《Steven視線》專訪Pete tong:做DJ,從婚禮到之聲
旅行、讀書、妻子、孩子,一個都不能少
S: And how much percentages of your success you think is due to promotion.
P: Promotion, that's a strange question. It's like somebody suggested that if you promote that, you must be successful. I never believe that. I work at record company and I know the fact that we can take TV adverts all over the world(to promote it). If the record is shit, people still don't like. And I think it's same with DJ. Ultimately, it dose not matter how much you promote. When you are going to a club, you are going to be good. People got to feel it. If they feel good, they will book you. In the world now, there are two things going on. You got a celebrity world, big figures on TV. But it is false. It is like cocaine television that excites everything and speeds everything up. Actually, there's nothing to it. On the other hand, the thing that is really real can be something that is successful. So we stay in the UK in the last 6 years reviving the album sales of the album artists, not necessarily singles. I think the Internet is a great thing. It is liberalizing. Young people on it can find something that is real. But the thing I have to agree to is that they like celebrities. I mean you can hype a DJ. But ultimately, you have experience the DJ in the club. You're gonna hang out to bars and pay your money. If you don't have great experience in the club, you're not coming back. You can propose to people to experience that kind of DJ. He likes it, he keeps listening to it. I do TVs as well. But I can't just read the scripts and pick the songs. I need to be involved in the editorial.??
S:你認為你的成功有多少可以歸結(jié)為宣傳?
P:宣傳?這是個奇怪的問題。就像很多人建議的那樣:如果你做了宣傳,你就會成功。我從不相信這個。我在唱片公司工作,我知道我們可以在全世界的電視上做廣告(來宣傳)。但如果唱片什么都不是,人們?nèi)匀徊粫矚g。這和DJ是一樣的。歸根到底,這和你做了多少宣傳沒有關(guān)系。如果你去一家俱樂部,你做得很好,人們會感覺到。如果他們覺得好,他們就會預(yù)約你。這個世界大致可以分成兩個類別。一個就是名人的世界,電視上的大腕,但那都是假的。那就像可卡因電視讓每個人興奮,讓世界加速。事實上,什么都沒有。另一方面,真正的東西可以很成功。所以,我們在英國呆了六年,振興專輯歌手的專輯銷售。我認為互聯(lián)網(wǎng)是很好的東西,它很自由。年輕人在里面可以找到真實的東西。但是我不得不同意的是:他們喜歡名人。你可以宣傳一位DJ,但是最終你要在俱樂部里感受這個DJ。你想要在酒吧里面消磨時間,花點錢。如果你在俱樂部里面過得不開心,你不會回來。你可以建議人們?nèi)ヂ犇菢拥腄J。他如果喜歡,就會一直聽下去。我也上電視,但是我不喜歡只是讀稿子選音樂。我需要參與到編輯工作中。
S: That's strange, you've been working with the media, but you don't use a lot of publicity for your music.
P:I don't know why. Maybe because I have been on the radio promoting everybody else's music.
S:這很奇怪,你和媒體打交道,但是你不用它來宣傳你的音樂。
P:我也不知道為什么,也許因為我在之聲上宣傳了其他人的音樂。
S: And what do you do out of music
P: I've got a kid and a wife and I read and cycle. I mean I love these. I feel that I enjoy traveling which is the candy of this job, I think.
S:音樂以外你做什么?
P:我有一個孩子,妻子,我讀書騎自行車。我喜歡這些。我喜歡工作帶來的好處--旅行。
S: And book?
P: Yes, I would read psychological books at the moment; I used to enjoy reading biography.
S:還有書?
P:對,我現(xiàn)在讀心理學(xué)的書,我以前讀傳記。??????????????????????????????
S: So enjoy your trip in shanghai and thank you for your time.
P: Thank you.
S:祝你在上海玩的愉快。
P:謝謝。
[背景介紹]
浩室舞曲:HOUSE是於八十年代沿自 DISCO發(fā)展出來的跳舞音樂。 這是芝加哥的DJ玩出的音樂, 他們將德國電子樂團Kraftwerk的一張唱片和電子鼓(Drum Machine)規(guī)律的節(jié)奏 及黑人藍調(diào)歌聲混音在一,House就產(chǎn)生啦~ 一般翻譯為"浩室"舞曲,為電子舞曲最基本的型式,4/4拍的節(jié)奏, 一拍一個鼓聲,配上簡單的旋律,常有高亢的女聲歌唱. DISCO流行后,一些DJ將它改變,有心將DISCO變得較為不商業(yè)化, BASS和鼓變得更深沈, 很多時變成了純音樂作品,即使有歌唱部分也多數(shù)是由跳舞女歌手唱的簡短句子,往往沒有明確歌詞。 漸漸的,有人加入了LATIN(拉丁)、 REGGAE(瑞格源在西印度群島)、 RAP(說唱)或 JAZZ(爵士)等元素, 至八十年代后期, HOUSE沖出地下范圍,成為芝加哥、紐約及倫敦流行榜的寵兒。
為什么會叫"House"呢?就是說只要你有簡單的錄音設(shè)備,在家里都做得出這種音樂~House也是電子樂中 最容易被大家所接受的.
Techno:來源于80年代中期的底特律和芝加哥,在80年代中晚期還只是地下的非主流音樂,到了89~92年間已成為美國舞潮的主宰者。特點是:電子合成鍵盤的強烈電子聲、比利時風(fēng)格的貝斯擊樂聲、緊湊、狂亂的能量輸出及動感,維持在130~150BPM。
Trance:TRANCE源于德國的,利用隆隆貝斯聲、嘶嘶作響的鍵盤聲制造\"催眠\"效果。其特點是大量采用電子合成樂器和取樣技巧、相當重的貝斯份量、合成的機械鍵盤聲及維持在128~150BPM
Electro:早在70年代末,80年代初,那時還沒有House,Techno...這類玩意兒,電子音樂也較不盛行,只有Electro這類電子音樂而已. Electro可說是純粹以電子合成器(Synthesizer,長得有點像Keyboard)來發(fā)聲的音樂,通常蠻輕柔的,且常使用Roland公司的鼓機(Drum Machine)TR-808來發(fā)鼓聲.德國的Kraftwerk樂團可算是代表. 現(xiàn)在的Electro音色比以前明亮,透明許多.后來一些DJ利用Electro變形成了一種Hip-Hop樂,被稱作Old School.現(xiàn)在的Fatboy Slim(流線胖小子)也融合了一些Electro和Old School在音樂中。