Best Of 2018 Interview with DJ & producer Schala

Producer & DJ from San Francisco with support by Armin van Buuren, Above & Beyond, Tritonal, and more.

Dimitris: Can you mention your biggest music career achievements in 2018?

Schala: Had 3 dates on the Enhanced 10 tour, and a number of other shows supporting big acts in big clubs.

Dimitris: Can you rate 2018 for you as a year with 1 being very bad until 10 that is perfect year!

Schala: 9 excellent year, This year was by far my most favourite year yet for music. I got to go on tour for the first time and it was surreal for so many reasons. I also played a number of other shows during the spring and summer and had a blast. Unfortunately, two very crucial songs have been delayed from releasing, both due to vocalist complications.., this kept 2018 from being perfect, but rest assured huge things are around the corner for early 2019!

1) Best 3 Tracks from other artists in 2018, please give us a short comment for each track:

Schala: 1.) Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa - One Kiss : Probably one of the biggest dance tracks of 2018. Such a well put together and solid mix, nothing you couldn't expect from Calvin Harris.

2.) Tritonal, Kill The Noise, Seven Lions feat. HALIENE - Horizon: Tritonal and Seven Lions are some of my favorite names in dance music, so this is already one of my favorite songs of all time and for it to also be on Enhanced makes it that much more amazing.

3.) ilan Bluestone & Sunny Lax - 43+86=129 : Everything about this song is amazing. I had been listening to it as an ID for almost an entire year and I'm so glad to finally have it release in 2018.

2) Your 3 Best of 2018 personal productions, give us more background info about them:

Schala: I made my other-then progressive trance debut this year with Final Future. It was released on DS-R (Digital Society Recordings, a label on Enhanced Music.) This track displays how I am growing as a producer, experimenting with different soundscapes. You can expect more things like this from me in the future, as I will be branching out to other genres here and there in between my progressive releases. I have played this record out a lot at shows this year, and it does extremely well on the dance floor.

3) Best Artist in 2018(DJ & producer) please explain why you pick him/her up:

Schala: I nominate Amelie Lens, she is an extremely talented and hard working not only as a DJ & Producer, but record label owner as well. She has achieved so much this year and has proven to be such a great producer & DJ.

4) Best Remix in 2018, please explain why you liked it so much:

Schala: Yahel & Infected Mushroom - Electro Panic (Azax x Boombastix Remix), this is such a solid psy trance song. I love the rolling bass and overall everything about this mix is so clean and big. I used this a lot while playing out this year and it did its job very well!