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Steve Mill is a man of many talents. He’s an artist, producer and music industry professional who has been releasing music for more than 15 years. His work has been featured on some of the biggest labels in the electronic music world, and he currently works as an Artist Services Manager at Beatport. I had the opportunity to interview Steve about his new Love Attack EP, the music industry, DJ gigs, studio time and more. Read on to learn more about this talented musician!
Hi all! My name is Steve Mill, hailing from Thessaloniki, Greece. I am an artist, producer and music industry professional working for Beatport as an Artist Services Manager. I have been releasing music for more than 15 years, with notable successes on labels such as Global Underground, Renaissance, Balance, Madhouse, Z Records, Large Music and most recently Tensnake’s True Romance and the excellent Dirt Crew!
As an industry professional I have been working for more or less 10 years, have worked in distribution, label management, music curation and most recently in my role at the Artist Services team at Beatport I have been helping new as well as established artists to show their great work through our platform.
I recently played in Barcelona for this great House music night called Jackies, who are holding parties around the city as well as internationally. This one was in the W Hotel, such a stunning location on the 26th floor. Very House kinda crowd, so I had the chance to play some Soulful, some Afro and I really enjoyed it.
I am focusing on musicality on my dj sets as well as grooves. I always have vocals taking the main role, but not always in the Soulful kinda way. I love the Afro syncopations as well as the straight up more Tech drum lines. I like long mixing, tracks blending into each other slowly. I’m from the generation when House and Techno tracks were 7.30 minutes long.. So you can imagine I take my time to mix, but that creates a very distinctive journey in my sets which I really enjoy. I love playing for 4 hours or longer, start deep and slow, 120 bpm and go up to max 124.
My work stood out when heavyweights like Hernan Cattaneo and Nick Warren picked up tracks for their compilations more than 10 years ago. Then my sound changed, I explored my roots, House music. When I signed with Kerri Chandler’s label, that seriously put me on the map and made some heads turn.. The Supernova remix in particular of my first record for Madhouse, was played all around. Most recently, having Tensnake remixing my record on his label was huge too for me and It brought a lot of recognition for my work again. Now, releasing on Dirt Crew, a legendary label, for me is like a huge achievement and the feedback is already great
Past as well as present, Todd Edwards, Cassius, Kerri Chandler, Kaytranada, Todd Terje, Enduro Disco, Dam Swindle and a lot more.
Cassius 1999, hands down, no second thoughts.
I haven’t been one, I still buy records though that I want to play or I want to have in my collection.
It was the SADE album, This Far. A collection of all her records. A must have for me!
Vinyl is a medium for music listening. Anyone can print their music on vinyl as long as they have the financial means. The quality control relies on the label. Any music can go on vinyl. That doesn’t automatically mean it will sound great. If it’s been produced with mediocre equipment or samples, or it’s been recorded badly, it will still sound off, regardless of it being on vinyl. It will of course have the medium’s sounding identity, but still mediocre final result. So no, any music can be printed on vinyl, as long as there are the financial means.
My studio for the last 2 years is in Thessaloniki, Greece. The most important thing in it is the sound treatment, without it I wouldn’t be able to produce fine results. So, I’ve put a lot of effort into making it sound as good as possible. I built my own low end absorbing tubes! So you can imagine the amount of determination here:) If you wanna talk about hardware, my MPC Live II
MPC Live II for sampling, drum programming and writing the instruments. All recorded in Logic where I added the additional elements, then mixed.
It started when I wrote “Make Me Feel”, again with my MPC, where I programmed and then recorded the chords. I then sent the idea to Tee Amara, a very talented Spanish singer songwriter who lives in Berlin. She came back with plenty of ideas, which I then put in my MPC (again!) and started chopping and sampling and creating lines (Todd Edwards style!).
Dirt Crew loved the track, with a bit of back and forth, we shaped the final result. Then “Love Attack” happened. I had written the arpeggios already but then I couldn’t find the right drums. Until I bumped into this big, 80’s kinda snare. This changed the whole track and I was like, “Yes! This is how it should sound. Gerd Janson, Krystal Klear style” Finally, “Next To You” was a bonus addition..
He kept the vocal sample on his original remix version. Then he wrote these amazing funky keys on top, that take his version to a whole new level! I always loved his work, so him putting his touch on my track is amazing.
Haha! Go straight to the Dirt Crew Soundcloud and you will find it there. Serve yourselves an Aperol Spritz and enjoy!
Steve Mill is a music industry professional with over 15 years of experience. His new Love Attack EP, released on Dirt Crew (featured here), is a testament to his skill as a producer. The interview provides some great insights into the process of making the record and what went into it. If you’re an electronic music fan, this is definitely worth a read! We would like to thank Steve Mill for taking time with me for this Steve Mill Q&A, and I’m very much looking forward for his future musical activities.
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LABEL: DIRT CREW RECORDINGS
ARTIST: STEVE MILL
TITLE: LOVE ATTACK EP
RELEASE DATE: 14TH OCTOBER
FORMATS: VINYL & DIGITAL
GET IT HERE
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