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interview with "B-Fast"
winner of our 3rd remix contest
Q. How did you come up with the IDEA for your remix entry?
A. In fact i had written this song a long time ago. I remixed parts of my old song with the new contest samples (which fitted very well!) and changed the structure of the old song to match the character of the contest samples.
Q. What software was used to create your entry?
A. Cubase SX 3 as sequenzer, Kontakt 2 as sampler and Wavelab 6 for mastering.
Q. When did you start using this software?
A. Cubase was the first program i bought when i was a pupil. It was called Cubase VST 3.2 that time. It's more than ten years ago. I really can't remember this time very well anymore.
Q. Is this program your main chioce of music software?
A. Absolutley. Unfortunatly Cubase has still some annyoing bugs and a lot of problems but since i could use Cubase even if you would wake me up in the middle of the night (and in the middle of a dream) i never used any other software.
Kontakt 2 as sampler is outstanding! Unfortunatly Kontakt 2 too has a lot of bugs. But with KSP as a build in scripting language Kontakt is far superior compared to other samplers i tried.
Wavelab 6 is perfect for mastering. You have full control, it's easy to handle and the new spectrum editor really rocks!
Q. Did you use other programs before you chose this one?
A. No.
Q. What is your prefferred genre(s) of music to make?
A. Maybe this sounds a little bit strange on a Techno / Remix / Electronica contest, but i prefer to write heavy metal and hard rock songs since i can play those songs with my band. But i really enjoy writing chill out or drum'n'bass stuff too! It's a kind of music you can create with a lot of (strange) emotions involved and that's what i like most about music: emotions!
Q. Do you play any musical instruments?
A. Yes, drums for 15 years and e-Guitar for 5 years now. And a little bit keyboard and bass.
Q. Do you have a favorite hardware synth or i/nstrument?
A. My favourite synth instrument is my PC. But i really love my Fierce Shark Guitar from Andreas Guitars!
Q. How long have you been producing electronic music?
A. Good question. I started when i was around 14...
Q. How old are you?
A. I'm 26 now.
Q. Do you use samples when making your own original music?
A. Yes! But i mostly use realistic real-instrument samples. And i'm developing sampling libraries, too. At moment i'm working on an e-guitar library with some new concepts.
Q. Which music artists/bands influence you?
A. Oh, there are too many. When it comes to Rock it's definitly Dream Theater. But i hear almost every kind of music so it's hard to say which one really influenced me.
Q. Has your music been compared to any other artists/bands?
A. No, since i have been writing music as a hobby only yet.
Q. How should you be contacted for remix/music production work?
A. Via Email to BenjaminStelzer@gmx.de or via my homepage http://ksp.dynamitec.de
Q. What do you do (hobbies) when you are not making music?
A. I'm interested in everything that is creative in any way: Graphics, 3D, Design, Writing,.. but i really enjoy a good movie, too!
Q. Anything else you might like to add?
A. I really like the idea of this contest! Finally, I hope that next time there will be a lot more entries! It would be fun on KVR!
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