An established member of the Coldharbour roster, but at the same time, a new beginning; as Fisherman embarked on his first original piece as a singular act, with The Mission. The Dutchman sprung into life earlier in the summer of 2018, particularly with his tougher edged festival take on Markus Schulz and Delacey's Favorite Nightmare. And with The Mission, the energetic and anthemic tones feature as prominently as before. A fist-pump inducing lead to penetrate dancefloors and open air settings, The Mission had found an accomplished spot in the playlists of many. A proud native of Venlo, Fisherman is equipped with determination to represent his patch on the global trance stage. He spearheaded the inaugural Airwalk Festival on Saturday November 10th; with the extra responsibility of providing the event's official anthem called The Jaguar. In a country where event themes and anthems have their own esteemed history throughout the years, The Jaguar impressively finds itself within good company; demonstrating Fisherman's track record in curating anthemic, dancefloor driven weapons.
Dimitris: Can you rate 2018 for you as a year with 1 being very bad until 10 that is perfect year!
Fisherman: 8 very good year
1) Best 3 Tracks from other artists in 2018, please give us a short comment for each track:
Fisherman: Nifra x Anske - Powerball. This track has it all: A sick mindblowing groove and a killer melody!
Gabriel & Dresden feat. Sub Teal - Only Road (Cosmic Gate Remix). A track with a lot of feels and yet still very banging. Always worked great on the dance floors!
Dennis Sheperd - Tafelberg. Very well produced tune with a very emotional breakdown and drop. But still remaining a bad ass vibe.
2) Your 3 Best of 2018 personal productions, give us more background info about them(please provide the listening link for our readers):
Fisherman: The Jaguar (Airwalk Festival 2018 Anthem). This track was the anthem for my own event Airwalk - Indoor Trance Festival, which took place in November for the very first time in Venlo
The Mission. My first solo release on Coldharbour Recordings and the track that went viral thanks to the raving nuns ;)
X. After a long period of silence, this was my first single, released on ASOT.
3) Best Remix in 2018, please explain why you liked it so much:
Fisherman: The Cosmic Gate remix of Only Road by Gabriel & Dresden. It has all the right elements. Feels, sick groove and powerful drop.
4) Best Remix that you have produced in 2018, please tell us why you believe is your best work?
Fisherman: My Festival Mix of Favorite Nightmare by Markus Schulz feat. Delacey. This remix is perfect for the big stages as it has a nice blend of trance and big room sounds.
5) Best electronic music album in 2018? Please explain your decision why you think is the best album?(b) Do you believe that albums are still relevant or you prefer singles:
Fisherman: Day: Yotto - Hyperfall. Such a quality album. Pure progressive at it's best!
Night: Markus Schulz - We Are The Light. A lot of good vocal bombs on this album and they work really well on the dance floor
Albums are most definitely very relevant these days. They also showcase much better the producer's mind style-wise, than just singles. As they get to explore their own paths more.
6) Best vocalist/singer featured on electronic music track in 2018, please tell why you appreciate this singer/vocalist and why:
Fisherman: Delacey in Favorite Nightmare (Fisherman Festival Mix). She has such a good haunting voice. Amazing!
7) Best electronic music video for 2018, please explain why you like this video so much:
Fisherman: The Mission nun video haha. Best. Video. Clip. EVER!
8) Best online social media for 2018 and why you believe is the best particularly in 2018?:
Fisherman: Instagram. The stories feature can be a lot of fun sometimes to drop some stupid stuff, especially when touring haha
9) Best Twitter/Facebook/Instagram message you may have received about your music or your DJ performance in 2018:
Fisherman: Someone said that I rocked it solo just as much as I did with Fisherman & Hawkins. I mean, that's cool to hear!
10) 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:
Fisherman: Airwalk - Indoor Trance Festival at the Maaspoort in Venlo. A whole year of work we put into it with the whole team. It was the first big Airwalk event, sold out, and it was beyond all expectations!
11) Your Best personal DJ Gig for 2018 (if you are active as DJ) and why you believe is the finest:
Fisherman: Airwalk - Indoor Trance Festival together with Nifra. It was in my own hometown and seeing 1500 people going absolutely bananas was overwhelming! Especially as more is coming up in the near future. Airwalk is about to burst!
12) Best DJ set from other fellow DJ in 2018 and why you believe his/her set was so fantastic?:
Fisherman: Guy J at Airwalk pres. Guy J. It was 10/10! So much emotions he put into his sets and seeing him editing tracks live to make them hit even bigger was mindblowing. The "Airwalk pres." club nights are unique anyway because the DJ is positioned in the middle of the room, like Boiler Room. Very cool!
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?
Fisherman: Balance is the key. And humour is needed! This scene is already too serious enough ;)
Dimitris: If you are DJ or producer who travels very often to perform Live in various countries can you give us your best Travel Tip for 2018 in order to survive the long travelling hours?
Fisherman: Good ear-plugs, work on your set/productions while flying or read a boring book to help you fall asleep...
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?
Fisherman: It's cool to have some classics on an event but I'm not a big fan of classics only nights. It's nice as a closing act or for a smaller second stage on the side tho for the fans. But I'd rather want to focus more on the future, which is more interesting in my opinion.
Dimitris: Can you mention briefly your plans for your future releases, tracks, albums, collaborations, DJ gigs for 2019!
Fisherman: Lots of new tunes in the making! I just finished a remix of Markus Schulz and Gabriel & Dresden's classic 'Without You Near' which is doing really well everywhere. People keep asking me when the release date will be haha. For now we will keep it for ourselves :P
Gig-wise we are going to do more Airwalk events in 2019, like the very first Airwalk Boat Party which got sold out within 3 weeks time!
Dimitris: Finally, what is your biggest wish for 2019 and give us your wishes for our readers?
Fisherman: 2019 will be game changing...mark my words. Calling out all Fisherman's friends to follow me on this crazy road!
Thanks to Fisherman for this interview. Thanks to Coldharbour recordings for arranging this interview.
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