Issue 21 – In Conversation with .. 10!

That enjoyment still comes across, I find. You’re
playing live sets and DJ sets. Do you feel that the
crowd still appreciates a live set as you’d like them
to?
I don't want to impose anything on people when
I'm playing. Everyone has to take it as they want.
Back in the days when I was playing a show and
everyone was going nuts, I thought I played a
fantastic show. Then, when people were not going
nuts like hands up, I thought I played a bad show.
When I go to shows, I don't go nuts sometimes and
scream either, but I still enjoy the music. Obviously,
I'm happy if the crowd is dancing, and I can see
they are having a good time, but If they want to
look at the sky, who am I to tell them not to do
that? Everyone can express themselves as they want
during my shows.
I don't want to push people. I'm going to play
knowing that if you make something with love, care
and energy, the crowd is going to give back to you
and give me a natural reaction.
There are a couple of collaborations on the album
again. How do these come about?
Just meeting up with friends, creating something
together, and then you end up putting it on the
album. I feel lucky that a lot of my friends are
incredibly talented. Nowadays, everyone is busy,
and sometimes it takes a lot to meet new people and
get them to come to the studio to collaborate. With
him, we can meet in the studio and simply make
music.
What does a day in the studio look like
for you?
When I’m with Bonaparte, for example, we talk
a lot about music and show each other tracks. He
has so much gear – some of it old school – so he
just plugs it in, and we start experimenting. Usually,
he’s late for a session anyway so I start working on
something and as soon as he arrives, we take it from
there. That’s how a lot of the successful tracks were
created. We have done so many tracks together,
so we always find new ways of working together.
We’ve got an interesting routine now.
For this album, I was also able
to work with Philipp Gropper, a
well-known Saxophonist, for “
Relaja tu Cuerpo (Relax your
Body)”. It was great to figure
out how I'm going to record him
playing while he's like doing takes.
I also have this feature with Chico
Blanco, an amazing producer, DJ,
singer from my hometown
Granada in Spain.To make music
at the end is an incredible, long
process.
It's not like you know how to do
something, and then you feel the
same forever. You should change
and grow, just like the music
industry itself. It’s inspiring for me
to keep on making music because
at the end I want to come here and
have fun. I'm making my living out
of a hobby, which is cool. People
tell me what my music means to
them, which is what keeps me doing
music.
Follow @kidsimius on Instagram to
keep up with his upcoming album
release and shows
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