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Quick Interview with Sander Kleinenberg
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http://www.365mag.com/index.php?pg=...+Music+Magazine
Dutch DVJ, Producer, and label owner Sander Kleinenberg was born in Delft in 1971 and is the founder of Little Mountain Recordings. Sander first began his career in music at the age of 15 by DJing in a local bar. He produced his first remix in 1995 followed by his first original track in 1996, but it wasn't until the year 2000 that his career would really begin to take off.
The production of his track in 2000 entitled my Lexicon gained him worldwide attention and the track is still considered a standard in the progressive house genre. Three short years later he started Little Mountain Recordings and has been running it quite smoothly ever since. In addition he also began pushing his “Everybody” brand that very same year. Over the years the “Everybody” theme was revamped to “This is” in which Sander organized many events using the catch phrase in addition to titling his tracks and albums with it including “This is Miami” and “This is Sensation”.
In recent news Sander will be celebrating his 38th birthday this month in New York at Club Pacha followed by a performance in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico the following month of January at the BPM Festival. He has just released his latest compilation entitled “This is... Sander Kleinenberg 2”. We felt it would be a great time to reach out to Sander for comment so without further adeui…This is Sander!
Take a moment to reflect on 2009, do you believe this was a good year for you?
Definitely, but it's not over yet...
I noticed you are celebrating your birthday in New York again this year. What is it about New York that makes it your selected city for this occasion year after year?
I think it's the greatest city in the world.... a great mixture of debauchery and mayhem!
How much more effort does DVJing require in comparison to DJing and can you explain the process and differences?
DVJing involves a lot more pre-production since each track that I play is enhanced by video. I work closely with Mark Pistoor who is a video producer and we go through our possibilities visually which is mostly guided by what a particular track feels like sonically. We already have an extensive back catalogue of material that we have accumulated over the years. Creating visuals for a track takes time, but once you have a "tool box" of elements for each "vibe", you can then use the same elements for a few tracks that have the same feeling so that visually your DJ set follows a pattern. You see I treat my DJ sets like little mountains that you climb. Little peaks that you build from and towards, visually it's not that hard to follow the intensity of the records that I play.
In what ways has your “This is” series evolved through the years?
It started out as a name that hopefully points out the “here” and “now” in people's imagination - this is real; this is your life etc. With each event, the goal is to inspire people to “seize the night” and claim it as there's. There is enough hardship, and turmoil during the week so we deserve the night. It is ours. This ethos has evolved in a way that it has reached people at on a much larger scale now...globally.
What are your current top 5 tracks at the moment?
01. Sander Kleinenberg - My Lexicon (Prinsjan & Dennis Ruyer Remix)
02. Roberto Rodriguez - About This Love (Crazy P Vocal Mix)
03. Kasabian - Underdog (Sasha Remix)
04. Oliver Koletzki - Kusskompitabel
05. Josh Gabriel & Rob Stern - Disco Sticks
What is your current focus at Little Mountain Recordings?
My forthcoming artist album, which has taken me over a year to produce and shows me opening up musically in a different way.
Are there any new up and coming artists that we should watch out for?
There are so many people coming through and getting there moment in the limelight, some survive, and some don't. Joris Voorn, Aeroplane, Deadmau5, and Apparat, are very promising talents.
What are some of your goals for 2010?
More extensive touring for my forthcoming artist album, further development of my video performance, spending more time writing songs.
Do you have any closing comments that you would like to share with your fans out there?
Be safe, and remember to not take it all to serious.
365Mag would like to thank Sander for his time and answers! |
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| Schadenfreude |
| it would have been better had the interviewer asked him why he went from epic, to epically bad. |
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| euphoria |
| quote: | Originally posted by Schadenfreude
it would have been better had the interviewer asked him why he went from epic, to epically bad. |
lol I am the interviewer, and if I asked questions like that I doubt I would be getting any future interviews :p |
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| Clovis |
Are there any new up and coming artists that we should watch out for?
There are so many people coming through and getting there moment in the limelight, some survive, and some don't. Joris Voorn, Aeroplane, Deadmau5, and Apparat, are very promising talents.
:stongue: :stongue: :stongue:
Poor guy is so far gone. |
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| JPlay |
| quote: | Originally posted by Clovis
Are there any new up and coming artists that we should watch out for?
There are so many people coming through and getting there moment in the limelight, some survive, and some don't. Joris Voorn, Aeroplane, Deadmau5, and Apparat, are very promising talents.
:stongue: :stongue: :stongue:
Poor guy is so far gone. |
I guess he's been around for such a long time these names are like kids to him...:toothless |
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| woscar |
| quote: | Originally posted by JPlay
I guess he's been around for such a long time these names are like kids to him...:toothless |
Whoosh! :p |
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| Clovis |
| I guess it's just funny to me since by and large, those guys are seeing already huge success and are in the midst of extremely promising and fruitful careers, (music taste aside). I wouldn't consider them 'up and commers' in any sense. It just goes to show you what a warped view of success Sander might have now since he's been clearly trying so damn hard to break into the commercial mainstream for the past few years (and failing miserably). |
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| JPlay |
| quote: | Originally posted by Clovis
I guess it's just funny to me since by and large, those guys are seeing already huge success and are in the midst of extremely promising and fruitful careers, (music taste aside). I wouldn't consider them 'up and commers' in any sense. It just goes to show you what a warped view of success Sander might have now since he's been clearly trying so damn hard to break into the commercial mainstream for the past few years (and failing miserably). |
absolutely agreed. he did hit it hard with that track for wmc 07 i forgot the title but it was a bomb back then. something about mentioning cities and crap. he also was hired by madonna a couple of times and even remixed justin timberlake and n.e.r.d so i think he hit mainstream but then couldn't maintain the hotness! :p
also it shows how fast you can rise these days. however, i do have a lot of respect for sander since i lived in ny for many years and went to a lot of his parties and the guy simply rocked it. |
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| Omega_Blue |
| quote: | Originally posted by Clovis
Are there any new up and coming artists that we should watch out for?
There are so many people coming through and getting there moment in the limelight, some survive, and some don't. Joris Voorn, Aeroplane, Deadmau5, and Apparat, are very promising talents.
:stongue: :stongue: :stongue:
Poor guy is so far gone. |
was thinking the same thing. deadmau5? apparat?? i could *maybe* see joris voorn just because he's only been REALLY blowing up commercially lately (chase the mouse or whatever, etc) but anyone who's followed him since back in the day knows he's been producing quality for years now.
aeroplane, i would like to say, is still relatively unknown imo so i think he's on point with that, but a big "wtf" at the other three :stongue: |
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