Vital Techniques Interview
What music influenced you as a kid, and what influences you today?
We’ve both had a lot of musical tastes growing up, from hip-hop and grime to rock and metal. Wasn’t until we we’re introduced to drum & bass until things got really interesting though!
How did you get into production?
Antix: I started out producing when I was like 15 so that me and my mate could spit lyrics and make tracks together, on basic programs like hip-hop ejay. Really enjoyed the creative process but wanted more control over what I was doing so moved onto reason, and then onto Logic which we use today.
Vecta: And I started just from seeing what my brother was doing and being interested in it. Started learning the basics and teaching myself and just moved onwards and upwards!
What would we find in your in your studio?
We have Apple Mac desktops, Logic 9, Focusrite Saffire Pro 14 interface, Behringer Truth B2031A active monitors, Mini-Nova synth, Oxygen 8v2 keyboard,
Studio Projects C3 condensor mic w/stand, pop shield and reflection shield.
How do you go about writing your tunes? Do you usually start with a specific element?
Usually always drums. Just seems to be the way we’ve always worked. Seems a good starting point seen as they’re the backbone to the track!
Unless its remix we might start with some chords to go with vocals or something but other than that drums.
Best show you’ve ever performed at?
Outlook Festival 2012. Was the sickest week ever. Amazing to just be there, but to play as well, a few times, was incredible.
So good to be going back again this year to repeat the madness!
What artists are you really feeling at the moment?
Loving what Disclosure are doing, love their sound. Everyone on our label Second To None Music is killing it right now, especially love the Enigma Dubz and Drapez vibes that are dropping, watch out for that stuff! Antiserum is making some good music. And Scrufizzer, a big MC here in the UK and defo someone making waves right about now. And got to say Defenders of Style and Dialect are killing it right now. Hip-hop and grime straight out of Leeds city, make sure you check em out!
What have you got planned for the rest of the year?
Keep smashing out the music and working hard! Got some big gigs lined up including our labels EP promo tour 50Hurtz in Amsterdam with Badklaat and Disonata, we got Parklife and Outlook as well… roll on summer!
We’ve also just started our own event here in Leeds, Adapt. With the launch happening next month, featuring garage legend DJ sticky, Hench badman Lost plus more! Looking forward to rolling forward with that project and seeing what happens!
Favourite alcoholic beverage?
We’re both whiskey drinkers so its got to be Jack Daniels and Coke.
One song you wish you had written?
Oooow, thats a tricky one. How about ‘I wish it could be xmas’ just for the big fat royalty cheques every year!
How would you blow $1million in 24 hours?
Drugs, booze and partying in America!
All time favourite childhood TV show?
Had so many! Tom and Jerry, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers, Pokemon, Kenan and Kel, Dexters Lab… the list goes on and on!
And finally, Tacos or Burritos?
We don’t have much of them in England ya know! Gotta say mixed kebab in a naan, chilli sauce an the lot!
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