Your name:
M3t4rt (alter ego).
Where are you from?
Originally from Germany but currently residing in
Newcastle, UK.
Name of band:
M3t4rt
Who else is in your band?
Currently just me.
How would you describe yourself?
Music. Politics. Art. All combined in an experimental
manner. Don't expect, just experience.
Who are your main influences musically?
There are tons of influences. I have my main ones like
System of a Down or Dream Theater but there are also other, strong influences from record to record,
song to song. My latest record was heavily influenced by Igorrr, Niveau Zero, Ólafur
Arnalds, James Joys & Mozart. Yeah, Mozart is very important on so many levels.
What do you hope to achieve in music?
This is a difficult question. As a musician, my main goal
is to make music that plays with expectation, challenges, pleases (I think that's the good & evil
of having such a wide taste in music). Playing some major electronic festivals would be great. But I also
want to reach out politically and use music as a tool to speak to people. If people would use my music to
actually think about issues that are going right now (political, economical etc) then I'd be very
happy.
What has been the highlight of your career so far, and
why?
I had a great one off gig as part of a free improvisation
trio in Newcastle University earlier this year, I have been #1 on Squarepig electronic charts and so on.
But the best highlight so far is the people I met in the process of making music.
And what’s the moment you want to forget?
None really.
If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent
your music, what would it be and why?
I would choose #Amenity. This resembles a lot I stand for
musically but also conceptually. It plays with expectations, has a good enough chorus etc but it
also combines samples, real playing & electro acoustic sounds to one big pile of music.
Where can we listen to it?
There is no video yet (but in planning phase) but you can
download my whole EP for free here:
Where can we find out more about your music?
My facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/M3t4rt
My Twitter: https://twitter.com/M3t4rt
My YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/M3t4rt
My last.fm page: http://www.lastfm.de/music/M3t4rt
My Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/m3t4rt
My tumblr (although this is inactive at the moment): http://m3t4rt.tumblr.com/
Anything else you’d like to say about your band/music
that I forgot to ask?
There is a lot happening in 2014. At least 1 EP at the
beginning of the year, perhaps one in March/April and a full blown album in the middle (around
May/June time).
Also, even if I don't get share my true identity, you can
send me an email to m3t4rt@gmail.com. I usually reply and look forward to a chat (if I'm not too
busy).
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