THOMAS GOLD [02.07.08]
TOUCH THE FEELING
Uber producer / DJ (hey he is from Germany) Thomas Gold has hit Australia with a crate brim-full of electro-house goodness. We caught him with a few questions as he prepares for his South East Queensland gigs.
What's fresh out of the Thomas Gold laboratory at the moment?
Actually I’m working on my new Thomas Gold single. It will be finished in August and I’m excited as it will be a bit different from what people know as Thomas Gold style. I want to do something new and fresh so this is why I’ve been working for a couple of weeks on this now. Also I am preparing a small Thomas Gold EP which will show the dubbier side of my productions ... Besides this there are some remixes coming up right after my return from Australia, so my diary is full and I’m happy :-)
When it comes to the art of the remix, how do you approach each project?
For me there is not THE approach, but mainly I start with a short sequence which I build around a part of the original track. Then I try to find a certain mood or feeling for the remix. Means that I try to find a basic groove, a cool bassline or an interesting chord structure. Then I start working on the breakdown section of the remix because this for me is the ‘heart’ of the mix, everything leads into it and everything emerges from it. At the same time I work on several other parts of the mix, just how the ideas come to my mind ... so actually I work on the mix as a whole and I go from the ‘big view’ more and more into the fine details.
You've remixed the likes of Just Jack, Roger Sanchez, Ian Carey - what attracts you to a song that makes you think 'hey I wouldn't mind remixing that?'
It’s always about the soul of a track. I have to feel something when I have to decide whether I do a remix on a track or not. If nothing is really touching me when I listen to a track I cannot remix it – or maybe I could, but it would not be musical and not a real TG one ... I need some kind of emotion when I work on a track, this is where my ideas and inspiration come from.
You’ve been at this game for a while now right?
Yes, I have been DJing since I was 14 years old. I bought my first record then and at every party you could find me behind the so-called DJ booth ... while my friends were taking care about the girls! I got my first professional DJ job at the age of 18 and I had it for exactly 2 nights, then I was fired because I was too bad. So this was for me the point where I started to learn a lot from other DJs, I learnt how to react to a crowd and how to drive them. And I became my biggest own critic. Nevertheless, it took me years to come to the point where I went internationally, mainly because of my Thomas Gold project. So for me, DJing is an important part of producing, it’s a perfect opportunity to see what’s going on in the clubs, to meet other DJs, to be up-to-date and to get inspiration and ideas for the studio work!
Ibiza as a place, how cool is it?
Absolutely cool. Although the atmosphere has changed a lot within the last years (it’s losing more and more of its real spirit). Ibiza still is one of THE spots to be for every musician, producer, DJ and clubber. I can get so much inspiration from my stays on the island, it is just awesome when you see all these clubbers gathering together. When you see all the big and biggest DJs in one place, open air or at the beach or wherever. I go there every year and everytime I come back with tons of ideas in my head. Perfect!
You're coming out to Australia, what tunes are you bring for us peeps?
I will bring some hot new tracks I just received, some of my favourite classic tunes and of course I will bring my own latest productions and remixes! There will be some stuff I never played before so watch out for the new Thomas Gold stuff! Also I just got the new production from my friend and partner Chris Ortega.
The Matchstick
Thomas Gold plays at The Bedroom, Surfers Paradise on July 6 and at Dirty Thursday at The Monastery on July 10. Thomas also mixes one of the three discs in Onelove’s new ‘Neon Nights’ release, with TV Rock, and Foley & Generik doing the other two.
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