interview

i n t e r v i e w

who are you, where do you live, (real name, age)?

My name is Mario Kraljevic, i live in Winterthur near to Zürich and i'm 24!

what are you doing when you´re not playing music, (jobs, other things)?

I use to change often the jobs:) Now i'm working on the own label, together with a friend (Paolo Samana)! the name of the label is Shell Splinta, nothing typicall for a psylabel - we know:)

how did you come to music, did you play other instruments/music before you came to psytrance (roots)?

my oncle was playing guitar all the time, i was 5 years old and i did love it!
my wish was to play drums in a band with him, but it didn't happens.
the firs real contact with music was electro and breakbeat. graffiti and breakdance was following. after some years i moved to the dancscene and clubmusic. i remember the firs record that i have buyed - pascal f.e.o.s!!

what is your style, how and when did you come to trancemusic, to producing, to your first gigs?

my style is good danceble progressive music! progressive trance, techno whatever. i came to trancemusic after the zoom-party 2000, and it was a new muic for me. now the trancemusic goes there where i have started - to progressive and techno. 95, i had my firs cubase 1.0 and it was nice to create breakbeats but just breaks, thats why i stopped to do this and start to DJing!
last year i met the chakradelic partyorganisation, and there i had my firs gigs. I have played with names like Matenda, Beat Bizarre, Noma and many more.

what is going on in your local scene?

huii, its a big movement, not just in the psyscene, the whole electronic musicscene in Zürich is great. i think there are just two problems, too many partys and too many competition between the dj's and acts, but the thing is: there is place enough for all i think!!

what does trancemusic mean for you, how importand is trance for you, what do you use it for?

I like to listen to many styles of music, techno, house, old pop as well!
but good progressivetrance is the ultimate partymusic for me. A important "Energyloader"!

what do you think about our scene and where do you think are we going to (development, future trend)?

the scene is big and it comes bigger, but the splitting is not to stop. different styles and different minds. I would like to remember the old times of partys – everything was Techno!! But I have allsow to look forward!

what are your releases/events until now, (discographie)?

Our first release will be a 12" on AP-Records, soon!!

what are your futurities, upcoming releases, upcoming parties?

The most improtant thing is our new label and the first releases.
We hope this year, a 12" of a very good israelien act! Releases of our own music on the label will follow, and of other national and international topacts!!

what was the best, funniest or strangest experience in your carreer?

Pregnant women are everytime a strange ecperience on partys!!!!!

ok, that´s it for the first if there is anything else you want to tell please feel free to write it down...

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