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Interviewing Artists #10: Alessandra Roncone

Every interview is special for me. Every meeting with a trance artist is something I will never forget. And chatting with Alessandra Roncone 2 weekes ago, when we went for FSOE 450 in Manchester, UK was pretty great! She is a really nice person and I had a blast partying with her. Alsooooo, I am grateful she accepted my ”impromptu” invitation for this interview. One minute we were just enjoying a beer and a nice evening out with friends, and the next one I was asking her about the interview and we were planning the whole thing.

As you already know, I am asking every person I talk with for a top 10 trance tracks, a top 10 of their own. Aaaand even if it was difficutl to choose, Alessandra sent me her favorite tracks too. In no particular order, here they are:

Extra: Talla 2 XLC feat. Skysurfer - Terra Australis

Alex M.O.R.P.H. feat. Sylvia Tosun - An Angel's Love (Vocal Mix)

Quite a top 10 to choose. Full of memories. Full of classics! What do you think about this top? Do you like it? What would you add to it?

I hope you guys enjoyed this interview as much as I did and don't forget to follow Alessandra on Social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Soundcloud, Beatport. She is quite active and sharing a lot of goodies.

Also, huge, but huge thanks go to Copthorne Manchester for allowing me to do the interview there and for helping me with everything I needed.

Thank you guys for watching it and don’t forget to follow Trancers.ro on Facebook, Youtube and Instagram, because lots of awesome things are going to happen. Trance on!

Photo credits: Alan Donaldson

by Oana Blaga

Interviewing artists #9: Manuel Le Saux (video)

This interview is a very special interview for me. Not only it is something a bit more different, but it is an interview with a very special person. This interview is that one, that is helping me to officially move the 'Interviewing Artists series' from blagaoana.com to trancers.ro, because I think doing this here is more suitable for trancers and because I wanna write more about design stuff on blagaoana.com.

As I said, this interview, the no.9, is with a very special person. A trance producer I am listening for a couple of years now, a producer I really love and appreciate, a person. A trance person. A very nice one. I am super excited I got to meet him (for now just online), to chat with him and to actually work with him on a super trance label. As you already know, from the title, this person is the one and only Manuel Le Saux. A very very nice and simple italian guy, that gave me the opportunity to do even more for this beautiful music, beside listening on a daily basis and supporting my favorite artists: working on Extrema Global Music and working with another 2 special guys: Astuni and Nikolauss. If you don't know it by now, I am the one behind all the Social Media posts and all the graphics/ visuals/ artworks you see on Beatport, Facebook, Youtube, etc.

Usually I am writing here all the questions and answers, but for this Skype interview I don't need to. You just have to hit the play button and enjoy it as much as I did.

I am writing here though, Manuel's top 10 biggest trance tracks of all time. It is one of the most difficult questions to ask a trance listener to do, but I had to. And I really love this top 10, because some of my favorite trnce tracks are there as well.

I still have the thrills from when I did ths interview. I am a very emotional person and I was pretty nervous about it. But Manny, was so kind and helped me get through my emotions and everything went pretty smoothly.

I wanna thank him for accepting my invitation, thank you guys for watching it and don't forget to follow Trancers.ro on Facebook, Youtube and Instagram, because lots of awesome things are going to happen. Also, we're trying to put together a very special contest for you, so stay close!

Keep supporting your favorite artists, keep listening to this awesome music and trance on!

by Oana Blaga

On the road & Interviewing artists: Suncatcher (Luminosity 2016 special)

All those who know me, know that I am really excited about this weekend; really excited to finally attend Luminosity this year. I was telling you some of my excitement a couple of weeks ago, when I started the ”On the road” series, and I am repeating my self since then. Can't wait to land in Amsterdam, to finally meet in real life all the people I met online and enjoy 3 days of pure trance.

Well, I am writing on 2 blogs, and sometimes it is a bit difficult to separate them, since trance is one of those things that defines me the most. A couple of months ago I started a Interviewing artists series on blagaoana.com and I am really happy I got the chance to talk with artists like Anske, Simon O Shine, Emanuele Congeddu, Biotones, Sundancer, Snatt & Vix. Since then, I always tried to come with something new and even thought some interviews are on hold, I always tried to support the Romanian Trance Family first. There is no need to say, we have some really awesome trance producers and I will try to tell you all about them in the next episodes.

For today, I am combining ”On the Road” with ”Interviewing artists” and doing something really special for me, for the artist, for the Romanian Trance Family. Since this year at Luminosity we'll have again a Romanian artist in the line-up, this post comes naturally: Interview with the one and only Suncatcher, Romanian uplifting trance producer; amazing artist and nice man. I am hyped he accepted to do this interview and took the time to answer to all of my questions. Just hit the play button, listen to one of his latest tracks and enjoy the interview!

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Hi Bogdan! How are you? Where are you reading this interview?

Hi there. Fine, home for now. Just sitting in front of the computer. I had to go to the office today, but I decided to work from home. I am still a bit nostalgic, after the Coldplay concert I attended on Wednesday in London.

Nice! Let's start with the beginning: Who is Suncatcher and when the idea of producing music first occur?

Suncathcer is Bogdan Cupcea from a small town (Targu Lapus) in Romania. Everything began with a very good friend, who introduced me to the secrets of music producing. At the beginning I tried eJay, then FL Studio (back then known as Fruity Loops). I fell in love instantly with the program. The name SUNCATCHER is inspired by an old photo: a fisherman throwing a fish nest towards the sun. The title was Sun Catcher. Everything I did was to delete that blank space and unite the words (it was a time when uniting words was kinda cool).

What are you doing beside music? How is your day by day life?

I am full time developer. Beside that, I like very much astronomy ( I have my own telescope), photography (even though I am still an amateur) and lately just going out, enjoying summer.

Why trance? Why did you chose this music genre?

I inherited the love for electronic music from my brother, whom I am very close to. What drove me to uplifting trance was the fact that you can literally put your heart into this music. It's all that matters: the music. the goosebumps. I found it extraordinary how nothing and no one else matters while listening to a track; how I disconnect myself from the world. Sadly, these days, there is a particular focus on how aggressive a track sounds, on how powerful the drop is. But these are the days we live in...

What should be your biggest musical accomplishment when you look back in the past till now?

The fact that I was invited to play at Luminosity Beach Festival. It is amazing to see thousands of people that dance and sing along your tracks. Other important accomplishments would be my collaboration with Ferry Tale (one of my favorite artists) and the remix I did for Tiesto with Paul Miller. Also, there is no need to mention all the times Armin played my tracks in his radio show, or the fact that he ended his set at ASOT500 Buenos Aires with my remix for Agulo feat. David Berkeley - Fire sign.

Which single track that you’ve produced has had the greatest impact on your career?

It is hard to choose. There are a couple that won Tune of The Week or Future Favorite in ASOT, or Webvote winner in TATW. I think these wins helped me the most. Another very important win was the fact that Above & Beyond played my track Epic, 3 times in a row at TATW. I will forever be grateful for that.

How do you find inspiration for your tracks?

Honestly, I have no specific sources. Ideas just pop out in my head, or sometimes I just open FL Studio to see what I can do. Sometimes I develop the idea into a track, sometimes I don't.

I was pretty excited to see you in the lineup for Luminosity this year. How much can you tell us about how it all happen'?

It is very simple actually. I played at Luminosity 3 years ago. Kept in touch with Bo, one of the Luminosity masterminds. This year he proposed to come back and I instantly accepted.

How is it for you, to open the best trance festival ever?

We'll see. Last time I wasn't opening it, but I think it will be epic. I know the expectations and I hope to meet them all.

What should we expect from you set?

Opening the festival, opening the day I will start with a bit of progressive trance, but quickly going in full Suncatcher style. Goosebumps, tears, all inclusive ;)) . I will also play some of my newest tracks, un-released yet. So, it will be everything it has to be.

Your favorite trance subgenre is...

Uplifting, of course. But lately I started to like a lot progressive too; the Anjuna one.

Why uplifting?

Because of my dreamy personality. I think this is the best genre to express exactly what I feel.

Hardest question of all: What are your current top ten biggest trance tracks of all times?

You're killin' me. I'll tell you ten tracks, but there is no particular order. A top 10 is not enough to tell them all, but I'll try.

With which artist, would you like to swap the places for one day if you could?

Chris Martin, from Coldplay. Of course, having his singing talent will help too. ;)) I just went to a Coldplay concert the other days, on Wembely and it was amazing. I am curious to find out how they feel when a whole stadium is singing your songs.

What do you think about the trance community?

Here, in Romania we are fewer trancers than in other countries, but I find the ”Trance family” term to perfectly describe the community. Even though it may sound cheesy sometimes. Everywhere I played, I met amazing people with whom I could talk for hours and never get bored.

What upcoming talents do you know, appreciate and support?

I have a coworker with whom I started to work on some tracks. Be sure, you'll hear more about him soon. ;)

We're reaching the end of this interview; do you have a message to our readers?

I am not good with this. Just: TRANCE ON!

PS. Everyone’s got a hidden talent. What’s yours?

Annoying people. Some may say this is a flaw, but I am kinda proud of this. Haha :)

Thank you, Bogdan for accepting the interview. Can't wait to see you in a couple of days!

I hope you guys, enjoyed this interview and see you at Luminosity! Suncacther will open the day, the festival - Friday at 12:00. And, if you wanna meet, just look for the small brunette with the Romanian Flag and a trancers.ro / Trancers gonna trance T shirt , say hi and give her a hug. I always said Trance is connecting awesome people and I am sure my trance family will become even bigger after Lumi. I will try to write every week till the event and daily from there. Also, the plan is to show you the full experience with videos and photos , so follow me on Trancers.ro. Trance on and see you there!

Also, don't forget to follow Suncatcher on social media: Facebook, Soundcloud, Twitter.

by Oana Blaga