In this edition, we feature EDM producer Boys Noize and singer Moga Mogami from Dempagumi.inc, plus exclusive coverage of the FIA World Endurance Championship racing at Fuji Speedway.
But why would I make that music? Someone has already made those records, so when it comes to my own music, I just feel like I've got to make something that doesn't quite exist in a way, and if I'm excited by the sounds, then it just comes out naturally.
FUSION: I was wondering what it takes to be on top of your game as a producer and musician nowadays, and how you deal with the obstacles you always encounter.
ALEX: Honestly, I don't feel much difficulty or obstacles really, if there's one thing it would be the dimension of social media engagement. Coming from house and techno. things were completely reverse, you could drop records without having to sign up for a million different social networking sites, without having to post yourself continously
When I first started. it was on vinyl. I was working at a record store at the time and I would simply locate records and not see any advertising for the musicians that would produce electronic music. You would not see people's faces on underground E.P's or albums ever. You didnt know anything about the producers or how they looked, it had a kind of a mystery to it and that was one reason I started to enjoy this because I wanted to be somewhere where I didn't have to put my face out there.
I think there's a lot of producers and musicians especially in the more underground scene that would also enjoy not having to care about promoting yourself and instead focus on the music rather than how you sell yourself.