André Visior was lucky enough to be born and growing up in the area of Frankfurt Main. Frankfurt is not only said to be one of the most thriving areas in Germany with highest life quality standards but also one of the cities which are the birthplaces of electronic dance music. Cult DJs such as Sven Vaeth or Talla 2XLC and legendary dance clubs like Omen or Dorian Gray influenced the scene more than anywhere else in the world. André was in the core of the dance music scene at a very early age and was carried away by this new music style around that time. He built up a great understanding of sounds very fast and didn't only have a passion for simple Club-Technosounds but also for productions of Jean Michel Jarre or real milestones in electronic music like 'Electrica Salsa' which is one of the very first productions of Sven Vaeth.
André very early recognized that he wanted to switch the dancefloor with the dj booth. He spent his time learning the art of DJ-ing, bought his first records and at the age of 16 he already made his debut in front of an audience at the holy 'Decks of Steel'. Many further performances followed at small and bigger events and through the years he also played in top clubs like Techno Club/ Dorian Gray, Oxa in Zurich, Reaktor Buehl or Nature One. Even the radio stations HR3, well known for its 'Clubnight', and Sunshine Live, today the most successful radio station for Dance music, booked André Visior for several events.
His first own single 'Speed Up' – started very effectively. This track was licensed by Warner Music (east west Records) and reached position 34 in the German Media Control Charts. Several TV-performances followed, e.g. at the 'VIVA' programs 'Clubrotation' and 'Interaktiv', at 'NBC Giga', 'MTV' or even 'RTL'. André proved with his follow up single 'Don't Go' that he is not a one hit wonder. The single also reached position 47 of the Charts and was published in many countries, such as the USA. At the end of the year 2003 André managed his breakthrough and several scene magazines designated him as the 'Newcomer of the Year'. Since that day he had several very successful releases also in cooperation with other producers like Dark Moon or Kay Stone. The single 'Sunrise' gave Armin van Buuren goose bumps when he first listened to it and was played as his 'Tune of the week' in the famous radioshow A State of Trance.
Recently André has had a longer break because of his little daughter but he'll now start again as you might have seen his latest releases on Daniel Kandi's Label 'Always Alive'. And there're already a lot of new collaborations and singles planned for 2018!
Dimitris: Can you mention your biggest music career achievements in 2018?
Andre Visior: Getting a license deal for Subculture.
Dimitris: Can you rate 2018 for you as a year with 1 being very bad until 10 that is perfect year!
Andre Visior: 9 excellent year. Every year in music is excellent when u love what u do
1) Best 3 Tracks from other artists in 2018, please give us a short comment for each track:
Andre Visior:
Joint Operations Centre feat. Kate Miles - Behind The Silence (Cold Blue Rmx.)
(absolutely outstanding track)
Giuseppe Ottaviani - Till the sunrise (no words needed, I love his productions)
Roger Shah & Aisling Jarvis - Hold your head up high (Aly & Fila remix) (Big vocal tune)
2) Your 3 Best of 2018 personal productions, give us more background info about them:
Andre Visior: Andre Visior - The Only One (One of my best productions ever, the Title is dedicated to my wife)
Andre Visior & Mind X - Hallucination (happy to saw this played at the Mainfloor of Luminosity this year)
Reorder & Andre Visior - Desert Rose (very proud to got a collab with this fantastic guy)
3) Best Artist in 2018(DJ & producer) please explain why you pick him/her up:
Andre Visior: Cold Blue, for the reason I know him personally for a long time and ever told him to do what he love. I´m happy to see him growing up more and more.
4) Best Remix in 2018, please explain why you liked it so much:
Andre Visior: Joint Operations Centre feat. Kate Miles - Behind The Silence (Cold Blue Rmx.), because is a very outstanding track and Remix.
5) Best Remix that you have produced in 2018, please tell us why you believe is your best work?
Andre Visior: U96 ft TH & Nadi Sunrise - Das Boot 2018 (Andre Visior Rmx)
6) Best Remixer for 2018, please tell us why you choose him/her:
Andre Visior: Cold Blue again, I really love his productions.
7) Best New Talent in 2018 (DJ or producer), please explain the reasons why you choose him/her :
Andre Visior: Miroslav Vrlik, he always is doing a lot of good productions and in my opinion he is one of the most underrated producers right now, he is very talented.
8) Best electronic music compilation in 2018, please explain what exactly you liked about this compilation(the elements you appreciate):
Andre Visior: Technoclub Vol 55, cause there is a track of mine featured on it:-)
Its technoclub week! This friday we present our 55th release! Wow! Yeah, @ArcticMoonMusic & @djtalla2xlc and lots of awesome tunes nonstop in the mix! preorder now: https://t.co/VAh4CeVP2b— Talla 2XLC (@djtalla2xlc) 24 Οκτωβρίου 2018
u.s. link: https://t.co/LCGYnmGzsR@Technoclub_FFM #talla2xlc #arcticmoon #trance pic.twitter.com/IDAS8CLwRe
9) Best vocalist/singer featured on electronic music track in 2018, please tell why you appreciate this singer/vocalist and why:
Andre Visior: Difficult, there are so many good
10) Best electronic music label for 2018, please justify why you choose this label and what was so special in 2018 about it:
Andre Visior: Same here
11) Best Twitter/Facebook/Instagram message you may have received about your music or your DJ performance in 2018:
Andre Visior: It always making me proud if many people from all over the world loving my tracks.
12) Best music composition software in 2018, please explain why you appreciate it so much:
Andre Visior: I personally use FL studio, for me the best to handle.
13) Best Club event or Festival that you have performed there or you would love one day to perform there, please explain the reasons that influenced your choice of the event & festival:
Andre Visior: Nature One
14) Your Best personal DJ Gig for 2018 (if you are active as DJ) and why you believe is the finest(if you have uploaded your DJ set on Soundcloud/Mixcloud/YouTube please provide the link):
Andre Visior: Technoclub @ Nature One 2018,+ very nice festival.
15) Best music related website that you visit frequently, please explain what you exactly appreciate in this web site and you may recommended to your fans as well:
Andre Visior: www.beatport.com
Dimitris: In 2018 the electronic music talent AVICII died and this has alerted several artists to become more health conscious. Are there any lessons to learn as an artist out from this sad event?
Andre Visior: The most important thing is the music. I saw the documentary about Avicii and i was shocked. If there is all just about the money it´s the beginning of the end.
Dimitris: In 2018 there was a big movement for revival of classic tracks and retro events have boomed with music policy of solely classic tracks. What is your opinion about events or stages only with classics and can you choose for us your absolute 3 favourite classics?
Andre Visior: Yes i can.
The Visions of Shiva - How much can u take
The Age of Love - The Age of Love (Jam & Spoon Watch Out for Stella Rmx)
Marmion - Schöneberg
All those tracks remind me for my first Love Parade in 1993 in Berlin, 25 years ago. I´m getting old lol.
Dimitris: Can you mention briefly your plans for your future releases, tracks, albums, collaborations, DJ gigs for 2019!
Andre Visior: No I can´t as I always do what I like and love. Music is my hobby so everything comes from my heart.
Dimitris: Finally, what is your biggest wish for 2019 and give us your wishes for our readers?
Andre Visior: My family, my friends and me should be healthy.
Thanks to Andre for his answers!
Additional info:
www.facebook.com/andre.visior
www.twitter.com/AndreVisior
www.instagram.com/andrevisior
www.soundcloud.com/andre-visior-official
www.discogs.com/de/artist/63005-André-Visior?page=1