Please tell us something more about your project Kesko.
Well
the idea for the project with unique sounds and band setup that will be
played live is from my childhood. Actually it was when I first heard
for The Prodigy and started to listen bands like The Chemical brothers,
The Crystal method, Overseer etc. I met a person, now friend of mine
Seth (now Criss Cross) that used to produce trance, he showed me Cubase
and he had big influence on me, which resulted with me starting with
production of trance music. It lasted for about three years, when I
started to search for drum samples for breakbeat/dnb. The transition
from trance to breakbeat/dnb was filled with a combination of the two
genres and realization that that wasn’t what I wanted. What I wanted and
what defines me is hard beats combined with crazy sounds, unique synths
and heavy distorted guitars, but still having something mystic in the
background. I collaborated for a while, with a friend from Shtip who
plays guitar and he impressed me with his creativity. An issue came up,
and that was the lack of equipment, which didn’t stand in our way to be
creative and have the ideas, but not to record them and create a song. I
started to collect some money and after about 6 months, with the help
from parents (god bless them), I bought a laptop and the sound card
which I still use. So the mind recording sessions were over and our real
recording session started. But, being in two different cities didn’t
work out for us, so, in the end, last summer we decided that we should
split. Luckily, my friend Milan is one of the best guitar player I know
and one of the best producers, so I started working on the project with
him. We recorded some songs and I decided to send some of them to a
record label. I found Dirt, Lies and Audio from UK and tried my luck.
The next day I woke up and there was an e-mail waiting in my inbox. When
I opened I saw an e-mail form DLA Black saying that they love my music
and would love to release an album on their label. So I mixed the songs
and went to Miki’s home to master them. When we were done I sent the
songs to DLA Black and the release date was set.
What equipment do you use for producing music and live act?
First
of all I use my lap top with Cubase installed on it and for sound card I
have m-audio fast track pro connected to m-audio BX5a monitors. Then
comes the Akai MPK25 keyboard. The guitar setup is connected to Mac book
pro where the distortion comes from a software called “Main Stage” and
the sound card that Miki uses is apogee duet which have some awesome
features if u play live. Well for life act is pretty the same setup
except I use the keyboard more.
Is there any other member in your project, and do you intend to expand by adding more musicians to your project?
Well
yes of course there is! Milan Simovski is the talented guitarist that
play the guitar when we record and play live. In the future the plan is
to expand the project with a drummer and MC (Master of Ceremony).
How many live act’s have you done by now, what are your impressions, how does the crowd react to your live act?
For
now we had 2 live acts , the first one in Kapan An, Skopje and the
second in Dom Na Mladi, Shtip. To be honest I didn’t know what to expect
from the crowd, but in the end it was surprisingly energetic. I was
happy to see and feel that vibe going in there.
Expectations and future goals?
More
live performances around Europe of course J . and new music and album
which is already started. So expect much from us in the future, more new
sounds and more crazy live acts. All the best!
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