Interview with EVO-K: Your Next Flight Into Music
1. Give us a little bit of your history, when did you start mixing?
My EDM story ;) started in 2005 and found the first boom in 2008 with my debut album, but it was the metamorphosis I experienced over the past three years until my first really substantial work DIVERSE (WE ARE) that officially opened doors to success, giving me an increasing number of fans and outstanding international live acts.
I was madly in love with music since I was a teenager (and even before). Going back several years, my father was a very active DJ in Italy, so I grew up following in his footsteps.
2. What inspires you the most?
My music is definitely inspired by the experiences of my whole life: travels, passion, joys, pain, sex, tears, desires, loves, prohibitions, the world around me… and my need for FREEDOM!
While, in terms of “EDM gurus” I would say: Wolfgang Gartner, Knife Party, Cedric Gervais, John Dahlbäck among others.
Everyday you have to learn and be inspired, if you want to improve yourself.
3. What was the moment you are most proud of in your career?
This year, undoubtedly! I currently have the most amazing tour I have ever done (Save The World Tour 2013), both for the new countries I am crossing and for the kind of live acts I am proposing, the very positive feedback from people is opening my heart!
I also add to this that 2013 is my most interesting year regarding my productions too: my Electro House sound is consolidating to a higher quality and the new releases scheduled for this summer and late summer… really pump up! Besides, I got the pleasure and chance to co-produce some tracks with very talented DJ/producers among which I would like to mention Coldbeat (the Eliezer Hofstaetter from Brazil), Xenos (Italy), YouzarsiF (Russia), Bassman (Italy) and I also have in the pipeline a couple of featurings with the “Italians” New Generation Deejays and the top American Matthew LeFace.
So… stay tuned because we have a lot of irons in the fire!
4. How is the house music scene in Italy? Where is your dream city/country to perform in?
In my opinion, Italian music scene is sadly flat, outdated. I honestly don’t aim to make inroads in Italy because this would mean changing my sound towards something hustler and TOO commercial and consequently lower the quality of the project itself.
Italy has a strange outdated music market in all genres (rock, pop, EDM, etc) that’s why I definitely give all my respect to foreign artists and that’s also why I’m moving my sound to what people outside of Italy like and want to hear.
Actually, my dream city/country to perform in would be the west coast of the US, Canada, and northern Europe, I’ve never been there so it would be awesome to bring my music there for the first time!
Thanks EVO-K, we are looking forward to hearing what you’ve been working on! Like her Facebook page and definitely subscribe to her on Whyd!