DJ Mag Canada 011- November 2013 | Page 120

AFTER the success of their debut album ‘Memory Of A Dream’ last year, Maltese trance duo Tenishia ?ipped their aesthetic coin and in 2013 released ‘Frozen Roads 2’. “It was our ?rst chill-out album,” report the duo of Joven Grech and Cyprian Cassar. “It started as a side project in order to reach an audience out of the EDM ?eld. It is a collection of our own original tracks updated into downtempo and chill-out versions.” Their own tracks this year have included the boisterous beats and subdued trance stylings of ‘Jaguar’ and surging bass drills of ‘As We Speak’, whilst the immediate future will see the pair collaborate with Jonathan Mendelsohn on another new single. As well as reporting an increasingly essential scene in their homeland of Malta — where the likes of Cream?elds already plays out annually — they cite gigs in “Singapore, Ibiza and a debut sell-out in Argentina” as some of their fondest memories of 2013, but we’re sure 2014 will be just as fruitful. KRISTAN J CARYL 65 Have DJs’ fees got out of hand? “Depends, people think that all the fee goes straight to the DJ, but really there are many entities like agents, managers, PR agents and taxes to be paid.” Has dance music become the new pop? “It’s more a case of pop producers trying to jump on the dance music bandwagon to sell records than vice versa.” If you could be any animal what would you be? Joven: “A lion, so I’ll be king.” Cyprian: “A shark, so I could eat everyone.” Should DJs do ‘heart hands’? “We do not see anything wrong with that. Music is about getting people together.” Do DJs have a duty to speak out about drugs? “Don’t think so. Police and councillors don’t have the duty to speak about music.” What would be on your fantasy rider? Joven: “Megan Fox serving drinks.” Cyprian: “Rihanna pre-show massage.” ?15 TENISHIA From: Malta. Style: “Trance.” Best known for: “‘Where Do We Begin’ or ‘Piano On Demand’.” Tune of 2013: Alex Morph feat Sylvia Tosun ‘Angel’s Love (Andrew Rayel Remix)’.” Breakthrough DJ/producer of 2013: “Andrew Rayel.” WHEN Tiësto remixes one of your tracks you know you are onto a good thing, and their track ‘Get Loose’ has been making some big waves for Dutch hard EDM duo Noisecontrollers. However, Bas Oskam and Arjan Terpstra have been operating as Noisecontrollers since 2005 and have plenty of other hardstyle anthems under their belts. So what makes the genre unique? “Most of all the energy,” they tell DJ Mag, “you can’t stand still on hardstyle.” Citing Technoboy and Zany/Donkey Rollers as being to hardstyle what Elvis Presley was to rock ‘n’ roll, the duo are yet another breakout act hailing from the Netherlands. Why does their homeland produce so much dance talent? “I guess that has to do with our history and the fact that most dance genres are founded here,” they explain. “Cos of the Dutch success in dance, it’s logical new talents are attracted, which keeps the scene alive.” With their jaunt to Seoul being a highlight of this year — “Such an overwhelming city and great crowd” — Noisecontrollers are looking forward to 2014 because “every year keeps overruling the year before”. DAVID MCCARTHY Have DJs’ fees got out of hand? “It’s a demand and supply situation. If the quality is above standard, then there is a high demand for a certain DJ.” Has dance music become the new pop? “I don’t know if such a comparison would make any sense.” If you could be any animal what would you be? “For sure something that can ?y and not low on the food-chain.” Should DJs do ‘heart hands’? “Whatever they feel like.” Do DJs have a duty to speak out about drugs? “I don’t think so. There is no such thing as acting to be a good role model. They should just be themselves and only speak their mind about topics when they truly mean it.” What would be on your fantasy rider? “Nothing more than we already have. Most importantly, a good soundsystem.” 66 ?39 NOISECONTROLLERS From: Holland. Style: “Hard EDM.” Best known for: “‘So High’/’Get Loose’.” Tune of 2013: “‘Get Loose’.” Breakthrough DJ/producer of 2013: “Too much new quality to name only one.” djmag.com 107