Truly one of the more exciting exports the city of Davos in the Swiss Alps has to offer these days. Swiss born and hailing from Zurich, Switzerland, Mucho Stylez has been servicing to the underground dance music scene since 1999 when he released his first single ‘Elite' on the infamous bush records. Mucho creates electronic music which doesn't follow trends and there are certainly not many like him. If you hear his music, productions or DJ set, you’ll recognise that old-skool element from the underground tech producer....that is, if you’re old enough. Mucho devoted more than 25 years of his life to electronic music, during which time he’s always stayed true to the underground game. In this day and age of ubiquitous availability and distribution of music, Mucho employs his own style in which he proactively pursues a genuinely original drive. Music is the strongest form of magic. Not a magician, but a producer and DJ by heart. The philosophy with which Mucho grooves the studio and compiles his sets is closely linked to the prior quote, music has to cast a spell on you. If the track doesn’t tell a story of magic of some sort, it doesn’t belong in Mucho’s collection.In the more recent years, Mucho has picked up his musical output and had a streak of 20+ releases in 2017. A vinyl project tilting “Bigsol” featuring remixes by Robert Babicz, Tomcraft and collabo partner Andy Sidewalker gained him further fans and credibility in the underground scene. His frequent releases on the German label BluFin is proof of his studio groove. The releases won’t win him any awards, but that’s ok too. Mucho’s studio magic belongs to his next production, the magic of the next track belongs to the people on the dance.
Dimitris: Your biggest music career achievements in 2019:
Mucho Stylez: Launching the project "Sidewalker & Stylez"
Dimitris: Please rate your online presence/visibility in 2019 from 0-10?Please elaborate with short comment.
Mucho Stylez: 5 it's rather average, as I don't really actively pursue social media. Most of the presence comes by new releases.
1) Best track(s) and short comment for each track from other fellow artists in 2019
Mucho Stylez: 1. Sous Sol "Dizzy Rhythm" (Mihai Popoviciu Remix). Timeless
2. Ge Bruny, Pedro Capelossi "Black Peony (Subconscious Tales Remix)" Can be played fast or slow, in an empty of full location, always adds to the groove
3. Little Boots and Joyce Muniz "Strange Girl" Strange track where a lot is happening
4.Dosem "All Locations" great groove and pads to have you spaced off
5. DJ Hildegard "Blubber" : crunchy production with a groov acid
2) Best of 2019 personal productions with short comment about them:
Mucho Stylez: Christ Maico Schmidt "Jahnstrasse" Sidewalker & Stylez remix : Nothing is more fun to take an original track with an awesome drive, get your remix going and tweak it to the point where you still get goosebumps when playing it in the club.
3) Best Artist in 2019(DJ & producer) with short comment:
Mucho Stylez: Eitan Reiter. A musician that transports his groove to tracks and sets.
4) Best Remix(es) from other fellow artists in 2019 with short comment :
Mucho Stylez: Chewy Rubs "Before I Stop" Chris Cargo Remix . An incredible eery track that will not make you rest.
5) YOUR Best Remix which you have produced in 2019 with short comment?
Mucho Stylez: Christ Maico Schmidt "Jahnstrasse" Sidewalker & Stylez remix : Nothing is more fun to take an original track with an awesome drive, get your remix going and tweak it to the point where you still get goosebumps when playing it in the club.
6) Best Remixer(s) for 2019 with short comment:
Mucho Stylez: Mihai Popoviciu. great consistency in this productions
Guy Mantzur. Amazing energy in his remixes
Lino die Meglio. Stays true to the original in the remix
7) Best electronic dance music compilation in 2019 with short comment? :
Mucho Stylez: Moody Recordings "Ibiza 2019" Great compilation of artists and curation of tracks.
8) Best lyrics in electronic dance music track(s) in 2019 with short comment :
Mucho Stylez: Electro Mosquito "The Reason" / Nothing has moved me like this since Dirty Vegas and Days Go By.
9) Best electronic dance music label for 2019 with short comment:
Mucho Stylez: Lost & Found / They never disappoint with their signings
10) Best online social media for 2019 with short comment:
Mucho Stylez: Peggy Gou. She's simply leveraging all the assets.
11) Best social media response you may have received about your music or your DJ performance in 2019:
Mucho Stylez: Seeing people shazaming my tracks on the dance floor (and shazam doesn't work with it)
12) Best music composition software in 2019 with short comment:
Mucho Stylez: Ableton Live 10 Suite. Works very intuitively, complemented by Push is incredible to produce rhythms, beats, perc... melodies, tracks!
13)Best Club event /Festival/music conference in 2019 with short comment:
Mucho Stylez: SANAPA, Zurich. Biggest reoccurring daytimer in Switzerland
14) Your Best personal DJ Gig & DJ performance in 2019 with short comment:
Mucho Stylez: Zurich Festival, Zurich. Every three years and playing on a huge meadow for the people of Zurich is simply rewarding.
15) Best DJ set from other fellow DJ in 2019 with short comment:
Mucho Stylez: Timo Maas, Hive Club. 6h set that does not repeat or gets boring while hearing consistency and uniquness.
16) Best radio show/podcast or Vlog(video blog) in 2019 with short comment. It can be yours or from other artists you respect:
Mucho Stylez: Astrix @ Huge 50,000 ppl protest Rave in Tel Aviv
17) Best production or DJ equipment (a)software & (b) hardware) in 2019 with short comment:
Mucho Stylez: Ableton Live 10 Suite. Works very intuitively, complemented by Push is incredible to produce rhythms, beats, perc... melodies, tracks!
18) Best technical tips that you learnt in 2019 in relation to your DJing or music productions:
Mucho Stylez: Splitting the dealy channel with a short and long one while automating it.
19) Best piece of personal or music bussiness advice you got in relation to your career in 2019 and has helped you to progress even further:
Mucho Stylez: Make music you like, not what "they" like
20) Best travel tips in 2019 to survive the long travelling hours and jetlag:
Mucho Stylez: no meat dishes on planes
21) Best ever electronic dance music track(s) of all times with short comment?
Mucho Stylez: Future feat. Inner City (Kenny Larkin Tension Mix - James Talk Edit) - no words needed, just listen to it.
22) Best hobby or creative activity except music production in 2019:
Mucho Stylez: Hacking an web served and automated plant watering system on an RPI
Dimitris: Do you have any concrete plans for 2020 regarding future releases, tracks, albums, collaborations, DJ gigs? Please provide us the juicy details.
Mucho Stylez: Focus on the Sidewalker & Styler project, release one album and remix quite a bit.
Dimitris: Your message & wishes for 2020.
Mucho Stylez: Never stop making music.
Thanks to Andrea at BluFin for organizing this interview
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