Dutch producer Stef van Vugt aka Steve Void shared his thoughts about his latest single “Comfortable” with us. Additionally, he also talks about his own label Strange Fruit and the first remix that brought him notoriety among EDM fans. Believe it or not, Steve started making music at the age of 15 and since then he has not stopped.
1. When did you decide to start focusing on music seriously?
Ever since I was accepted into the Herman Brood Academy 4 years ago it has been 100% all about music. 2 years before that already as well but there were school tasks and other things keeping me away from fully doing this. So yeah from start to now 6 years and building.
2. How did you end up collaborating with TELYKast & Natalie Major on your latest single “Comfortable”?
So Natalie Major had this amazing vocal and me and TELYKast were trying to figure out what the perfect direction was for it and to get 100% out of the potential in there.
3. Can you tell us about the inspiration behind the record?
The track is a dance-pop record mainly focused around the guitar as the main element.
4. Do you think “Comfortable” would have the same feel if you had worked with a male vocalist?
Mmm, I’m personally a big fan of female vocalists; they overall carry a bit more emotion with them, and I personally feel more for female vocals.
5. What does it mean to you to have creative control of your own label Strange Fruits?
Strange Fruits is made of all the things I was missing in the music industry from other labels. That’s why I decided to create a label based and focused on all the things I truly feel value. Main things are great social packages (artwork, socials to develop as an artist and your music and lyric videos), consistency in PR and results for all releases across the board.
6. Your take on “Can’t Feel My Face” got an extraordinarily positive reaction from fans a couple of years ago, how did that feel?
That was the start of the Steve Void brand and the first song. To see that gathered over 8 mil streams was just a reminder of that the direction was the right one to build further on.
7. Are you thinking about releasing a remix of “Comfortable”?
Yes, the Steve Void songs are a showcase of my progress as an independent artist. With the song gathering over 600k streams in 2 weeks we are on the right track, with 2 remix packages dropping 6 and 13 April.
8. We noticed most of your productions have elements of Pop and commercially accessible EDM. Is this very much your sound?
Yes, Steve Void is all about figuring out a sound that appeals to a wide variety of audiences.
9. What advice would you offer any new producers emerging at the moment?
Mainly search for value in the market and be consistent with that.
10. What are your main focuses for the rest of 2018?
2018 is gonna be the year I fully focus on building out my network, label and music catalogue.
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