Inside NRG Live Show - NSB Radio - Mr Rich and The Caretaker (UK) Interview
Today we have the pleasure to introduce you all Mr Rich and The Caretaker (UK)
Ghetto funk, Nu funk and just plain Funk DJ's from the South West of Uk. Relative Dimensions Famiglia
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in Da Kitchen (your last production): Can you tell us what your favourite thing is about your track?
I
think for me, it’s the chorus part where there’s a few elements together, it was a cool track to remix and
was fun to mess with UB40
Can
you tell us about new project you will be working on 2017?
This
year we would like to put together a live band element, with Joolz and myself
running the electric side and real horns, drums, guitars that sort of thing
will be live. We are also very close to finishing up an EP as well so be on the
look out for that.
Imagine
yourself walking into the studio; please may you talk me through a typical day?
What
are your habits?
When
I was in the US it would usually start with a face time phone call with Joolz
and we would discuss what was needed from us by a certain point in the week,
but now im back, we usually start with finding a hook in another tune that we
think would be good to work with, then its drum building time, I would tell
anyone to go check out Slynks tutorial on BassGorrilla on how he does his
drums, Featurecast put a video out as well recently and they’re both dope for
arranging drums etc. After this it’s a cup of tea time, why not eh? We have
earned it…after that we go about building our tune…usually broken up into small
chunks of facebook and youtube breaks.
How
do you go about choosing what software and plug-ins you use?
The
easiest and honest answer is listening to other people’s views and opinions,
Massive is a must. A lot of tutorials worth their weight use Massive or Serum
and the best thing is you can get Serum through Splice.com. you can rent to
buy, basically £10 a month til you own it outright…cant go wrong.
What’s
the one piece of DJ/production gear you can’t live without?
Ableton,
Massive, Serato…far too many to choose from.
Any
particular artists/dj’s/ producers that really influenced you?
WBBL
is on fire at the minute and constantly drops banger after banger, the usual
suspects like Father Funk, all things Scour Records, Crash Party, The Niceguys,
Sammy Senior, Dub:Ra, Howla, Mr Stabalina etc etc but also I like listening to
what us not so well known people are putting out. The progression in the scene
is great and all of the people we are associated with are doing a damn fine
job.
How’s
the music scene in this moment in your country?
Ah
man music in the UK is amazing, there’s so many great bands and artists doing
their thing, not just NuFunk/Ghetto Funk..but everything from pop to rock,
bands want to be a part of the UK scene. As far as Ghetto Funk, I hear people
say its done and dusted, but I personally don’t believe it, theres so many
different ways this can go, so many peoples take on a song or remix, its evolving constantly.
Often
particular cities are linked to certain sounds and sub genres. Do you think
living in your city is reflected in your music?
We
live near Plymouth, and that city has always been bass heavy and underground.
The Dance Academy was one the biggest clubs in the south west, maybe the UK at
one point. I loved the underground scene here years ago..so many awesome clubs
playing awesome music. It kind of died off a while ago but people like Paddy
and Bossa (the Bassfunk Bandits) help
keep that alive.
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