Artist Profile Black Sun Empire Black Sun Empire represent the finest in dark and tech fueled dance...

By ThinkInElectronic / Wednesday, August 20, 2014 / No comments /

ETИIK Is Bringing His Hard-Edged Style Of Dance Music To Grietfest

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Feature || Grietfest 2014</span></h2>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> Artist Profile <span style="text-align: justify;">ETИIK‟</span></span></h2>
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDdi-F69OuKfYfcSbIq5mRR_eCKKG2B1aTPorkPNTMHisiZ7Rbu5JNl063Y51bICYsJB8Nz8yYuTteOcim1-eOl0bD6AjC1nwtWZD4mLFpB9NHGcpigzVmHcnCFGMJ3euJ0bx84PhFUyp/s1600/20131030_ETNIK_pic2_011_final_LANDSCAPE_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ETИIK Is Bringing His Hard-Edged Style Of Dance Music To Grietfest " border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDdi-F69OuKfYfcSbIq5mRR_eCKKG2B1aTPorkPNTMHisiZ7Rbu5JNl063Y51bICYsJB8Nz8yYuTteOcim1-eOl0bD6AjC1nwtWZD4mLFpB9NHGcpigzVmHcnCFGMJ3euJ0bx84PhFUyp/s1600/20131030_ETNIK_pic2_011_final_LANDSCAPE_web.jpg" title="" width="640" /></a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Something‟s afoot in Hamburg. While the past years, decades even, were dominated primarily by the Frankfurt and Berlin schools of Techno, constantly setting the tone and pace for progression of a rather hard-edged style of dance music, the Hanseatic City is increasingly coming into its own. The newest and literally one of the youngest representatives of this blossoming yet adamant Hamburg-bred club music goes by the name of ETИIK. Born in 1992, this prodigious 21-year-old is already being coined the wunderkind of new German Techno. What‟s more, it took him just one gig in Hamburg‟s Baalsaal to get himself a record deal. “It was quite overwhelming,” ETИIK recounts. “My initial plan was to not venture into DJ‟ing before having established myself with a few tracks of my own to show. Though at the time I was familiar with the Baalsaal‟s manager and he invited me to DJ one night. It was actually my first official DJ set. That night an A&R Manager from Warner happened to be among the guests. He saw me, heard me and thought to himself: „Whatever else it is this guy does, we need him!‟ A mere two weeks later I was seated at a table with the folks from Warner and we discovered that we have the same vision and idea of who I am and where I want to go with my music.” And so he signed on with bitclap!, Warner Music‟s Dance label.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A rapid rise to fame? Overnight stardom? Far from it. Despite his young age ETИIK‟s signature sound has been a long time in the making. “When I was seven, I remember hearing Sven Väth‟s „Dein Schweiss‟ for the first time and being stricken. From that moment on I knew that I wanted to do something just like that.” For years he worked on developing his extremely characteristic sound. “I want each of my tracks to boast a strong identity, while also strongly differing from one another. The danger in looking to form a signature sound is that, at the end of the day, many of the productions will sound pretty much the same. I strive to avoid this at all costs.” So it came that ETИIK spent most of his days as a young teenager sitting in his room, refining sounds, beats and dynamics. “My friends and classmates were all listening to Hip-Hop and R‟n‟B. This made me and my inclination towards everything electronic a perpetual outsider,” he remembers. “At the same time I am a big fan of percussion. And so from time to time I catch myself including Hip-Hop-based drum patterns in my Techno.” All that at an age, when others are busy flipping through the latest Harry Potter novel.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkcagXEuMQEcjafiQJ3PpQmKa_H2bkgDySUaiheQtsJshWGsp284Pv4vy4V7Gb0lH9acSB1THwg6WtKS_OoAteoMh2bduhgbqpfmX-lf3MHeHJkcbRODgU1qzUFS6myRDfF8iwjHjNjOQ/s1600/20131030_ETNIK_pic7_017_final_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><img alt="ETИIK biog" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkcagXEuMQEcjafiQJ3PpQmKa_H2bkgDySUaiheQtsJshWGsp284Pv4vy4V7Gb0lH9acSB1THwg6WtKS_OoAteoMh2bduhgbqpfmX-lf3MHeHJkcbRODgU1qzUFS6myRDfF8iwjHjNjOQ/s1600/20131030_ETNIK_pic7_017_final_web.jpg" title="" width="240" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">But the thing most refreshing about ETИIK is not his youth. It‟s his uncompromising and surprisingly confident sound, backed by a sense of style that is spot-on. ETИIK, which is his real name by the way, grew up in Hamburg as the son of Albanian immigrants, who supported his musical ventures from day one. His aim, from the outset, was to pair Techno with rare elegance. Instead of overloading his music with sounds, ETИIK prefers to omit all that is superfluous and to focus only on the essentials. His music cuts to the chase and shows poise, where most others succumb to irritating effects: Shaken, not stirred! “I‟m an absolute perfectionist, constantly seeking the optimum,” he explains. “It doesn‟t take me long to have 80% of a track complete. The other 20% however can take me months. I may even choose to place an already finished track back in the archive because I suddenly dislike the way the Hi-Hat sounds.” As a result it took ETИIK an entire two years of working on his first tracks before he liked them well enough to upload them to Soundcloud. His efforts have paid off, with his Soundcloud channel currently counting more than 330,000 plays of his uploaded tracks and remixes.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It doesn‟t come as a surprise then, that ETИIK shows an equally steady hand when it comes to his appearance: It just fits. “I really value the big picture. Everything needs to be in the right place to form a unity, bearing within itself a clearly defined character.” His music is inspired by contemporary artists such as Boys Noize, Tiga, D.I.M and Kraftwerk as well as by old-time greats the likes of Johann Sebastian Bach. So encountering a few bars of a violin solo somewhere in his sounds wouldn‟t be that big a coincidence. Or possibly more vocals in the near future: “I really enjoy vocals. They are excellent to play around with. I‟ve already set my sights on a couple of possible collaborations for my future tracks, and it‟s looking good.”</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">ETИIK surprises with concentrated beats, thrilling by omission rather than stoic stomping, choosing broken rhythms over straightforward four-to-the-floor beat patterns. All of the latter enhanced by a healthy dose of “crackle” and homemade Sawtooth synth sounds, bestowing upon his relentless tracks a certain analog fragility and thus a soul. But above all, ETИIK‟s trademark are his badass drops, catching you unaware and knocking you off your feet. Leading us to his philosophy: “In your face, but in style, please!”</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In his music, he values quality over quantity. And this attitude has led to his success. People just loved his sound, one of them being SCNTST from Boys Noize Records. Meanwhile SCNTST and ETИIK are friends and have released music together on the in-house record label „Boysnoize Records‟. “That is all part of the larger plan,” ETИIK explains, “not to settle with one label, one direction, one business deal. I like how contacts and opportunities grow naturally and I want to put all these chances to use.”</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">ETИIK‟s increasing popularity as a producer is mirrored in his undeniable talent as a DJ, where he equally values extensive build-ups and clearly nuanced scripts. Just playing one track after the other is not his thing. Instead “it may come down to me playing a 90-minute-set with 50 or even 60 different tracks mixed and delivered to the people. And, what‟s most important, with no loss in tension.” With all that said, ETИIK simply considers himself an entertainer with a coherent master plan. In case you were wondering: The inverse И in his logo is actually part of a visualized Sawtooth wave, as used in his tracks.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUXHDimFsLeCXUWJ2Bi4UM9V2tcAX-lANAlUf2yCTHvzw7dnlNM0_b6bynrWl2DBlRCs4S1N6_m1Vkz3r9-O71jSgsiunDQZwWxQIQ5Aa0W_ZBwop6V0OYuTyp76F31L7zuoC2Z_8O_l3/s1600/20131030_ETNIK_pic5_221_final_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><img alt="ETИIK  Grietfest win tickets " border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUXHDimFsLeCXUWJ2Bi4UM9V2tcAX-lANAlUf2yCTHvzw7dnlNM0_b6bynrWl2DBlRCs4S1N6_m1Vkz3r9-O71jSgsiunDQZwWxQIQ5Aa0W_ZBwop6V0OYuTyp76F31L7zuoC2Z_8O_l3/s1600/20131030_ETNIK_pic5_221_final_web.jpg" title="" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">ETИIK, the artist with a signature, has already clearly positioned himself in the Techno scene. A young man, highly recognizable in sound and appearance, he produces a style of Techno quoting the genre‟s history and bringing it up to date so skillfully that many of the quotes used only become apparent after repeated listening. The five tracks featuring on ETИIK‟s upcoming EP “Neon Daze”, to be released on November 19th in Germany via bitclap! / Warner Music, lay further emphasis on his range and caliber as a producer. “Neon Daze”, the title track, is a massive stomper with elaborate beats, an agonizingly intense bassline and skillfully sprinkled vocal samples. “Nixon”, as yet, is possibly one of the meanest marching versions of Future-Tech-Funk around. “Vault” is a brilliantly unfriendly tune to be played in the spanking early morning hours, right as the temperature in the club is about to hit the ceiling. “La Nuit” masterfully plays with distorted melodies and disturbing background noises, while “Boaws” concludes the EP, taking it back to the intricate Electro sounds of the 90‟s with spheric keys and zero gravity. Five tracks, five drafts and one clear purpose: Right on the mark, full speed ahead, but always in style.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This has also been recognized by many a colleague in his genre. In 2012 he was invited on a big tour of Australia, while also supporting deadmau5 on his tour of Germany, playing in front of a thousand plus people each night. Yet, the following experience proved to be even more momentous: “One day, friends told me that Skrillex had posted a remix of mine on his Facebook fanpage. He then followed me on Twitter and let me know that he liked my productions, which led to us communicating regularly up until today.” And now his upcoming EP “Neon Daze” will be released in the USA via the Skrillex-owned label OWSLA. As a young Techno producer with a clear vision and big goals, these days it is hard to imagine a bigger honor or accolade one might even say. But ETИIK is far from done. “Neon Daze” will be accompanied by a music video directed by Anto Hinh-Thai. The same director that previously realized Gesaffelstein‟s “Viol”. And with another international tour in the making for 2014, well, let‟s just say this young man is only getting started.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<iframe frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/users/985190&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe>

<br />
<br />
<b><span style="color: #f1c232;">Connect:</span></b><br />
<ul class="sc-list-nostyle sc-clearfix" style="line-height: 16.799999237060547px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<li class="web-profiles__item" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><div class="sc-truncate" style="overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><a class="web-profile sc-link-light" href="http://etnik.biz/" rel="me nofollow" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="sc-social-icon sc-social-icon-personal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: url(data:image/png; background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: 16px 16px; display: inline-block; height: 16px; overflow: hidden; text-indent: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 16px;"></span> Etnik</a> </span></div>
</li>
<li class="web-profiles__item" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><div class="sc-truncate" style="overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><a class="web-profile sc-link-light" href="http://facebook.com/etnikhh" rel="me nofollow" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="sc-social-icon sc-social-icon-facebook" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: url(data:image/png; background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: 16px 16px; display: inline-block; height: 16px; overflow: hidden; text-indent: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 16px;"></span> Facebook</a> </span></div>
</li>
<li class="web-profiles__item" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><div class="sc-truncate" style="overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><a class="web-profile sc-link-light" href="http://twitter.com/etnikhh" rel="me nofollow" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="sc-social-icon sc-social-icon-twitter" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: url(data:image/png; background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: 16px 16px; display: inline-block; height: 16px; overflow: hidden; text-indent: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 16px;"></span> Twitter</a> </span></div>
</li>
</ul>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Catch <span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ETИIK</span> playing at Grietfest 2014.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="text-align: left;">We giving you a chance to win a set of double tickets.</span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Click <a href="http://www.thinkinelectronic.com/2014/08/win-set-of-double-tickets-to-4th-annual.html" target="_blank">here</a> !!</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span class="il">GRIETFEST</span> FB Fan Page: </span></span><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/GRIETFEST?ref=ts&fref=ts" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.<wbr></wbr>com/<span class="il">GRIETFEST</span>?ref=ts&fref=ts</a> </span> </div>
<div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">
<span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">EVENT FB: </span><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/530287087077968" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr></wbr>events/530287087077968</a> </span> </div>
<div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">
<span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">BUY TICKETS: </span><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.grietfest.com/tickets" target="_blank">http://www.<span class="il">grietfest</span>.<wbr></wbr>com/tickets</a> </span> </div>
</div>
</div>

ETИIK Is Bringing His Hard-Edged Style Of Dance Music To Grietfest

Feature || Grietfest 2014 Artist Profile ETИIK‟ Something‟s afoot in Hamburg. While the past years, decades even, were domina...

By ThinkInElectronic / Wednesday, August 05, 2015 / No comments /

Pre Grietfest 2015 Interview With Fogshow

By ThinkInElectronic / Monday, July 27, 2015 / No comments /

Win Tickets | Olmeca Tequila Presents: GRIETFEST 2015

By ThinkInElectronic / Thursday, September 04, 2014 / No comments /

The Deep House Floor At Grietfest Changed My Life

By ThinkInElectronic / Thursday, August 28, 2014 / No comments /

Pre Grietfest 2014 Interview || Not Bad DJs

By ThinkInElectronic / Tuesday, August 26, 2014 / No comments /

Pre Grietfest 2014 Interview || Muzi

By ThinkInElectronic / Monday, August 25, 2014 / No comments /

Jazzuelle is bringing his own take on deep-house to Grietfest 2014

By ThinkInElectronic / Friday, August 22, 2014 / No comments /

Black Sun Empire promise to bring their dark and tech fueled dance-floor drum & bass to Giretfeat

By ThinkInElectronic / Wednesday, August 20, 2014 / No comments /

ETИIK Is Bringing His Hard-Edged Style Of Dance Music To Grietfest

Facebook

Twitter

SOUNDCLOUD

About Us

Popular Posts Of The Week

Subscribe To Our Mailing List For The Latest Electronic News In South Africa and The World