We were there again for 3rd year on the Best Global Dance Event of the world and we are still trying to recover from it. Tomorrowland festival is an experience that you enjoy in full capacity for 3 days but the memories from it last for the whole year round until the time to come to enter its ground the next year. The festival was coming slowly to its end and we met at the artist area with the fantastic upcoming trance duo Tenishie from Malta to discuss mainly their recently released album Memory of A Dream that is out now on Armada Music. We asked them to tell us how and when the project started and in which label they got their first signing. They highlight especially the crucial support in their career they got from the trance superstar dj Armin van Buuren who signed them in his label for 3 great releases that they produce with Kirsty Hawkshaw. They reveal the collaborations they did for their album and we talk about their recent music video for As It Should that was filmed in Malta with the great vocals by Jan Johnston who actually visit them in their studio in Malta to record the tracks.
Another question is about their current single Point of No Return on S107. Of course we ask them about their future gigs and they tell us how proud they feel to be invited to play at the Tranceaddict stage of Tomorrowland festival. They give us their opinion about European EDM artists invading with their music the USA market and of course we ask them about the special tracks that will play during their performance that by the way was fantastic. They played real, pure and just beautiful trance to dance and hug the big speakers of the brilliant soundsystem at the Tranceaddict stage. Enjoy this brilliant interview.
Tasty info about Tenishia:
Currently ranked 91 in the DJ MAG top 100, Tenishia hold their own as the most successful DJ/Producer in Malta, selling arena shows and appearing everywhere from TV to mobile phone adverts. Winners of ‘Best Newcomer Award 2005’′, ‘Best Live Performance 2005’′ and 3 years in a row ‘Best Dance Tune Award’ at the Malta Music Awards, Tenishia has proved to be an Icon to the young generation taking the clubbing scene by storm and building up enough fans to hold their own Tenishia Live events. They have been producing some of the biggest progressive trance tunes on Armada Music which are quickly spreading this musical phenomenon around the World!
Tenishia’s story started in Summer 2004 when Joven Grech and Cyprian Cassar met through mutual friends and joined forces for music production after a discussion about music in a small bar. Joven was already into djing for a few years while Cyprian had a perfect ear for good melodies due to his classical music background of playing the piano and other musical instruments from a very young age. Eventually their work in the studio paid off as they signed their first production to Armada in 2005, following with three big hits with Kirsty Hawkshaw on Armada’s top label Armind. One of which was ‘Outsiders’, which made it to big compilations such as ‘Ministry of Sound’ and ‘Cream Ibiza’ , got chosen as ‘One for the Weekend’ on BBC Radio and transformed Tenishia from national to international stars as their music got to the hands of some of the World’s biggest names.
Even though, Tenishia were already climbing the success ladder back in the home country of Malta with numerous gigs, including a booking at the MTV Summerdance Event and Creamfields, Tenishia got their biggest break trough in Malta when the World’s number one DJ, Armin van Buuren introduced them on stage while playing their already popular radio track ‘Burning from the Inside’. This sealed the deal, as it was the first time ever that such a big DJ played a locally made track which led to a whole revolution of a Club DJ on the island of Malta by inspiring young talents and already established DJs into music production.
Hard driven and a full of determination, Tenishia kept pushing their way through the road of success, working from their state of the art studio in Malta, producing, organizing their own Tenishia Live events and also establishing their own production school to help out the new talents. Today, Tenishia travel the world with their music. Taking the adventure to their fans in various countries.
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Many thanks to Erin at Theory X for arranging this top interview,
Many thanks to Paul for his camera work,
Many thanks to Debbie and Getinpr for having us as press at Tomorrowland.
Many thanks to Paul for his camera work,
Many thanks to Debbie and Getinpr for having us as press at Tomorrowland.
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