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BEST OF 2014: Interview with Extravagance SL from Dortmund, Germany
Extravagance SL, a project, founded in the late summer in 2009 by the 2 DJs and Producer Philipp Leske and Marcus Schleickmann.
Long before they were on several events as DJs together behind the turntables and realized very quickly that they are on the same shaft. They share not only their preference for Trance and progressive trance, they also know exactly how this should reflect in their own productions.
Since the end of 2010 they found their musical homebase in FENology Records, the well-known label of Woody van Eyden, where their second Release *Rebuild 3.0* was directly grapped by Talla 2XLC on his Techno Club Mix Compilation Vol.39 and played by many big player such as Paul van Dyk, Alex M.O.R.P.H, Claudia Cazacu and Woody van Eyden to name a few. Moreover it was reviewed from 2 big magazines in Germany (Raveline, DJ Mag) and another big one in the USA (DJ Times Magazine).
One month in front of *Rebuild 3.0*, their track *Nightshift* with a bomb remix of Dan Stone, released on Tool Trance, was *TUNE OF THE WEEK* on Armin van Buuren´s *A STATE OF TRANCE 570*. The track reached the TOP 20 in the Beatport Trance Charts and was also played from big players like Above & Beyond, Solarstone, Cressida, Max Graham, Alex M.O.R.P.H., Woody van Eyden and many more.
Meanwhile they toured through various gigs and played also on Heavensgate Events, the well-known Radio & Event brand from Alex M.O.R.P.H. and Woody van Eyden.
Since the beginning of 2013 they present a monthly Guestmix on Heavensgate Radio with a big global radio network.
The next logical step was that they are exclusively managed throughout the world by Music & Artist Agency.
Name: Extravagance SL
Location: Dortmund Germany
Dimitri: Can you mention your biggest achievements in your music career in 2014 and your personal life if it is something that you wish to share with our readers?
Extravagance SL: Well thats easy, we are so proud to become a new member of the Vandit Records Family with our two releases Cthulhu and Kurai. It was a dream to have a release on Paul van Dyk’s Label a long time and now the dream come true. And we found a second homebase with our progressive sound at Vandit Records. Also in the beginning of 2014 we had a release on Tool Records named “Brera” where Alex M.O.R.P.H. did an awesome remix for us.
Dimitri: 2014 was packed with releases from so many different styles, which Electronic Music style you believe is the absolute Electronic Music Style Of 2014 in the mainstream indifferent if you like it or not. Why you believe this style became so successful in 2014?
Extravagance SL: Well the so called EDM was quite big this year. If we look at Festivals like Tomorrowland or Electronic Love or all the other big Festivals they had shown that EDM is still a big thing in 2014. But if we look at the last Festival we played at, which is called Legendary Festival, we can see that Trance Music is still a very very important part of this whole EDM Culture thing.
1) Best Track:
Extravagance SL: Flynn & Denton & Audrey Gallagher – Say my name (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Remix)
2) Best Artist (Dj & producer):
Extravagance SL: Alex M.O.R.P.H.
3) Best Remix:
Extravagance SL: Trilucid – Syntax (Gai Barone Remix)
4) Best Remixer:
Extravagance SL: Gai Barone
5) Best New Talent (Dj or producer):
Extravagance SL: JayB
6) Best Electronic Music Album:
Extravagance SL: Deadmau5 – 5 years of mouse
7) Best Electronic Music Compilation:
Extravagance SL: HeavensGate Vol.3
8) Best artwork/cover of an Album or Compilation:
Extravagance SL: HeavensGate Vol.3
9) Best Vocalist/Singer featured on Electronic Music track:
Extravagance SL: Audrey Gallagher
10) Best Electronic Music Label:
Extravagance SL: Vandit Records & FENology Records
11) Best Electronic Music Video:
Extravagance SL: Disclosure – Grab her
12) Best online Funny video related to Dance Music:
Extravagance SL: When will the bass drop?
13) Best Online Social media network:
Extravagance SL: Twitter
14) Best Twitter or Facebook message you received from a fan or friend or you have read on someone else’s account:
Extravagance SL: From @FathimaChocpie “…you guys are amazing, thank you for a great set!!!...” , very nice to get those comments from South Africa…for sure we are happy about every nice message!
15) Best music composition software:
Extravagance SL: Logic Studio
16) Best Event or Open Air Festival:
Extravagance SL: Legendary Festival
17) Best personal Dj Gig:
Extravagance SL: Nature One 2014
18) Best Dj set of the year from other fellow Dj:
Extravagance SL: We can´t pick one mate, there were a lot of great sets this year.
19) Best country that you have visited to perform with the most up for it crowd: Country??
Extravagance SL: We only can say town :D, that was Kastellaun @ Nature One!
20) Best Radio show:
Extravagance SL: HeavensGate for sure ;-)
21) Best Radio station:
Extravagance SL: AH.FM Afterhours FM
22) Best Online Record shop that you purchase your music:
Extravagance SL: Beatport
23) Best Website that you visit frequently:
Extravagance SL: www.heavensgate.co.uk
24) Best Smart phone/Mobile phone device:
Extravagance SL: iPhone
25) Best Dj equipment (software or hardware):
Extravagance SL: Allen & Heath Club Mixer
26) Best tip that you learnt this year for your Djing techniques or music composition:
Extravagance SL: Look beyond the obvious
27) Best piece of advice you got in relation to your career in 2014:
Extravagance SL: Constantly moving forward and see everything from different angles
28)Best hobby or activity that you spent a lot of time in 2014:
Extravagance SL: For sure in producing a lot of music stuff and Wing Tsun
29) Best holiday destination for 2014 that you manage to visit this year either to relax or to perform in a club or festival:
Extravagance SL: Denmark, only to relax, no internet, no telephone, no social media, at least most of ;)
30) Best Movie of the year preferably related to Electronic Music that may inspire you to compose a track:
Extravagance SL: Lucy
31) Best online/PC/video game of the year that you have played this year?
Extravagance SL: Battlefield 4 and DayZ
32) Best soundtrack for video game of the year:
Extravagance SL: Assassin´s Creed Unity
33) Best track used on video game or TV/online advert in 2014:
Extravagance SL: Digitalism – Wolves (feat. Youngblood Hawke)
Dimitri: Finally, 2015 is ahead of us would you like to tell your plans with your future releases, tracks, albums, collaborations, Dj gigs.
Extravagance SL: For sure a lot of releases, collaborations and gigs are in the row for 2015, but a little bit to early to speak about. ;) but also we can promise you it will be big!
Dimitri: Thanks very much to Extravagance SL for their fantastic answers
Thanks to Timo at Music and Artist agency for organizing this interview.
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