MTW: How do you create your music?
Most of the time, I bring a basic idea of how the
sound of the song could be. Then, Eduardo, our
Christoph: Most ideas for Plaza Francia songs tango specialist, develops some melodies and
are born by brainstorming processes during creative chords, giving the overall result a distinct tango feel.
sessions with Eduardo. We try to figure out how
to combine tango and pop-rock and experimented MTW: Speaking of tango, a very important quesvarious ideas. For example, sometimes Eduardo tion for our readers. Do you consider the music of
suggests some crossover guitar riff which could Plaza Francia to be suitable for dancing?
work for both styles and we started from there, or I
came out with a musical idea on which we worked Eduardo: You can surely dance to Plaza Frantogether by adding melodies.
cia music, even though it was not our first purpose
in making it, as happens for tango
canción. Surely, we create our music
thinking about physical dimensions,
and tango is dance music by definition.
Nonetheless, our first aim was to suggest a new kind of tango canción.
MTW: Catherine, how did you
meet Eduardo and Christoph?
Catherine: I met Eduardo and
Christoph after their Gotan Project
experience. I always liked their music,
and one day I received a phone call
from Eduardo, asking me if I would be
interested in singing for a tango project he was developing with various
artists. I answered that I could try and
see if we would like each other in an
artistic point of view. I liked very much
both the project itself and the musicians involved.
After our second session, Eduardo and
Christoph asked me if I would sing not
just one song, but all of them, thus creating a much greater project together.
This happened in a perfect moment
in my career. I was ready for a new
artistic adventure, taking a break from
studio composition and being an interpreter in a much different context
than the one I was used to. So I accepted. Truth is, as they said, all went
out very naturally.
MTW: How did it happen that an
alternative artist as yourself got involved in a new tango project?
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