Name:
David Borrás aka Heren
Your location(country,city)
Barcelona, Spain.
Dimitri: Can you mention your 3 biggest achievements in your music career in 2016?
Heren: For sure releasing my track 'Hundred Miles' 'Here & Now' and playing at Privilege in Ibiza, alongside Steve Angello and Brian Cross. The best gig of the summer for me.
Heren: It was positive for sure, I released two great tracks which gave me recognition throughout the industry. it was a big year for me.
Heren in his studio |
1) Best Track:
Heren: Fox Stevenson-Sweets
2) Best Artist (Dj & producer):
Heren: Audien
3) Best Remix:
Heren: Autolaser and PLS&TY - Used To This (Jupe One Minute Remix)
4) Best Remixer:
Heren: Curbi
5) Best New Talent (Dj or producer):
Heren: Tritonal
6) Best Electronic Music Album:
Heren: Deru - 1979
7) Best Electronic Music Compilation:
Heren: Summer Time (Blanco y Negro)
8) Best artwork/cover of an Album or Compilation:
Heren: Mr. K - Rise and Shine
9) Best Lyrics in an Electronic Music track
Heren: Axwell Ingrosso - Sun Is Shining
10) Best Vocalist/Singer featured on Electronic Music track:
Heren: Matthew Koma
11) Best Electronic Music Label:
Heren: Spinnin
12) Best Electronic Music Video:
Heren: Calvin Harris - My Way
13) Best Online Social media for communication with your fans:
Heren: Facebook
14) Best Twitter or Facebook message or Instagram message you received from a fan or friend or you have read on someone else’s account:
Heren: Dear Heren I just wanted to share with you how much this track (Here & Now) reached me. It really helped me through this difficult time. Thanks to you
15) Best music composition software:
Heren: Cubase Pro
16) Best Club Event or Open Air Festival:
Heren: Coachella
17) Best personal Dj Gig:
Heren: Privilege in Ibiza
18) Best Dj set of the year from other fellow Dj:
Heren: Wolfgang Gartner
19) Best country that you have visited to perform with the most up for it crowd:
Heren: Seoul (South Korea)
20) Best Radio show:
Heren: Pete Tong
21) Best Radio station:
Heren: BBC Radio
22) Best Online Record shop that you purchase your music:
Heren: Beatport
23) Best music related website that you visit frequently:
Heren: Dancing Astronaut
24) Best Smart phone or smart phone application:
Heren: Quiztones
25) Best Dj equipment (software or hardware):
Heren: CDJ 2000 Nexus
26) Best new sound or sample that has been used in Electronic Music this year perhaps introduced first by you?
Heren: Black Octopus Sound - Televisor Nu Disco Dynamite
27) Best tip that you learnt this year for your Djing techniques or music composition:
Heren: Parallel compression
28) Best piece of advice you got in relation to your career in 2016:
Heren: Work really hard to achieve your dreams.
29) Best hobby or activity that you spent a lot of time in 2016:
Heren: Walking in the nature
30) Best holiday destination for 2016 that you manage to visit this year either to relax or to perform in a club or festival:
Heren: Tokyo Japan
31) Best Electronic Music magazines in printed form not online:
Heren: Electronic Sound
32) Best Movie of the year that may inspire you to compose a track:
Heren: Inferno
33) Best online/PC/video game of the year that you have played this year?
Heren: Snow Party
34) Best soundtrack for video game of the year:
Heren: Grand Theft Auto
35) Best joke you heard this year related to electronic music:
Heren: knock, knock...
Dimitri: Finally, 2017 is ahead of us would you like to tell your plans with your future releases, tracks, albums, collaborations, Dj gigs.
Heren: I'm super excited about my new upcoming single and lots of up dates to follow, although it's all very hush hush for now ;-)
Thanks to Ben @ Urban Rebel PR for organising this interview.
Additional info:
www.herenofficial.com
www.facebook.com/herenmusic
http://twitter.com/herenmusic
http://soundcloud.com/heren