After a couple of weeks off in sunny South Africa, we're back home in London, so we should really do a new blog post. With plenty of stuff coming up we start off again with something a little bit different.
We begin with something a little bit different. Since it's launch a few years back, they have broadcasted live club events over the internet from venues all over the world. On Saturday they move no further than their own office to bring you an excellent techno showcase.
Ahead of their performances in Room 2 at fabric on Saturday night, Brendon Moeller & Steve Rachmad will be spending their Saturday afternoon in Soho at the B@TV offices to play live over the virtual airwaves. Joining them will be UK rising star, Roberto, and London based Resurgence.
The set times for the day is as follows
15:00 - 16:00: Resurgence
16:00 - 17:00: Roberto
17:00 - 18:00: Steve Rachmad
18:00 - 19:00: Brendon Moeller
If you want to be in the studio watching it all unfold, you can send your names to guestlist@be-at.tv. Or if you can be there in person you can watch from the comfort of your on home by going to their website.
As we said this is the unofficial fabric pre party, but if you want to be in the famous Farringdon basement metropolis for the night you can head over to Resident Advisor for full info and tickets.
We caught up with Roberto for a chat a few weeks back. (If you didn't see it first time round check it out here). We told you to expect big things from the UK techno producer / DJ, and it didn't take long for his recognition to jump a level.
Next Saturday (17th) Roberto will be making his first performance from fabric's flagship Saturday night event, in Room 2, alongside some UK techno giants, James Ruskin and Surgeon. To give you a little taster of what's to come, Roberto has put together a promo mix for the fabric blog. You can download it from the following link
Tickets for the event are on sale through Resident Advisor where you can also find the rest of the event info. To stay up to speed with all of Roberto's latest news on his gigs and releases you can 'Like' his Facebook Fan Page or follow him on Twitter
Roberto has been causing ripples around the techno world for a while now. His music has found it's way into the hands of techno big wigs like Chris Liebing, Ben Klock, DVS1 and many more. Releases on Artform, Outland and Affin Records have helped catapult him to the realm of one of London's brightest new stars.
After the big success of last months Void, we got together with Roberto for a chat about all things production, DJ'ing, how he got into it and what's coming next.
It’s been a busy couple of months for you, what have you been up too and what have been the highlights?
The last few months have been pretty crazy for me. I have been out on the road DJing a lot which I really enjoy. I have played in Bristol at the Artform label party, London for VOID, Amsterdam (ADE) for Outland recs and WetYourSelf at fabric. The highlight for me was getting a chance to play at WYS alongside Chris Liebing and Terrence Fixmer in Room 2 at fabric. It was a dream come true for me! I am now looking forward to getting back in the studio over the next few months though.
Your biggest release to date has been the ‘Logical Progression’ EP on Artform Records. How did that come about?
I was DJing in Liverpool with Jamie Anderson. We got chatting and he said to send him some of my music. I made the track shortly after I came back from Liverpool and I can remember laying on the bed listening to it in the spare bedroom of my house. I remember thinking I had something something special. Shortly after I sent it to Jamie he rang me up and said he wanted to sign it to his Artform label. From that point on I have been working closely with Jamie. He has really helped me by giving me the confidence to believe in what I am doing and develop my own signature sound.
What were your early influences to get you into DJ’ing and production?
When I was at school, a friend introduced me to drum n bass. I was instantly hooked! I was really drawn to the breakbeat rhythms and huge baselines which were non existent in the pop music you would hear on the radio and tv at the time. From that point forward I started buying vinyl records and practiced mixing. Once I had got up to speed with DJing, I wanted to create my own music so I started playing around with Cubase. I still use the program today.
How do you go about making a track?
I tend to start with the drums and build a hook around the rhythm of the drums. Sometimes I might find a sample and build the track around that. It really depends on the vibe of the track I'm making.
Your music has found it’s way into the hands of some of techno’s best names, how does it feel to have such support for your work?
It's an amazing feeling when somebody you really respect supports your own music. It's the ultimate complement. I've been very fortunate to have artists who really influence me pick up on my stuff. Hearing people like Steve Rachmad, Ben Klock and Terry Francis play my tracks in clubs like Fabric and Berghain was pretty special!
What does the rest of the year and 2012 hold in store for you?
I've got another ep coming on Artform which I am very excited about. More material coming on Affin including a track on the Affin 100 compilation. I have done some remixes for Artform, including Jamie Anderson's legendary track 'Inova' which I am really pleased with. There will also be more material on Outland. I want to carry on DJing, but I am also developing a live show which I want to take on the road in 2012
For more info on Roberto, his upcoming gigs and releases and where you can buy all his music head over to his Facebook Fan Page or for updates you can follow him on Twitter
