What started off as a distribution deal request by
Ovylarock to #DHLA has given birth to this
lnnerview right here. Without
further delay, Deep House Craft presents its very first lnnerview, the Frent Ovidiu aka
Ovylarock #DHC Innerview hosted by the drop dead gorgeous, the sassy, DjLusanda
Lu:Who are you and where do you come from?
Frent:My
real name is Frent Ovidiu and I am from Romania. I was born in Bucharest in
1990.
Lu:Tell us more about the name Ovylarock?
Frent:The first part Ovy
comes from my surname Ovidiu and the second part is derived from my favorite
artist, Swiss DJ and producer Yves Larock.
Lu: When did your love
for music start?
Frent The love and the
passion for music started when I was 15 years of age. I was dreaming of
becoming a music producer to make my own music. I was very ambitious and
dreams, coupled with a lot of hard work, does come true.
Lu: Do you have any formal music training?
Frent No I don't. The only
music training I have is my ears.
Lu: What then drew you towards music production?
Frent I was dreaming about
producing my own music and tracks since I was a child.
Lu: Have you set up a studio for yourself? If so,
which hardware and software do you work with?
Frent I have a small
studio at home, but I am thinking of setting up a real production studio in the
future. Right now I am using software like FL STUDIO 12 and CUBASE 5.
Lu: Touchwood! But say for instance a fire broke
out at your studio, what is the three most important items you will grab?
Frent It will have to be
my guitar, soundcard, studio monitors and midi controller.
Lu: With the focus on music production, do you
have your own set method of starting work on a track?
Frent I don't have a
special method since I always work differently on every single track or remix.
Lu: Do you tend to use a lot of samples or do you
mostly produce your own track from scratch?
Frent I don't use samples
all the time, but it really depends on the track that I’m producing.
Lu: Tell us more about some of your past projects
and releases? Especially your new track Charlie.
Frent Since I have started
to remix tracks from artists like Sasha Lopez,Viky Red,Costi Ionita, Sunrise
Inc.,Faydee etc. I have had much success since some of my remixes became
official remixes. Then I started to make my own tracks and the first release
was a track called Hey that was
signed by an Italian record label. I then produced Charlie and signed it with DMN Records from Germany.
Lu: What exactly do you look for in a track that
makes you want to remix it? Or does it happen spontaneously?
Frent I especially try to
remix tracks that I like, but sometimes I even remix tracks that I don't like
that much like some well-known commercial tracks.
Lu: In South Africa we have a problem with
illegal remixes being made and published online. Tell us, what are the
difficulties you experience as an independent artist to gain the right to remix
other artists’ tracks?
Frent I always try to
speak with the artist first to receive a confirmation answer from them before I
publish something.
Lu: What is your opinion regarding the digital
music scene, where music is readily available online and record labels as we
know them, are phasing out? Does it benefit you as an independent artist?
Frent In my opinion, it’s
very difficult to achieve success in the music industry if you don't have a
very good promoting system, since the success of a track is dependent on 20%
music quality and 80% promotion.
Lu: What or who in the music scene inspires you
most?
Frent I like to listen to
different music genres since every track and producer inspires me. So no, I
don't have a favourite artist.
Lu:
Do you also have
periods of time when you don’t feel inspired?
Frent Yes, sometimes I
feel that I want to quit music but I have a strong character and this is my
secret weapon.
Lu: What do you do to cultivate inspiration and
recharge?
Frent I always get new
ideas by listening to music. Sometimes when I am not in my studio at home, I
will record my ideas on my mobile phone and work on them once I arrive in the
studio.
Lu:
Are you working
towards releasing your own album soon?
Frent I am always working
on a lot of tracks. Hopefully in the future I will release my own album. For
now I am not focused on this.
Lu: Tell us more about Ovylarock’s future projects.
What visions do you have for you brand for the next five years?
Frent I am working hard to
build my brand and to try and make it solid. I want to be appreciated by the
people for my music. Maybe in the future I will have the luck to sign with a
big record label that will open more opportunities for me.
Lu: Which advice would you like to pass on to
aspiring DJ’s and producers?
Frent Work hard, never
give up and always do something that you love to do.
Lu:Please list the links (URL’s) of your
social media accounts.
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