08-22-09 [DA Artist Reviews]
Danny Stott is a DJ and producer based near Manchester, with releases on Lost My Dog, 3am, New Era, Ambiosphere, Grouper Recordings and Dutchie. He uploaded some outstanding deep house mixes to darkaudio, so we invited him down to London to play at our last event.
A few questions from us to Danny….
How would you describe your music style?
My tracks do sometimes vary in style, but usually deep and groovy house.
Do you consider yourself to be a DJ or a producer or a bit of both?
I’d say a bit of both. Like most I started out DJing and took the natural route into production.
You previously mentioned to us that you don’t have time for stuff like Facebook. So how much time do you spend on music and production?
Too much according to my better half, but basically as much as I can fit in which sometimes means making a trip to the studio in the early hours.
How long have you been producing, what got you into it?
I’ve been making tracks for about 3 years and releasing for about a year and half. I’ve almost always had an interest in DJing and house music in general so just a natural route I suppose.
What comes first when producing – the beat or the melody?
Usually the melody, once I’ve created a bassline or lead that I’m happy with, everything is worked around that.
Do you play any other instruments?
No, I would like to be able to play the guitar but have never managed to get round to it.
What is your favourite track of all time?
To be honest I couldn’t answer that if I tried. Love the classic early 90’s house stuff though. My favourite track of all time at the moment would probably be Sebastien Tellier – La Ritournelle but that will probably change.
What do you think of the digital music and MP3 trend in general? Has it helped you or would you prefer to be releasing vinyl?
This is a subject people seem to feel passionate about. I grew up using vinyl so I’d be lying if I said I wouldn’t like a vinyl release. The MP3 industry obviously has it’s downsides with sound quality and illegal downloads and while I would prefer for people to pay for my tracks, it doesn’t really bother me to be honest. I’m just grateful to be able to release tracks and if people like them enough to download them, illegally or not, I’m happy.
Some useful links….
http://www.myspace.com/danstott
