Yeah! The new session in this blog, ALLin5 (All you want to know about OUR favourite artist in 5 questions), starts with one of the biggest promises in the eletronic music in Europe: Joystick Disco.
Joystick Disco is a 22 y-o eletronic musician from Inverness (Scotland). After 5 years playing alive in parties he become famous in his area, and after 2 videoclips (that you can see on youtube – Brink and Dance&Clap) we are sure that he will conquer the world. Adam, the real name of JD will told us more about him and the project.
2MW: Which is the origin of your project name: Joystick Disco? You are so young to made part of the Atari Generation…
JD: There is no real origin of Joystick Disco, just two words that i felt described my music well, as it is mostly made on a big computer with some analog devices and it is music for people to dance to. I am too young for the Atari, but i do have photos of myself playing a Super Nintendo when i was very young! Computer Games and their music has definitely influenced me in some way.
2MW: Kraftwerk still is a big reference to all bands on today’s eletronic scene. Are your influenced by them? Which artists influenced you and your music?
JD: Yes one of the first electronic albums i bought was ‘Autobahn’ by Kraftwerk, it is a great cd. My favorite kind of music is late seventies and early eighties electro/disco. I love songs like ’space woman’ by Charlie and the whole italo disco scene. I love hip hop from this period, Grandmaster Flash and The Sugar Hill Gang are a big influence on me. Also french house producers like Daft Punk and Mr Oizo are excellent. Jackson and His Computer Band is another musician from France i admire, his album ‘Smash’ is a perfect match of music and creative production. One of my favorite albums is by a french band from the eighties called Martin Dupont the album is called ‘Just Because’ It is full of great old synthesiser rhythms!
2MW: How is it going the eletronic music scene in Scotland and Europe? Do you believe there’s space to other styles than Eurodance in Europe?
JD: The electronic scene is pretty good right now, there is great dance music coming from Scotland, people like ‘Dolby Anol’ and ‘Hostage’ make brilliant tracks. There are also great club nights in Glasgow and Edinburgh. I think no matter what city you are in in Europe you will be able to find a venue playing the music you like, the big clubs will tend to play more ‘Eurodance’ but that is a completely different scene to the people who like more interesting and eclectic dance music. The venues are usually smaller but its all about having a good time.
2MW: You have been distinguished as a DJ who fills dancefloors, an “alive” artist. Do you have any plans to record an album?
JD: I do plan to produce a proper album, but i would only release it if I thought it was up to a high standard, i enjoy the music I produce right now but I am still in the process of developing my own style and sound. I really enjoy dj’ing as it is still new to me and i like to try to experiment alot with different styles of music. I try to make it all really dance floor freindly by adding extra production while playing. It feels great to see people dancing to my own music, as well as the old electro i love.
2MW: In Brazil there are big eletronic music festivals, like Skol Beats (the biggest one). Do you have plans to come to Brazil play and maybe drink some caipirinhas? Do you know the brazilian music?
JD: Yes I have heard of the Skol Beats Festival, it looks excellent! I would of course love to play in Brazil, i would like to visit lots of countries and meet the people there. I have heard hip hop from Brazil and the ‘Baile Funk’ sound is fantastic!
mp3> Dance&Clap
