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Who is Harry and who is lemon8? Harry is just me. I was baptised Henry, Carl, Nicolaas, Jacobus Lemon but it's always been Harry. Lemon is my real surname and its origin goes back to Ireland. In Celtic it was Lehman, wich translates as good man. (Just wanted to get that in there!!). It then was basterdized over the years to Lennon and Lemon. From Ireland one great grandparent Lemon went to the UK, then to Singapore, then the offspring to Indonesia to finally me ending up in Holland where I was born and raised. So that's a little bit of family history here. I'm basically a remix myself with Dutch, Indonesian, Singapore, Irish and German blood. Lemon8 is a DJ/Producer and born at the end of 1992. Before that my DJ name was DJ Funkateer and I played Funk, Disco and Rap. Tell us about Model8, 30 years old now, a track which is now considered a classic Techno track? Mobel8 was the first track that I've produced myself. My debut called 'Touch Somebody' was produced by someone else, though there's a remix on it that I did, not knowing how everything worked. It was alright though. But Model8 is what I consider to be my debut. Model8 started as a remix of a track called 'The Navigator' by the Tellurians of which one of its members was Ferry Corsten. After the remix was done I've waited for 4 months and heard nothing back from See-Saw label owner Hans Hermans (Who later started UDG and died in 2011) so I decided to make an additional remix and release it on Basic Energy, a new to start sublabel of Basic Beat Records. That additional remix became the most popular version and is called Model8 - Lemon8 remix. It was pressed in multiple colored vinyl records, the first one was red. It was rereleased in 2006 or 7 on Richie Hawtin's Plus8 label. The greatest compliment came from Richie himself, who said that this is what he intended to make when producing Spastik. he collected all colors and even brought them all with him when he was my guest at Nighttown, Rotterdam. Model8 really was made with my Nighttown basement residency in mind as it really reflects that energy of the early 90's. It's still being played the world over and gaining fans across generations. And the other day, someone I know for 30 years and a DJ as well, only just found out it was mine. The thing is that it was so far removed from the Dutch tech and club sound at the time that people just couldnt connect the Lemon8 from Nighttown with the Lemon8 of that record. I guess that's pre-internet for ya. When you go into the studio, tell us about your process. get into the studio I'm easily caught up in it. It's just the initial get up and go moment that can sometimes be daunting. I always feel technology gets in the way. I've always felt like that. I wish I could just think it. However, I am a geek as well so I do enjoy the technical aspects of it too. But that is holding me up rather than being productive. I Usually start with beats and drum programming as that is the core of what dance music is about. Then a bass line and I build from there. But sometimes it can just be a particular sound too or an effect. The way a compressor sounds on a particular instrument can be highly motivational for example and I often throw away of what I've had thusfar and continue with that sound. Of course that way you can end up in an endless loop and that happens often. The thing with house music is that it's hypnotic and there are days that I hypnotize myself with just that one loop. So many pitfalls when it comes to producing. Especially when you're all by yourself. Sometimes you need to wake up and get out of your loop. It's like life itself when you think about it right? What gear is your go to? And tell us about the equipment you use in the studio. I try to keep it as minimal as possible. I work with Reason 12 for over 12 years now and what I like about it most is that it resembles hardware. It actually looks like having racks filled with equipment and synths. And you can have a look at the backside, patch cables... so many things you can do with it. I've tried Ableton Live which is really popular among dance music producers but I just can not connect it with music. It looks like a spreadsheet to me and has no personality. To me at least. DAWs are a very personal thing and since I started with hardware, Reason comes closest. I have three hardware synths left that I will probably keep forever; First and foremost the Yamaha AN1x. It's a Virtual Analogue synth and I think one of the best synthesizers ever made, analogue or virtual. It still inspires me to this day. It's on all my Inner Sanctuary productions and remixes. Then I have a Korg Poly 800 II. Don't use it at all really but it was my first and just can't part with it. The third one is an EMU Audity 2000 module. It's just so quirky and unique though I haven't used it for a long time. Oh, and can't forget my MPC 2000 of course. One day I'll pick it up again as soon as I find a solution to my faulty zip-drive (!). So yes, everything is mostly 'in the box. There's nothing software can't do and I don't suffer from GAS (Gear aquirement Syndrome). If anything, less is more. It starts in the head most of the time. I really need to create an urge or get inspired. That's not always possible of course, especially when it comes to remixes and deadlines. It's not really productive too as I have many interests. I don't think of music all the time. But when I do
" In 37 years of DJ-ing it's nearly impossible to just pick one best gig. All gigs are special one way or another. Sometimes it's because of the set, sometimes it's because of certain circumstances. It can be anything really... So many great memories and adventures attached to gigs. I could write a book about it " ESSENTIALDANCEMUSIC 29
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