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60 Seconds with Andy Van
Andy Van flexes his music muscles to tear up the dance floor.
By Ng Hui Hsien | Feb 15,
Andy Van flexes his music muscles to tear up the dance floor.
- By Ng Hui Hsien
- | Feb 15,
Andy Van’s music is addictive. One of his best known hits “Don’t Call Me Baby” (produced when he was part of the duo Madison Avenue) is still etched in our minds. Van, now part of electro and house trio Vandalism, stops by for a quick chat.
Top three producers or DJs?
Axwell, Ramirez and John Course.
Are you a vinyl addict?
Used to be. I’ve got tens of thousands of 12”s. But now I’m using percent CDs.
The greatest gig you’ve played at?
Love Parade at Leeds UK. I was at the main stage playing to , people as the sun was setting!
A definite crowd pleaser?
A brand new remix of “He Not In” by Chicken Lips that Vandalism has just done for Azuli (UK).
What else is Vandalism busy with?
Doing remixes and productions. We’ve just done a big remix of “Creeps” by Freaks, which was licensed to Ministry of Sound UK! So now, we’ve got a lot of labels chasing us for remixes and we’ve been gigging all round Australia as Vandalism. We’re completing our debut album too.
Why the name Vandalism? Are you guys into destruction?
Yeah, we like to destroy dance floors!
Things that you have a soft spot for?
I like to chill, watch videos and know more about new gadgets. I’m a real gadget head.
If you could write a book, what would it be about?
I am contemplating writing a book called How to be a DJ.
DJ Nu-Mark from Jurassic 5
DJ Nu-Mark from hip hop crew Jurassic 5 clues us in on the band.
By Ng Hui Hsien | Feb 15,
DJ Nu-Mark from hip hop crew Jurassic 5 clues us in on the band.
- By Ng Hui Hsien
- | Feb 15,
Jurassic 5 is coming to drop some beats at the Good Vibrations Festival. This group, which I was about 10 when I realized that piano could really become something important in my life. I see it as a pen. I use it to write down my thoughts and share my stories. Before you can write, you need to know basic ABCs and grammar; but when you actually write, it comes from within you. How you will use what you have learned to create something new is the most important thing. I had no professional training when it comes to composing or producing. I only had classical piano training. I received a scholarship to study business in ABAC. I had the opportunity to study—why should I pass it up? Music was going to be with me all my life and it’s not something I would give up easily, but the opportunity at ABAC could only happen once. What I learned at university is very useful for me now when I make music. The marketing and business planning theories all can be applied. My main source of inspiration has to be my dad. He’s a musician and it was he who put me on this path. We always talk about how to think like a musician and how to adapt to the environment. He guides me through life. Boyd came to my church one day, saw me play and gave me an opportunity to work with him. I helped him produce music for commercials and TV dramas. I was able to learn a lot from him about music and it prepared me for what was to come next with B5. As time passes, your goals expand and you are not afraid to take on more challenges. Now that I have my own album, I can further study music or work with other artists on the international level. The list of things I can do is endless. If your fans like you the way you are, don’t change. If you like a musician, you don’t have to be the second version of them. Just be as good but in your own way. There are a lot of people competing in this industry and if you are not true to yourself you won’t be able to make it. You cannot always fool your audience. If you try your best, really put SYPS is a soul/pop singer, songwriter and producer based in Bangkok, Thailand. Between releasing his own music, SYPS has found a niche of writing for some of Thailand’s most adored superstars, some of whom include pop/rock queen Da Endorphine, piano playing heartthrob Tor Saksit, and the princess of R&B Lydia Sarunrat. The newest addition to the large list of artists he has been working with is Chinese megastar Jolin Tsai.
Born in Florida to an English mother and Greek father, yet having grown up in Bangkok, SYPS sees himself as a musical bridge between the East and the West. SYPS has embraced the ethos of being a truly international artist and writer, collaborating with artists and other writers from across the globe. Last year, SYPS teased us with his self-released debut single “Four Walls”. He then spent the rest of growing his personal repertoire and playing shows in Bangkok with his band while continuing to travel and write with and for artists in London, Tokyo, LA, Berlin and Amsterdam. Just before the release of Four Walls, he collaborated with German DJ Sean Finn on “Can You Feel It”, which reached #2 in both the German and Swiss Dance Charts for multiple weeks. The Klaas remix of the song has racked up almost million streams on Spotify. His most recent release is a 2 song Future R&B EP, ‘The First Day Of Spring: Lust’ in collaboration with close friend and artist AKA Block. The EP consists of “Romeo”, a passionate and sensual tune about reevaluating your decisions before you lose yourself, and “Still” a soulful and nostalgic number about past love. SYPS has performed in Sofar Bangkok. .SYPS