MagazineInterviews(Page 54)

5 Minutes with Ronnie Spiteri

Having grown up in and around dance music, Ronnie Spiteri has lived up to all the hype that surrounded his early forays into DJing and producing. Spiteri has cemented his position in the international dance music scene, controlling the decks at world-class venues and events across the globe, including a

[PREMIERE & INTERVIEW] Hijmer – Show Me

Obi Michels, aka Hijmer, is an emerging producer from Nijmegen, Netherlands. “Hijmer”, as the artist explained to us, “is an old Dutch word used to represent thoughts and feelings about all facets of life that are unfinished or imperfect, paired with a yearning for ideal alternative experiences.” ‘Show Me’, although

[PREMIERE & INTERVIEW] iSorin – Laminar Flow

Hot on the heels of his debut EP Through The Forcefield, iSorin has dropped ‘Laminar Flow’, which The Playground is happy to have premiered on the 23rd of May. Highlights of the track include its simmering bassline and the vocal chops leaking through the layers of rich synth sounds soaring

[PREMIERE] Stray Light – Before Another Autumn (Official Video)

Stray Light is the latest alias of DJ John-Paul Denton, known for his work under CODE:MANTA, People Get Real and XY-Me, through which the artist aims to release music that bridges the divide between lo-fi beats and introspective pop. ‘Before Another Autumn’ is an indie-pop cut featuring wistful vocals over

[PREMIERE & INTERVIEW] Memorex Memories – Pictures Of Purple Skies

Sean Harte (known by his stage name Memorex Memories) is a Scottish electronic musician who has become a prominent name within the Synthwave scene. He is best known for singles such as ‘Curious Alice’, ‘A Way Home’ and ‘Thanks For Listening’. His tracks are stirring yet meditative, a pairing of

INTERVIEW: Five Minutes with Chelsea Effect

By: Niki van den Heever Canadian-born artist, Emerald Isabella along with her band, Chelsea Effect, have just released their latest single entitled ‘Ghosts on the Wall’ on 17 May and in the words of the artist herself, it is a song about feeling like your voice is not being heard

INTERVIEW: Five Minutes with Ben McKelvey

Ben McKelvey has recently released his folk-rock track ‘Wild Child’, with an accompanying video. The Brighton-based multi-instrumentalist has performed across the USA, the UK and Europe in venues such as The Royal Albert Hall, the O2 Arena and the London Palladium, providing support for Wet Wet Wet in 17 arenas,

Interview: Five Minutes with Nomis

By: Niki van den Heever Multi-instrumentalist and producer Simon Hendrickx, AKA Nomis released his latest song ‘Feel Again’ on 4 May and it’s been described as the perfect campfire number. The artist started off early in his venture towards a musical career, at the age of 6, taking singing and

INTERVIEW: Five Minutes with David Baron

Born and raised in New York, producer, arranger, mixer and engineer David Baron has just released ‘People of No Concern’ feat. Lettie & Madeleine, via Here & Now Recordings. Son of remote recording pioneer Aaron Baron, (who’s mobile truck, Location Recorders was hired to record ‘Stage Fright’ for The Band

INTERVIEW: Five Minutes with Lomea

Multi-instrumentalist, fine-artist and producer Lomea readies himself for the release of his sophomore album Echoes In Bloom on May 31st. The first single lifted from the album is ‘You Are Your Memories’ which recently premiered on Electronic Groove, and his forthcoming release, set for May 24th, will be new single

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