BLASTERJAXX DUTCH DJ-PRODUCER DUO
This hunky Dutch twosome is responsible for big room singles like
Koala and Griffin. Thom Jongkind and Idir Makhlaf, better known as
producer-deejay duo Blasterjaxx in the music industry, are anything but
the same. While one is often prominent and empowering, the other
prefers staying quietly in the background a fairly high contrast in
character. However, there is one significant reason for the phenomenal
connection between these two personalities their passion and love of
music. On the day of their performance in Mumbai, the duo talk about
their short but sweet journey into electronic dance music.
On their a-ha moment:
Together with D-Rashid, they produced the Reborn EP with two tracks Reborn and Where We Go in 2012. The EP is symbolic of Blasterjaxx's renewed sound and Laidback Luke even signed them on.Blasterjaxx experienced one of the highlights in their relatively young career in early 2013, as they produced Loud And Proud together with Billy The Kit. Top DJ Tiësto approached the guys personally to sign the track at his own record label. “Another big moment was when Tiësto personally asked us to remix his singles Adagio For Strings and Love Comes Again,“ says Thom. Their single Faith officially made it to the status o Dance Smash (a weekly track nomination chosen by a bigname radio station) in Holland. Another milestone was being ranked No. 71 in the list of top 100 best deejays in the world. Their latest biggie is their single with Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren.
On their brand of music: “Behind the decks are we pure energy, we play so well as a duo. We receive a lot of com pliments from club owners who are impressed by our teamwork behind the decks. For us, the most important thing is that the crowd is having a good time. We like to play big bangers with some tracks that bring a crowd clos er together. Because we've played a lot in the Netherlands we are used to playing eclectic mixes. That's what makes us so good together. We are flexible and always able to read the crowd. Giving them whatever they need, no mat ter what it is. Weather it is house, urban, trap or techno,“ says Thom.
On their influences:
“Musical influences are hard to relate to other artists because it's more about the feeling that the whole sound brings. We have seen a lot of sounds and elements of it come and go. We created something new with the elements of music, which was hot at one particu lar moment. We have a lot of respect for other artists, but we try to be as original as possible,“ says Idir.
On their way forward:
Says Idir, “We have just had a mas sive release with Beautiful World and Mystica. We are working on a couple of new tracks. We have a lot of shows coming up, which is great! We will be part of many major music festivals and are quite excited about it. It will also be f the first time we will be coming to India, something which we are really curious about.“
On their a-ha moment:
Together with D-Rashid, they produced the Reborn EP with two tracks Reborn and Where We Go in 2012. The EP is symbolic of Blasterjaxx's renewed sound and Laidback Luke even signed them on.Blasterjaxx experienced one of the highlights in their relatively young career in early 2013, as they produced Loud And Proud together with Billy The Kit. Top DJ Tiësto approached the guys personally to sign the track at his own record label. “Another big moment was when Tiësto personally asked us to remix his singles Adagio For Strings and Love Comes Again,“ says Thom. Their single Faith officially made it to the status o Dance Smash (a weekly track nomination chosen by a bigname radio station) in Holland. Another milestone was being ranked No. 71 in the list of top 100 best deejays in the world. Their latest biggie is their single with Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren.
On their brand of music: “Behind the decks are we pure energy, we play so well as a duo. We receive a lot of com pliments from club owners who are impressed by our teamwork behind the decks. For us, the most important thing is that the crowd is having a good time. We like to play big bangers with some tracks that bring a crowd clos er together. Because we've played a lot in the Netherlands we are used to playing eclectic mixes. That's what makes us so good together. We are flexible and always able to read the crowd. Giving them whatever they need, no mat ter what it is. Weather it is house, urban, trap or techno,“ says Thom.
On their influences:
“Musical influences are hard to relate to other artists because it's more about the feeling that the whole sound brings. We have seen a lot of sounds and elements of it come and go. We created something new with the elements of music, which was hot at one particu lar moment. We have a lot of respect for other artists, but we try to be as original as possible,“ says Idir.
On their way forward:
Says Idir, “We have just had a mas sive release with Beautiful World and Mystica. We are working on a couple of new tracks. We have a lot of shows coming up, which is great! We will be part of many major music festivals and are quite excited about it. It will also be f the first time we will be coming to India, something which we are really curious about.“
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