INTERVIEW: MICROMATTIC'S NICK SEIZOV!

"I am also really hoping that the music industry will change in order to promote diversity and innovation rather than conformism and fashionability. All tracks on Beatport sound exactly the same and I have to go though 1000 releases in order to find one that has a distinct sound and demonstrates a fresh idea. There are so many techno producers that want to be as successful as Dubfire by replicating his trade mark ta-ta-da-ta-ta-ta-ta percusive pattern or his pfff ... tsssssssssss crash hat in their tracks. What they forget is that the only reason he made the biggest techno record in 2007 was his distinct production technique rather than attempting to copy someone's ideas. I haven't bought any music in the last few months because I can't justify spending all this time looking through the so called "new releases" that are actually the same old song recreated over and over again. I feel that the industry needs a lot more trend setting producers and record labels like James Holden and his Border Community Records. Holden's music and label are a brilliant example demonstrating that experimental doesn't necessarily mean commercially unsuccessful and I hope it is possible that the whole industry can transform around these values."

Do you ever sleep?
"I am well known for my random sleeping pattern amongst my friends. What keeps me awake and excited right now are two new projects I will be presenting this year. The first one is an audio/video installation I am doing together with London Contemporary Orchestra and the contemporary classical music composer Howard Quin. This is a really exciting project because Howard is a true genius in both music and visuals. I'll be working with a world class orchestra that is capable of realising the wildest creative ideas a human brain can conceive. We are now writing an electro acoustic score based on a mathematical pattern derived from the sequence of the Italian mathematician Fibonacci. The music will be working in complete integration with a fractal animation video projection. We will take this performance on stage at the Village Underground in Shoreditch on May 26th and 27th. Bjork's producer Matmos are headlining these shows.

"The other project is a music soundtrack designed to guide the visitors of a contemporary art exhibition in Bogota, Colombia. All visitors will receive a set of headphones upon arrival in the art gallery and will be exposed to music that has layers of specific sound waves affecting their state of mind. These sound waves are called Binaural Tones and they can induce a variety of different states such as relaxation or creativity by stimulating the delta, theta, alpha, beta, or gamma range of brainwave frequencies. This is an extremely interesting area I am researching at the moment because this technique gives me the ability to influence the listening experience on a completely different level and to create very specific atmosphere through music."

We bet Nick can fill another 100 pages telling about his dreams for the future. Food for his upcoming book "Music Dreams 2020" - just joking :)

  Micromattic

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