CHAISHOP - 23 questions to Fred Dado

23 questions to Fred Dado

Author: Michele Adamson
Date: Feb 21, 2008
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Deedrah, Transwave, Dado... Fred Dado is a very busy musician. Nevertheless he found time to answer 23 questions from Michele Adamson.

01 Good Lord, did you have a pasty for breakfast?

first of all you can call me fred, i am not a lord and i am not that good. second i come from this part of france where we have fried snails and froglegs for breakfast .

02 who is better looking dino or shanti?

well ,it s real hard for me to answer to this question as they are both equally handsome beautiful pieces of ass. but honestly why do you think they wear masks!?

03 you're a bit slinky fingered on the old ivories. where did you learn to play piano?

on my house piano , when i was 5 .my dad bough it for my sister . i was instructed to touch the black notes only and when i am ten i was able to touch the white ones .did you know each piano have 7 invisible keys. these trigger emotions and feelings to the audioence .....

04 you have a new project KROME ANGELS with shanti matkin and dino psaras. how is it touring with other artists?

well it s better than being alone , on stage or travelllng really. and i have a sore back so they carry my luggage for me

05 i see you a lot in Brazil what keeps you coming back there?

it s close to argentina!

06 you've been based in Ibiza for some time now.

8 years

how do you think the island and it's inimitable vibe has influenced your music?

i think the light of the island enlightened my productions. even if my studio has no windows . go figure!

07 you're reknowned on the scene as a top talent, keeping it real in a sea of increasingly crowd pandering sound.

i am also reknowed as having the longest ..... ever. does it make me a better man?

do you think your dance moves help keep the kids in touch with reality?

michele please.....

08 what computer are you using now?

numerous macs . also pc when i am desperate .

are you running your music editing software in leopard?

yes 10.5.2 all the way . work s better if your wear leopard underwear too. i use soundtrack pro for editing. i love it s non destructive editing cubase style . i use ( still ) metasynth for extreme tweakening and logic pro does the rest. but i use more and more of my old geazers the analog synth. you know, synthesizers in boxes?

09 what sound card do you take on tour?

focusrite saffire . output level is really high . and it s got a great preamp for recording voices like the one of ...... mmmmmmmmmaria carey

10 what is the worst thing in psytrance at the moment?

the music

11 what is the best ?

the silence at the end of the party

12 i know of Deedrah, Transwave, GBU, Federico Baltimore, Krome Angels & Dado. am i missing any projects for your already bulging agenda?

you miss some that you d better miss . oh ! and a project with riktam called i put my fingers in my nose and i think it makes a noise and also more seriously midicops with koxbox

when will you be unleashing your new material on the world?

i am currently producing dimitri nakov's new LP and a new compilation for reunion records ( athens ) . we just finished the cd for KA and transwave's fourth album is nearly finished. (and nearly nice as they say in japan ! )

13 do you check yourself?

aiiiii

14 do you wreck yourself?

realise!

15 what are your dreams for musical possibilities?

full surround in 192khs resolution . i won t stop till i get there . and then i ll go back to transverse flute

16 in GBU who is the good?

it s me

17 who is your best mate?

my macbook pro .

18 how long is your week?

7 days . and yours. ( before i had weeks of 6 days 72 but then i had synchro problems.