Who are you?
My real name is Giulio Bruniera, and I’m 100% Italian. I’m 23 and I live mainly in Vercelli, in the north-west of Italy, halfway between Turin and Milan. Currently, I’m studying Sports Science and I should graduate in July or September, after that my plans are simple: to increase my knowledge in music production, mixing & mastering, so I plan to attend SAE Electronic Music Production courses next year. If I have to choose some elements that could define me I’d say creative, stylish, and social, I like to learn many things but then I love to add my creative and distinctive «touch» to them.
When did you start producing music?
Well, I started about 7 years ago, but it has been a much longer trip. It began when I first started playing the piano when I was 7, then I stopped and got passionate about electronic music, starting to learn DJing and after one year of a sound engineering course I started producing for the first time ever (I was 16), in a studio not so far from where I was living.
Which style(s) of music are you currently producing?
I produce mainly electro house music, with a strong electronic character, then progressive house, and sometimes tracks with a more «house» feeling.
Why did you choose it?
I really never thought about it: it’s something that’s part of my life and me, my personality. I think I made this decision because I’ve always wanted to produce music, it’s a way to fully express myself, and the last years spent studying other subjects made me understand how this is important to me, how music is important to me.
Why are you producing music? And more globally, what does “music” mean to you?
I produce music because I love it, it’s something that makes me really passionate and makes me feel always at the top: the feeling you have when you get that right sound you had in mind, the way you can interact with sounds and producing, with continuous innovation and renewed interest.
And when it comes to what music means to me: It’s pure passion, an expression of freedom, free will, and community. Music can really unite.
According to you, what is the best way to develop a business in the music industry?
Nowadays I think it could be summed up in three words: Originality, quality, and branding.
Quality has become always more and more important in the music industry, next to originality in a world where there are always new upcoming artists. The last thing is to build a solid brand relying on the right people, on the right roles (manager, management agency, etc.)
What has been your favorite gig (show) so far?
One of my best memorable shows was playing at a festival near Milan: the crowd was fantastic, very responsive, and I met other artists. We had an interesting and illuminating talk.
Do you have stuff in preparation, future collaborations, or personal projects?
Yes, I do have: three (four, one is an ep) IDs I’m working on and I’m planning to find a release for two of them in the first half of 2021.
In what Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) are you working? And why that one?
Well, I’m quite versatile: now I’m using Studio One, but I have the knowledge to use fluently both Logic Pro and Ableton Live. I’m using Studio One (made by Presonus) because I have a Windows laptop and I think it better fits my need for now, but I’m planning a switch to Mac next year, and I think I’ll switch the DAW too to Logic Pro. There are pros and cons to both: I think I’ll choose to use both, because I prefer Logic for many things, like sidechain which is a little bit easier in my opinion, and other things like certain native plugins, but on the other side I really like the way you can stretch a song perfectly with the algorithm in Studio One.
On average, how much time do you spend in the studio on a typical day or week?
In the last 3 years, I do not have a precise time I spend in the studio, due to my actual studies, but in a typical day or week, I could say from 3 to 6 hours a day, not all days, with a peak of 8 hours.
Do you have any technical tips to share with us (composition, sound design, mixing, mastering, or anything else…)?
Yes: experiment with all you have and study a lot; If you know what you’re doing you can experiment always with new sounds and new things. Another thing is to give great importance to sound design: if you have a badly built sound, your results will be «bad» even in mixing and in mastering sessions.
Any important people in your life you wanna mention, thank or talk about?
Yes, I’d like to thank my girlfriend Cristina, who always supports me and does the «first impression check and feedback» on all songs and IDs of mine (which could be challenging song after song, haha).
Anything you wanna add to end up that interview?
I’d really like to thank you and Eonity for this opportunity.
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