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03:35:00

Your Name: H3 aka Hrishikesh Shinde
Your location(country,city): India

Dimitri: Can you mention your biggest music career achievements in 2017?
H3: Above & Beyond supported my track 'Black Hole' on ABGT 247 & ABGT 248


Dimitri: Can you mention your biggest personal life achievements in 2017 that make you extremely proud?
H3: I used to be skinny/Average. I gained 8 - 9 Kgs in 2 months i.e. around 19 lbs
1) Best Track from other artists:
Armin Van Buuren 'from the Heart' (2003)



2) Your top 3 2017 personal productions
Black Hole



Hathor



Angel Dust



3) Best Artist (DJ & producer):
There are many for me but to name a few.. Jeremy Olander, Yotto, Luttrell, Eric Prydz.. Some old sets of Armin Van Buuren, Above & Beyond, Paul Van Dyk, I could go on like this for days!






4) Best Remix from other artist:
Cosmic Gate made a remix of 'Fly Away' by Vincent De Moor. Also a latest remix by Darren Porter of 'Take me away'. These have a special place in my heart and my collection.





5) Best Remix that you have produced?
Omair Mirza Feat. Avari - Beautiful Mystery. I remixed it this year.



6) Best Remixer:
Jerome Isma-ae , Guy J... personal best for me.





7) Best New Talent (Dj or producer):
1 person caught my attention, Luttrell. I heard his music recently. I think he has a great career ahead of him.



8) Best Electronic Music Album:
For me, Most of Armin's old Albums, 'A day of independence, by Khen.  Actually a lot of albums coming out these days are quite interesting.





9) Best Electronic Music Compilation:
Universal Religion, Anjunadeep Yearbooks etc..



10) Best artwork/cover of an Album or Compilation:
Never really thought about it, but Armada is / used to make some creative stuff I think.



11) Best Lyrics in an Electronic Music track (it can be your production or from other artists)
 Armin's - 'Yet Another day' hands down for me. Also the track made by Omair Mirza & Avari - Perfect Imperfection, Beautiful Mystery. And most of Above & Beyonds tracks, and many many more.





12) Best Vocalist/Singer featured on Electronic Music track:
Emma Hewitt, Avari, Zoë Johnston, Richard Bedford, Faithless, etc...





13) Best Electronic Music Label:
Anjunadeep, Anjunabeats, Armada, Freegrant Music, UltraViolet Music, Avanti, etc. I think OHM Music label is growing fast.



14) Best Electronic Music Video:
Eric Pryds 'Opus' & 'Stay with me' one of the best I think.



15) Best Online Social media for communication with your fans:
Facebook, Twitter.

16) Best Twitter or Facebook message or Instagram message you received from a fan or friend or you have read on someone else’s account:
One of my fans sent "You have done something extra Extra ordinary"  for my track 'Black Hole'.

17) Best music composition software:
FL Studio, Logic Pro & Abelton for me

18) Best Club Event or Open Air Festival:
Well to name a few : VH1 Supersonic, Abgt 250, Armin Only I think is a festival in itself. Then there are other huge ones like Tomorrowland, UMF, EDC etc.



19) Best personal DJ Gig:
I have had many since I started my career as a DJ. But the couple of them stand out, like the one I played in a club called 'Penthouse' in Pune city. And 1 more that I played in Goa in club called 'Curlies'. I also used to be a resident in a small place called 'Orgia' in Pune City. I had blast there for 2 years in a row!

20) Best DJ set of the year from other fellow DJ:
A set by Yotto this year at ABGT 250 was spot on! The other set that I LOVED was Yotto B2B Luttrell.



21) Best country that you have played in 2017 and where did you met the best festival/event crowd:
I haven't travelled abroad for a gig yet. That leaves 1 country for me, India.

22) Best Radio show or Artist Vlog?:
'Above and Beyond Group Therapy', 'A State of Trance' And 1 that's upcoming is Paul Thomas's UV Radio.



23) Best Radio station:
I don't really listen to radio stations online, but 'Trance FM' & 'AH FM' stands out for me.

24) Best Online Record shop that you purchase your music:
Beatport Forever.

25) Best music related website that you visit frequently:
I generally stick to these few. I visit 'Mixcloud' , 'Soundcloud' , Youtube, Beatport etc.

26) Best Smart phone or smart phone application:
Haha! Many! Any Android or Windows. But I am not against iPhone.

27) Best DJ equipment (software or hardware):
I am pretty comfortable with 'pioneer cdj-1000mk3'.

28) Best new sound or sample that has been used in Electronic Music this year perhaps introduced first by you?
Well the tracks that I make has 30 - 40 % original sounds. but the one that I love the most is I have used the vocals patch sung by Avari, reversed it and put a stutter to it with some delay and reverb.

29) Best tip that you learnt this year for your DJing techniques or music composition:
The best tip that i have got is, even if the track is mediocre, the sounds used should unique and excellent. That way the track sound much better.

30) Best piece of advice you got in relation to your career in 2017:
The best advice I got was 'Have Patience. everything will start to happen for you slowly but surely'.

31) Best hobby or activity that you spent a lot of time in 2017:
If I am not making music, then I am either watching a web series or Gymming or clubbing/Partying.

32) Best holiday destination for 2017 either to relax or to perform in a club or festival:
It's Goa for me. Its one of the most chilled out places i been to this year.

33) Best Electronic Music magazines in printed form not online:
I haven't subscribed to any but I think DJ Mag or Rolling stones for me.

34) Best Movie of the year that may inspire you to compose a track:
I don't know yet. but I have hopes from 'Infinity war'. Its trailer seems amazing.

35) Best online/PC/video game of the year that you have played this year?
GTA V

36) Best soundtrack for video game of the year:
I like a classical music. And most strategy games have the gothic choir and stuff. So I think any Age of empires soundtrack?

37) Best electronic music related joke you heard this year and make you still laugh:
One of my colleague's said, "bigroom music these days has become impolite car-horn music. You can start your own festival at a traffic signal".

38) The saddest electronic music news you heard this year and still makes u cry:
R.I.P Robert Miles.

Dimitri: Finally, please tell our readers your plans with your future releases, tracks, albums, collaborations, DJ gigs.
H3: I am collaborating with a fellow artist Aneesh Gera. Also I am working on a new EP. Then I have a new remix coming up for AVANTI/Black Hole recordings. These projects are for 2018.

Thanks to Omair Mirza at OHM Music for organising this interview.

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23:24:00

Your Name: Costa Pantazis
Your location(country,city): London, United Kingdom

Dimitri: Can you mention your biggest music career achievements in 2017?
Costa: Running my own Metamorph Recordings imprint which now has been going for nearly seven years (time flies!) mostly covering hard dance but in 2018 will be changing direction and moving back to trance. It's been too long overdue but given the direction the harder sounds of trance have moved over the last few years I felt the time is right to finally move with it. With that, launching ART Recordings with Carl Nicholson which has in such a short space of time done so well release-wise and gained huge support on the trance circuit which we plan to continue with next year as well.
Dimitri: Can you mention your biggest personal life achievements in 2017 that make you extremely proud?
Costa: Just completed my first album as Venetica which is due for release in March 2018 and the second is already underway.
1) Best Track from other artists:
R.E.L.O.A.D. - Primitive Mind (Original Mix), 



Sam Laxton - Product Of The Devil (Original Mix) and 



Tempo Giusto - Past x Future (Original Mix)



2) Your top 3 2017 personal productions
There's been several done but they won't be released until next year so I can't reveal them just yet but but if I had to pick so far then the following three. 

1. Simon Patterson & Magnus - Evoke (Costa Pantazis Remix)



2. Medusa Strain (ART Recordings)



3.Venetica - Premontion (Platinum Mix) (Metamorph Recordings)




3) Best Artist (Dj & producer):
Darren Porter



4) Best Remix from other artist:
Being bias here but S.H.O.K.K. & Nick The Kid's remix of mine and NG Rezonance's 'The Kaya Identity' which is still going strong and doing the rounds  after it's initial release.



5) Best Remix that you have produced?
Simon Patterson & Magnus - Evoke (sadly not official)



6) Best Remixer:
Mark Sherry or John Askew





7) Best New Talent (Dj or producer):
Metta & Glyde (joint project between Lee Walls & Adam King) who have just started releasing on labels such as Tangled Audio and will also be joining us on Metamorp and ART as well next year which we look forward to.



8) Best Electronic Music Album:
Paul van Dyk ‎– Vorsprung Dyk Technik (Remixes 92-98) (can't be beaten)



9) Best Electronic Music Compilation:
Renaissance Worldwide: Singapore (oldie but goodie)

10) Best Lyrics in an Electronic Music track (it can be your production or from other artists)
Marco V - Godd



11) Best Vocalist/Singer featured on Electronic Music track:
Roxanne Emery, Christina Novelli (as Cartel)



12) Best Electronic Music Label:
VII is really doing well at the moment. A great mix of styles.



13) Best Online Social media for communication with your fans:
Facebook, Soundcloud

14) Best Club Event or Open Air Festival:
Trancecoda and Trance Sanctuary



15) Best Dj set of the year from other fellow Dj:
Tempo Giusto



16) Best Radio show or Artist Vlog?:
I rarely get time to listen to a lot of radio shows and podcasts but I do enjoy Erika K - The Trance Conduct I would say that's the one I've been listening to more then the rest at present. Simon Patterson - Open Up is another favourite.





17) Best Online Record shop that you purchase your music:
Beatport and Trackitdown

18) Best Smart phone or smart phone application:
Definatly not the Soundcloud app!

19) Best piece of advice you got in relation to your career in 2017:
Beware of strangers bearing gifts.



20) Best holiday destination for 2017 either to relax or to perform in a club or festival:
Cyprus

21) Best Electronic Music magazines in printed form not online:
To be honest, none of them in recent years.



22)  Best electronic music related joke you heard this year and make you still laugh:
If somebody says your guitar is too loud ignore them, you don't need that sort of negativity in your life.

Dimitri: Finally, please tell our readers your plans with your future releases, tracks, albums, collaborations, Dj gigs.
Costa: Currently two albums in the works and several other ventures on various labels including my own Metamorph Recordings imprint and also ART which I manage with Carl Nicholson.


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04:19:00


Your Name: Theology aka Matthew J. Bentley
Your location(country,city): USA, St. Paul

Dimitri: Can you mention your biggest music career achievements in 2017?
Theology: Getting played by Above & Beyond. They helped save my life so having them play one of the collabs I made with Profetik was the culmination of my music career and life.
Dimitri: Can you mention your biggest personal life achievements in 2017 that make you extremely proud?
Theology: I paid off my student loans in 7 months, but that's beside the point. I got signed to 3 big labels in trance this year. It was extremely unexpected and I'm completely honored to be a part of these labels.
1) Best Track from other artists:
Tom Fall - "Kaamos (Original Mix)"
I like this song because it has a banging bassline, perfectly processed saws, and I think that the emotion of Kaamos and not seeing the sun is perfectly presented here.



2) Your top 3 2017 personal productions
1. Theølogy - "Xeno (Original Mix)" [ØHM Music] (Release Date TBD 2018)
I made this one entirely on my own, so it gets the top spot. Just wait until you hear it. It's intense.

2. Profetik & Theølogy - "Soul Dreamer (Original Mix)" [Freegrant Music]
I wrote the bassline and melody for this one. Profetik arranged it and wrote the chords. A&B supported this, so it makes the list.



3. Theølogy - Progress (Original Mix) [Preterist Recordings] 
This is one of the first "Future Trance" tracks I made. Future Trance is a genre I am pioneering that is sort of like Flume meets Above & Beyond meets Seven Lions meets Andrew Bayer. It's slower trance (About 90-100BPM) but with just as much emotion as the 128 stuff.



3) Best Artist (Dj & producer):
It's a tie for me between Profetik and SNR. I really like Profetik for his overall emotion in music, but I love SNR because he lets hard, dirty basslines live and thrive. I make these kinds of basslines myself, and I'm sick of those kinds of basslines dying, thus I am obsessed with anyone who makes them.





4) Best Remix from other artist:
Theølogy - "FYIGISTO (Jon Fast Remix)"
When I opened for Sunny Lax and Genix this year, I played mostly my own tracks except for this one. This remix is so well done I can't even say enough. I played it instead of my original mix!



5) Best Remix that you have produced?
Koji Kondo - "Lost Woods [A Link to the Past] (Theølogy's Drug Rug EDM Remix) I don't just make one genre. I make it all. I think you're limited if you only make one genre and I don't know why any producer would limit themselves to that.



6) Best Remixer:
Jon Fast.
Everything I send him he turns into pure gold. You'll hear his remix of my track Xeno on ØHM Music in early 2018!



7) Best New Talent (Dj or producer):
Marshmel... HA! Jk... definitely Profetik, are you kidding me?



8) Best Electronic Music Album:
The Only Road - Gabriel & Dresden.
It's a musical journey. Listen to this one, you won't regret it. If you can go 11 years without doing anything and then randomly come back and get signed to Anjunabeats, you are doing something right because it's statistically easier to escape from North Korea than it is to get signed to Anjunabeats. You have to be REALLY good and that's why Anjuna and this album are exceptionally and consistently great.



9) Best Electronic Music Compilation:
Anjunabeats Vol 13. So many songs from the Ziggo Dome were included on this. Love love love.



10) Best artwork/cover of an Album or Compilation:
I honestly don't really give a crap about artwork, but I really like the art for Fragments on ØHM Music because I love abandoned places (and sometimes produce by myself in abandoned places). Also, Profetik's remix is crazy good.

11) Best Lyrics in an Electronic Music track (it can be your production or from other artists)
David Thulin & Euphoric Nation - "Destiny (Feat. Spencer Lloyd)" [ØHM Music]
This track gets stuck in my head all the time. Alllllllll the time.



12) Best Vocalist/Singer featured on Electronic Music track:
Koven. Her vocals on Ilan Bluestone's "Another Lover" are haunting and perfect. I'm obsessed with them, and that's after not really absolutely loving any of Ilan's material since Snapdragon.



13) Best Electronic Music Label:
There is no best. They all fill different needs for me. I really like ØHM, Anjunabeats, Freegrant, and Azure Recordings. I think Azure especially is extremely underrated for the quality of music they put out. DJ Geri has a good ear for the exact kind of trance I like. I have skipped only one promo from them since I joined their list around a year and a half ago.





14) Best Electronic Music Video:
I sincerely don't care. So I'll say the footage from the ABGT 250 set.



15) Best Online Social media for communication with your fans:
Instagram

16) Best music composition software:
Logic X, duh ;)

17) Best Club Event or Open Air Festival:
ABGT 250.

18) Best personal DJ Gig:
Sound of Heaven, Utrecht, NL.
This was my 3rd time playing in Holland and this crowd was something else. I debuted a lot of new music during this set and everyone responded exceptionally well to it.

19) Best Dj set of the year from other fellow DJ:
Euphoric Nation - Trance Paradise 350 Live at Rev Lounge. It was an Open to Close and the journey that Don took us on was magical.



20) Best country that you have played in 2017 and where did you met the best festival/event crowd:
Again, Sound of Heaven. Utrecht, Netherlands.

21) Best Radio show or Artist Vlog?:
ABGT



22) Best Radio station:
Who listens to radio stations?

23) Best Online Record shop that you purchase your music:
iTunes. I'm sorry, but I hate beatport. Just because they have a monopoly they rip you off for music and don't even give the artist more money. It's terrible, thus, off principle, I avoid it at all costs.

24) Best music related website that you visit frequently:
edmsauce.

25) Best Smart phone or smart phone application:
Why is this a question on here? iPhone X.

26) Best Dj equipment (software or hardware):
Traktor. I will use Traktor and my Controllers over CDJs any day. You can do exceptionally more and it's way easier to achieve desired effects.

27) Best new sound or sample that has been used in Electronic Music this year perhaps introduced first by you?
I love the sound of a Fatum or SNR (or my own) Bassline. So any samples they use.

28) Best tip that you learnt this year for your DJing techniques or music composition:
Don't use hot cues on certain kinds of CDJs because it'll just go back to that hot cue in the song you JUST played. Why would this ever be a feature that ANY DJ would want to use, granted you never play the same track twice? Well done, Pioneer. Well done.

29) Best piece of advice you got in relation to your career in 2017:
Collabbing is the way to go. When you collab, the skills of both parties shine in a way they wouldn't have before.

30) Best hobby or activity that you spent a lot of time in 2017:
Video games or watching One Tree Hill with my girlfriend, Maddy ;)

31) Best holiday destination for 2017 either to relax or to perform in a club or festival:
The Netherlands is my favorite country, so... The Netherlands.

32) Best Electronic Music magazines in printed form not online:
It's 2017 almost 2018. I don't read magazines.

33) Best Movie of the year that may inspire you to compose a track:
Movies aren't really my thing. I had really conservative Christian parents that didn't really let me watch movies growing up so I became a nerd instead.

34) Best online/PC/video game of the year that you have played this year?
NOW we're talking. I LOVED Zelda Breath of the Wild, but also older stuff too. I started playing Final Fantasy VI This year and it inspired me to remix "Awakening"



35) Best soundtrack for video game of the year:
Sorry, but Final Fantasy VI (since it's new to me this year)

36) Best electronic music related joke you heard this year and make you still laugh:
I didn't hear it this year, but CVNT5 is still the greatest thing since sliced bread. Especially when they pooped in Marshmello's bucket. Oh man I died.

37) The saddest electronic music news you heard this year and still makes u cry:
Robert Miles.



Dimitri: Finally, please tell our readers your plans with your future releases, tracks, albums, collaborations, DJ gigs.
Theology: Releases coming on Azure, ØHM, Elliptical Sun, and my own label, Preterist Recordings. 2018 is the year for Future Trance. I am planning on releasing a track every month on PR. Stay tuned!
Thanks to Omair Mirza at ØHM Music for arranging this interview

Additional info:
@theologymusic on Instagram ;)
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03:36:00

Your Name: Sajjad Zakaria
Your location(country,city): Iran

Dimitri: Can you mention your biggest music career achievements in 2017?
Sajjad Zakaria: That was when legendary Sied van Riel played my single, The Power Of Will on his Luminosity set, that was awesome😃☺
Dimitri: Can you mention your biggest personal life achievements in 2017 that make you extremely proud?
Sajjad Zakaria: So to be honest it was when I bought my pair of krk rokit 5 and my focusrite soundcard and a 32"LED for my room. It was awesome. Everyday I wake up and look at them and proud to my self.its not a thing for other people maybe but for me its a dream☺
1) Best Track from other artists:
Armin van Buuren -  Sunny Says



2) Your top 3 2017 personal productions
1) Emotional Encounter



2)The Power Of Will



3)Highway Of Fools



3) Best Artist (Dj & producer):
Armin van Buuren



4) Best Remix from other artist:
Jay Hardway Remix For Armin's Sunny Days



5) Best Remix that you have produced?
My Remix For Proyal Dissoloution and its not released yet

6) Best Remixer:
BROOKS



7) Best New Talent (Dj or producer):
Steve Dekay



8) Best Electronic Music Album:
Avicii 01 mini album



9) Best Electronic Music Compilation:
I think Rielism Vol4 was great, full of great vibes



10) Best artwork/cover of an Album or Compilation:
Andrew Rayel - Moments



11) Best Lyrics in an Electronic Music track (it can be your production or from other artists)
Illenium ft Gryffin - Feel Good



12) Best Vocalist/Singer featured on Electronic Music track:
Bebe Rexha



13) Best Electronic Music Label:
Armada Music



14) Best Electronic Music Video:
Armin van Buuren ft Josh Cumbee - Sunny Days

15) Best Online Social media for communication with your fans:
Facebook is my number one choice

16) Best Twitter or Facebook message or Instagram message you received from a fan or friend or you have read on someone else’s account:
That was on my facebook page.one of my fans just send me a screenshot of her ipod while she listening to my track(highway of fools). I couldn't believe that someone in somewhere love my music and added to her favourites and that was incredible.

17) Best music composition software:
Fl studio

18) Best Club Event or Open Air Festival:
In Iran we do not have festivals or STH like that and I can't talk about something that I had never experienced😃

19) Best Radio show or Artist Vlog?:
I love ASOT

20) Best Radio station:
ASOT

21) Best Online Record shop that you purchase your music:
Beatport

22) Best music related website that you visit frequently:
Tehranmelody.com

23) Best Smart phone or smart phone application:
Iphone X

24) Best DJ equipment (software or hardware):
Speaker monitors

25) Best new sound or sample that has been used in Electronic Music this year perhaps introduced first by you?
I Love Cymatic banks By Steven Cymatic. They have lots of fresh and great samples to use and by the way lots of royalty free stuffs.



26) Best tip that you learnt this year for your Djing techniques or music composition:
Enjoy your self on what you doing

27) Best piece of advice you got in relation to your career in 2017:
Try Try Try and never ever quit

28) Best hobby or activity that you spent a lot of time in 2017:
Producing and listening to Music

29) Best holiday destination for 2017 either to relax or to perform in a club or festival:
Tabriz

30) Best Movie of the year that may inspire you to compose a track:
Its Rush movie by Ron Howard. Its not 2017 movie but it just motivate me always

31) Best online/PC/video game of the year that you have played this year?
I hate online games😐

32) Best soundtrack for video game of the year:
Uncharted 4

Dimitri: Finally, please tell our readers your plans with your future releases, tracks, albums, collaborations, DJ gigs.
Sajjad Zakaria: I really love to sign with Armada Music and Spinnin record talent pool. I love to push my self to do and try different things. I really want to have a collaboration with big name EDM stars like others.


Many thanks to Rene Ablaze at Redux for organising this interview. 

Additional info:
My instagram page Sajjad_zakaria
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01:35:00
Your Name: Adam Weiss aka Division One
Your location(country,city): Poland, Krakow

Dimitri: Can you mention your biggest music career achievements in 2017?
Division One: Non stop growing support from big names in the scene such as Gai Barone, Basil O'Glue, Tempo Giusto, Danilo Ercole,  just to name a few, this always puts smile on my face and give me confidence boost. Would love to thank them for the support, it means a lot to me.
Dimitri: Can you mention your biggest personal life achievements in 2017 that make you extremely proud?
Division One: I'm extremely proud of hosting my own show on di.fm progressive channel called Analog Conspiracy, which is gathering quite big fanbase :)
1) Best Track from other artists:
East Cafe - One Silent Cloudburst (Original Mix) [Manual] I love emotions in this track and the space is mindblowing.



2) Your top 3 2017 personal productions
Deepsec - Midnight Feelings (Division One Remix) [Electronic Tree]



Hybrid System - Nitric (Division One Remix) [Addictive Sounds]



Ditronne - Octagone (Division One Remix) [Abstract Space]



I would go with this three as I think that shows my variety of sounds that I make :)

3) Best Artist (Dj & producer):
Gai Barone is a huge inspiration for me, I love the sounds that he makes and fullness of his productions, they are truly unique.



4) Best Remix from other artist:
Joe Goddard - Music Is the Answer (Hot Since 82 Remix) this remix is so intense that I cannot stand still everytime I hear it :)



5) Best Remix that you have produced?
Alex Morelli - Mrs Filiger (Division One Remix) [Aethereal] I think it's the best I've ever made.



6) Best Remixer:
Hard question, so many to mention. Love Gai Barone's remixes, Basil O'Glue's, Ming [GER], Heinrich & Heine and many more.





7) Best New Talent (Dj or producer):
Douglas Young aka Las Von, this guy has a big talent and makes awesome tunes, definetely one to watch in 2018.



8) Best Electronic Music Album:
Sasha - Involver all time favorite since 2004, this album gave me so much inspiration to producing. Each track on this album is very powerful. For me this album is the definition of progressive music. Mindblowing every time.



9) Best Electronic Music Compilation:
I love compilations from Baroque Records called Pure Progressive, you cant find there pure gems.



10) Best artwork/cover of an Album or Compilation:
So many great artworks out there, it's simply impossible to pick a favorite, I will just say Electronic Tree covers are really great, the same for Baroque Records.



11) Best Lyrics in an Electronic Music track (it can be your production or from other artists)
"Music is the answer to your problems
Keep on moving then you can solve them"
Originally wrote by Celeda in 1993.



12) Best Vocalist/Singer featured on Electronic Music track:
I love Amber Long's voice, also had the honour of remixing the track consisting her vocals. Pure pleasure to work with them.

13) Best Electronic Music Label:
Wow this is a very hard question. There are so many great labels and if I wanted to mention all of the it would take me a year :) I want to mention few that stole my heart, proud to mention Electronic Tree label from my country :) Balkan Connection, Audio Safari, Baroque Records,Yin:Yang, Hot Cue Music, Abstract Space, OLD SQL Recordings, OHM Music and the list goes on :)







14) Best Electronic Music Video:
I would say Veracocha - Carte Blanche, very old video but I love it :)



15) Best Online Social media for communication with your fans:
Facebook is very useful also Twitter,  Soundcloud, and VK (VKontakte)  these 4 helps a lot in communication with people all over the world.

16) Best Twitter or Facebook message or Instagram message you received from a fan or friend or you have read on someone else’s account:
I received a lot of messages from people who likes what I'm doing and every message or comment is very important to me. I make music for the people and when I see that they love my music it makes me a very happy person.

17) Best music composition software:
Ableton Live and Reaper, these two softwares are industry standard in my opinion. Ableton is known for his top notch warping engine and clip view workflow, on the other hand there is a Reaper wich is light, stable with tons of power. You can have 100 channels project running smooth on very old computer like 10 years old :)

18) Best Club Event or Open Air Festival:
Luminosity is the kind of event that I think is the best at the moment, the variety of artists is huge and they keep the same high level for years.



19) Best personal DJ Gig:
A lot is going on in my life recently that I have so little time for everything, i didn't have a chance to perform at dj gig but I hope it will change soon as I have some offers already so stay tuned :)

20) Best Dj set of the year from other fellow Dj:
I love sets from Johan N. Lecander (Content Director on DI.FM), he keeps delivering top notch quality sets for years, I love his Assorted Trance mixes, he keeps the spirit of old great trance and progressive sounds and quality of  DJ culture.

21) Best country that you have played in 2017 and where did you met the best festival/event crowd:
As I mentioned before little time doesn't allow me to play any gig for now, but it will change soon :)

22) Best Radio show or Artist Vlog?:
As a host of my own show on di.fm I listen to my fellow colleagues from di.fm family and my favorite channel is progressive of course :) love Deepersense Music Showcase run by Cj Art, Gai Barone's Patterns, Rj Picken's Floor Control, Blufeld's Stimulus Sessions and the list goes on, so many great shows to listen to :)

23) Best Radio station:
Of course di.fm as i mentioned before I love to listen radio shows from others and also hosting my own Analog Conspiracy there :)



24) Best Online Record shop that you purchase your music:
Beatport and Amazon those two are the source for my music catalog.

25) Best music related website that you visit frequently:
Attack Magazine is all around music making as well as music itself and Flux BPM is great source for widen your musical horizons.

26) Best Smart phone or smart phone application:
I would say Samsung Galaxy S series and Microsoft Lumia, best application facebook lite it has very good optimisation, di.fm for mobile and g-stomper studio, keeps my music ideas on my phone.

27) Best Dj equipment (software or hardware):
Ableton is my all time favourite - either for live act and for DJ gig.

28) Best new sound or sample that has been used in Electronic Music this year perhaps introduced first by you?
I don't think there is any, there are many sounds that are coming back from the past and it's great to see that old styles are still present and vivid.

29) Best tip that you learnt this year for your Djing techniques or music composition:
As for djing - "Selection is the key" and for producing - it's no point of set up channel strip for every channel - but this work massively on grups and sends. Not every instrument needs to have compressor on it only for sake of having it. And most important one - less is muuuuch more :)

30) Best piece of advice you got in relation to your career in 2017:
Be yourself and keep your feet on the ground, just do what you love and stand strong behind your work. There are always up's and down's to learn from but never give up, if you don't believe in yourself, no one will. And also one thing million dollar software doesn't make music, no matter what you own it matter how you use it.

31) Best hobby or activity that you spent a lot of time in 2017:
I love music and it's my hobby too, listening music every day, learning new tips for music production, everything that is music related is my hobby :) I also love cooking, watching football, especially Bundesliga.

32) Best holiday destination for 2017 either to relax or to perform in a club or festival:
Greece stole my heart, beautiful scenery and great people.

33) Best Electronic Music magazines in printed form not online:
Computer Music Magazine is great and very helpful.

34) Best Movie of the year that may inspire you to compose a track:
Blade Runner 2049, great movie and amazing soundtrack.

35) Best online/PC/video game of the year that you have played this year?
I don't play games anymore so I cannot tell anything on that subject :)

36) Best soundtrack for video game of the year:
As I said don't play games anymore, have no clue :)

37) Best electronic music related joke you heard this year and make you still laugh:
I can't remember any, but the memes are just flooded the internet like crazy and it's also hard to pick one :)

38) The saddest electronic music news you heard this year and still makes u cry:
Robert Miles death was a sad moment, we lost a big producer. Also closing of Addictive Sounds label was a sad moment, this label had huge potential to be one of the biggests labels out there.

Dimitri: Finally, please tell our readers your plans with your future releases, tracks, albums, collaborations, DJ gigs.
Division One: There is a lot going on, many releases will come out, new originals, collaborations and fingers crossed gigs, so stay tuned :)
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