为什么做DJ该从小抓起 CTRL Student Wins Remix Competition

 

Gerard is one of the youngest students we have had at CTRL Academy so far! Also one of the most dedicated and determined! After taking our Ableton Music production course at Wellington International College and some 1on1 sessions at our studio in Shanghai he won the Green United Remix Competition and last week played his first DJ set at Craft in Shanghai. Between his now hectic touring schedule, homework and constant bouts in rehab; he managed to find time to catch up with his OLD tutor Q-Kraft for a quick interview.

采访者 Interviewer: Q-Kraft  

CTRL学生student：Gerard

 

Gerard: 参赛者有 3首歌曲选项；Adele - Hello，Mako - Smoke Filled Room，以及我选择的Tiesto - Chemicals。我优先选择了这一首是因为没有人去选择它！在风格上我决定做EDM。我用修剪的人声做了简单的开端，然后我把原曲保留到第一个Drop前，才修改了旋律并使它更像EDM风格，接下来是很长的带有人声的过度桥段，当然这里面我还加了特效！之后进入第二个Drop以及结尾。

Well the competitors actually had 3 different tracks that you could choose: Adele Hello, mako smoke filled room, and finally and the one I did was chemicals by Tiesto. I think I got a lot of priority by choosing chemicals mainly because no one did it! In terms of genre I decided on EDM. 

I added a simple intro with a vocal chop and then I left the same track until the first drop which I then changed the melody and make it more of an EDM track, and then made a big brake down putting the vocals back giving it a nice touch to it, of course I added FX as well! And then had a second drop and finally the outro.

Gerard:  Ableton Live 9软件，最主要的插件是Massive。

I used Ableton Live 9 and mainly used massive.

  

 

Gerard: 对，其实我早在去年12月就买了这台Roland 最新款TR8了，它应该是目前市面上最好的鼓机之一。它复刻了经典的707和 808鼓机，所以自带了音源以及像延迟、混响、Gate、Flanger等等特效。我觉得Roland TR8与Ableton软件非常的匹配，许多软件用户应该会喜欢它！在现场演出时它也有非常不错的表现，许多名人如；KINK，Ean Golden也在演出时使用它。

Yeah actually I got it in December and it’s the Roland tr8 the latest drum machine and probably one of the best ones in the market so far. It’s a remake of the 707 and the 808 so it has a lot of built in sounds and effects such as decay reverb. And you also have a built in FX section that has gate, flanger etc etc. I think the Roland tr8 is a really nice piece of machinery that goes really well on Ableton and Ableton users would really enjoy playing with!! It is also really good for live shows many famous DJs such as KINK, Ean Golden use it in their live performances.

 好极了，也许你马上就可以在DJ演出时使用上它了！

Gerard: 能在一个专业的俱乐部的向人们展示技能的感觉太美妙了，我试着以Deep House为主要内容，和比较多的类似Robin Shulz风格，拥有大量人声与吉他，以及琶音的歌曲。事实上我只播放了1首自己的歌曲，认为会和现场的氛围搭配融洽，而且反响不错。我觉得那一段绝对是当晚最让我满意的时刻。

I felt really good to finally show people what I could do in a proper Club, I tried to play mainly deep house and more of a Robin Shulz kind of style with loads of vocals and guitars, arps. I actually just played 1 of my old tracks that I thought would suit best for the enviroment and the crowd reacted，The crowd reacted really nice and it kept dancing, and I think that is one of the most satisfying moments of the night.

Gerard：我马上就14岁了，我的梦想是在站在数万人的各大音乐节舞台上，做压轴演出。我很专注，并且足够幸运受到支持制作音乐。我认为每一个人都可以拿音乐当事业，关键是看他们是否专注和拥有一如既往的热情，我希望我能够做好每一步，最终在各大演出上担任压轴！希望吧，哈哈

Well I actually turned 14 now and my dream is to play in front of thousands of people headlining all big festival main stages. I am super dedicated and fortunate to have the supplies for producing music. I think everybody can make a career out of music but the key is to be dedicated and have a lot of passion, so I hope if I follow those steps one day I will be headlining big shows! Hopefully hahaha

 Q-Kraft: 作为一个年轻的制作人，你已经露出了足够的天赋和热情，我们对你有信心。

 

Gerard: 非常感谢！

Hahaha thank you very much!

 

 

Gerard: 我非常喜欢 Martin Garrix，他凭借Animals在16岁时就大获成功！在DJ和制作时他影响了许多。希望有一天可以见到他，并且像他一样成功。

I feel so much respect for Martin Garrix because he succeeded at such a young age (16) when he first dropped animals! I think that he influenced me the most in terms of DJing and producing. I really like him and hopefully I will meet him one day!

 

Hopefully I will be like him in the future.

 

 

Gerard: CTRL音乐学院教会了如何制作音乐。从入学时的一无所知，到熟练掌握EQ，制作旋律、和声，声音设计、低音制作等等，CTRL带给了我很多。我喜欢Ctrl的所有，包括工作室，老师们以及授课方式，他们可以满足你为制作歌曲歌曲而提出的任何要求。

Well actually CTRL Sound Academy raised me in terms of producing I joined the academy with knowing barely nothing and then they thought me everything that comes in the software such as EQing, making melodies, chords, sound designing, making bass lines and many other tiny things that help you make a good track, I love everything about the academy the studio its self, the teachers and the teaching; they have all the supplies that you need to make a nice track.

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