Chris Lake interview: part two

Melodic moving sounds, images and words fuel the musical engine and in part two of the interview with Chris Lake we mix into his take on the morphing of these and what inspires him:

Chris is also into video blogging (http://www.risingmusicblog.com/), something he says that started on his recent North American tour and is now a permanent accompaniment.

“We were putting up videos every couple of days after every gig, and it got a really good response. It’s something we’ll definitely be bringing to my four days in Australia.”

With a seeming sassiness in front of the camera, you’d be inclined to think this one-time postal clerk would be ready to make his own movie, particularly with his leading role in the 2008 music video, If You Knew.




When asked on making the video he laughed, “[It was] bloody awful! I’ve put that one down to a one off experience and I cannot take anymore ribbing from my mates.”

As for musical inspiration and admiration, Chris highlights two artists in a line of class acts: Timo Mass and Sander Kleinenberg.

When asked what it is about these two he replied, “They were two producers that really got me into progressive. Everything Timo was doing around ’99 and ’00 I just thought was really, really good. While for Sander, one of the key things for me was the Four Seasons EP, which was absolutely awesome music.”

Interestingly, while Chris said these were the early influences which made him stand up and take notice, in what seems to be a journeyman’s self-evolutionary path to mastery, he added his music is now nothing quite like it.

Also described as master of the rework, I asked Chris on his personal thoughts, “It’s an interesting one!” he smirked. “And it’s nice when people make such positive comments but its one title I’ve never really thought about.”

On picking songs to remix he said, “I do get a lot of offers and for various reasons you can’t take every one on. When one does comes through though you’ve got to decide if it has enough of the individual elements suitable for a rework.”

Chris then added that some tracks can be a breeze while others can prove a downright challenge.

“Some can take as little as three hours, whereas for example one I did for the Rogue Traders took me three weeks!”

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Keep groovin',

DC