La Bonne Critique talks about... TARIK MACHIAVEL / MUSIC
Tarik Machiavel – Electronic and techno music producer
'Music is passion, nothing else.'
'I'm not striving to please an audience if there are ten people or ten thousand people that like what I do, I'm happy.'
Machiavels' desire to produce music began during his time living in London where he met many different talented electro and techno djs and frequented some of the best known electro clubs. His main musical inspirations being jazz, r'n'b and funk, he wanted to transmit these sounds into his elctronic music. He later furthered his knowledge in Berlin where he became inspired by the techno producer and label owner Stephane Bodzin.
Machiavel learned from experimentation and by surrounding himself by talented djs in the industry, he emphasises the neccessity of motivation 'the motivation to make music needs to come from you and not just from a desire to please a large public, its not consumerism'.
Machiavel took a step backstage creating his own label in 2011 called Machiavel Records. He was concious of the fact that the world of electro music was and still is saturated, with many famous Djs just 'following the wave' always reproducing the same beats. He was selective about what DJ's he produced on his label, they needed to show not only inspiration but 'infusion', something creative and new.
Machiavel continues to make his own music (see links), beats with a chill, lounge vibe, a softer approach to electro music. He wishes to focus more on his own creations in the future, with a focus on quality rather than quantity. With 13 years experience he has learned how to make his sounds authentic... following perhaps in the steps of Bodzin who considers "authenticity is everything - without it everything would appear to be nothing more than a hollow shell."
Quelle belle recontre !
Emma-Josie
LINKS
https://soundcloud.com/machiave…/major-original-mixno-master
https://soundcloud.com/machiave…/drop-original-mix-no-master