Boys Noize: 9th IMA Dance/Electronica Song & Album Nominee
THE INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS
Nominee Spotlight- DANCE/ ELECTRONICA SONG & ALBUM
VOTE NOW FOR BOYS NOISE IN THE 9th IMA VOX POP POLL.
- Dance/Electronica Song
- Dance/Electronica Album
BAND NAME: Boys Noize
WEB SITES: WWW.BOYSNOIZE.COM, WWW.MYSPACE.COM/BOYSNOIZE, WWW.TWITTER.COM/BOYSNOIZE, WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/BOYSNOIZE,
ARE YOU SIGNED OR SELF-RELEASED? Self-released (except BN albums licensed to LAST GANG for NA)
NAME OF LABEL: Boysnoise Records
HOMEBASE/COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Berlin, Germany
ALBUM NOMINATED SONG IS ON: Power
WHERE WAS SONG RECORDED? Berlin
WHERE IS YOUR MUSIC AVAILABLE? iTunes, Beatport, Juno, Roughtrade, What People Play, Amazon. Yes, all of them.
WHICH GENRES BEST DESCRIBE YOUR MUSIC? Electronica, Indie-Dance, Techno
WHAT’S THE SONG “JEFFER” ABOUT? Bringing back the original idea of House music in a new dress.
WHY DID YOU SELECT “JEFFER” TO SUBMIT TO THE IMAs? DJs, producers and people react like this is the freshest tune of 2009.
WHAT UNUSUAL INSTRUMENTS OR TECHNIQUES DID YOU USE ON THIS ALBUM? I was using the traditional Roland TR 808 drum machine, but indeed I triggered the sample through a percussion drum machine sidechain to my compressor and I was using the same pattern for the synth. Get it??
DID FANS HELP FUND THIS PROJECT? No.
WHO IS SITTING IN YOUR AUDIENCE? Ravers, Rockers, Punks, music aficionados and open-minded motherfuckers.
WHAT MAKES YOUR FANS UNIQUE? They know what’s good.
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE PLACES TO PLAY? Illegal, dirty, small packed clubs.
WHAT HAS BEEN THE BAND’S MOST MEMORABLE ACHIEVEMENT TO DATE? Shows all over the world since 2004; branding of own record label Boysnoize Rec since 2005; tons of official remixes for the likes of Depeche Mode, Snoop Dogg or Feist; producing a full-album for Gonzales; working with Will I Am on their last and upcoming album and headlining several festivals (including playing after Grace Jones on Europe’s Best Rock Werchter Festival).
WHAT’S IN THE WORKS FOR 2010? All the main festivals during this summer around the world, producing for new talented artists, releasing the GONZALES x BN collaboration album and working on a new album,
FINISH THIS SENTENCE: THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS… Reborn as a free candy.
WHAT IS YOUR DEFINITION OF SUCCESS? To make a living out of something that you love; travelling the world; no alarm clocks.
WHAT’S ON YOUR IPOD THAT WOULD SURPRISE YOUR FANS? Münchner Freiheit and Wayne Wonder.
NAME SOME ARTISTS YOU ARE CHAMPIONING: Djedjotronic, Siriusmo and the rest of Boysnoize Records artists. And of course, old Techno-House head Jeff Mills or German Electronica collective around Raster Noton.
