Interview preview (1/4): Super8 & Tab recounted their marathon 18 hour studio session with BT

This week I had the chance to engage with the Finnish trance duo Super8 & Tab in an amazing interview that I hope all of you will read when it's released this Thursday. In part 1 of 4 of the Super8 & Tab interview preview, read the crazy story of when American DJ/Producer BT traveled to Helsinki for a marathon 18 hour session with Miika (Super8) and Janne (Tab):


Janne: The one thing we can say is that we're working on a track with BT.

EDM Canada: That's the 18 hour session I read about in other recent interviews?

Miika: Yeah, that was really crazy. He flew into Helsinki and when we went to our studio, we worked for 18 hours straight.

Janne: Straight.

Miika: We were working the entire time. Usually after 10 hours it starts to get really slow and what happens the next day you just end up working off of an earlier project file. But with BT we were progressing the entire time to the point of a virtual finished track by the end of the session. But with BT being a perfectionist (and us too), he wants to do some edits in his studio and we'll continue to do some tweaks as well.

Janne: We actually didn't have anymore time because he had arrived at 10 am on a Monday morning, and left the studio at 5-6 am where he had to catch a flight back to the States at 2 pm the next day.

That was intense. So did you guys create 1 track from that session?

Janne: Yes.

Can you tell me if it's a vocal or a non-vocal track?

Miika: non-vocal. It's instrumental. So far!

Janne: You never know. (laughs)

What's the length of the track?

Janne: Around 7 minutes. I think we managed to incorporate both BT and Super8 & Tab's signature sounds into that one track.

Miika: And it still sounds fresh.


What an intense studio session! I can't wait to hear the final version of this track as they all sounded very inspired in the studio. Get ready for part 2 of the interview preview coming soon!

Don't forget that Super8 & Tab will be stopping by in Calgary this Thursday at Marquee, and on Friday in Vancouver at Celebrities.

In case you didn't know, EDM Canada currently has a ticket giveaway contest on Twitter for both events, click here to find out how you can win 2 tickets to each show.

 

 

Read this: "Why It Sucks To Be a Woman Who Raves"

Read this interesting article that makes the case that the EDM scene might have turned for the worst in terms of equality between sexes while raving:

"Six or seven years ago, the playing field was pretty even. We went out to parties, we dressed as if David Bowie and Karen O had a baby, we got drunk on whiskey, we danced and we were never embarrassed by our surroundings.

But things have changed. What started out as fun, rowdy party tricks have been fully incorporated into the scene as sexist expectations. That which was once ironic parody has become a parody of itself. We no longer look around the dance floor and see a utopia of acceptance."

You should definitely click here to read the entire article as Kat Bein made more than a few valid points.

(Source: Dallas Observer)

Win 2 tickets to see Super8 & Tab in Calgary and Vancouver!

Super8 & Tab, the Finnish duo known for their beautiful trance tracks are returning to Canada this week as part of their phase 2 "The Way You Want" North American tour.

They will be in Calgary this Thursday at the Marquee Beer Market & Stage, and on Friday they will be in Vancouver at the Celebrities Nightclub. EDM Canada would like to give a lucky winner in Calgary and Vancouver the chance to win 2 tickets to see Super8 & Tab for free!

To enter, follow the specific instructions below depending on which city you live in:


Calgary

To win two free tickets to see Super8 & Tab on Thursday, November 28th at Marquee Beer Market & Stage:

1. Follow @edmcalgary on Twitter.
2. Tweet the following:

Giving away 2 free tickets to see @Super8Tab on Thur, Nov 28th at @MarqueeYYC - Follow @edmcalgary and Retweet this to enter! #TheWayYouWant

Contest ends at 1 pm on Wednesday, November 27th.


Vancouver

To win two free tickets to see Super8 & Tab on Friday, November 29th at Celebrities Nightclub:

1. Follow @edmvancouver on Twitter.
2. Tweet the following:

Giving away 2 free tickets to see @Super8Tab on Fri, Nov 29 at @Celebrities_Van - Follow @edmvancouver and RT this to enter! #TheWayYouWant

Contest ends at 1 pm Thursday, November 28th.


The contest starts now, enter now and good luck!

Important note: In order to win, please make sure that you respond to the Direct Message. If you do not respond to the DM in a timely fashion, unfortunately it will leave me no choice but to go ahead and choose a new potential winner. All winning names will be chosen at random - good luck to everyone!