Formula Indie Sessions : Interview with PhilieZ

1. What is your earliest memory connected to music?

One of my earliest memories regarding music was when I was doing nightcores on my channel, that being a looong time ago (now I feel a little cringe about it, but that’s what launched me into making music).

2. How did your passion for creating music begin?

My music-making career started in 2019, although I wouldn’t really call it music making because I was only doing nightcores, but I first started to release original songs and remixes in 2022, after seeing XQC doing beats himself.

3. What’s the story behind your current music project?

A few months ago, my friend and I made a FNAF Song, and now we wanted to remake it and make it better, so this is my current project for now.

4. How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard your music before?

A lot of electronic instruments, EDM style and Nerdcore, punchy drums.

5. What is one thing you’ve learned that completely changed the way you make music?

Once I learned how to transform sounds into notes in FL Studio, my job of making remixes got way easier, and I’m also glad that I can put some of the notes by ear.

6. What tools, instruments, or software are essential in your creative process?

I use FL Studio, and I mainly use the same plugins for every song: Serum 2, Nexus, Zenology, and sometimes plugins that come with FL Studio, for example FLEX (also a bunch of drum kits and crashes from KSHMR and various artists).

7. Which indie artist or song are you loving right now?

I can’t say that I have a favourite song or artist, but I really like The Weeknd, and other artists from my country.

8. How have your personal experiences influenced your music and artistic vision?

I don’t really create my music based on my experiences, I’m more the type that does the first thing that comes into my mind, and that’s when I believe it turns out great.

9. What emotions or messages do you hope listeners take from your work?

To be yourself and do whatever you enjoy, and don’t let others stand in your way.

10. What’s the most important lesson music has taught you so far?

To be patient when wanting to make something good and to not be afraid to scrap some ideas, or to try one more time if it doesn’t come out how you want it.

11. What is a dream venue or festival you would love to perform at?

I don’t really see myself as someone who would perform on a stage but probably a festival from my country.

12. If you could collaborate with any artist, past or present, who would it be and why?

I would really like to collaborate with a trap artist, for example SKAN or MIME, or any artists that does video game songs, which is mostly my niche.

13. Where can our listeners follow and support your music?

You can find me on YouTube,Spotify,Soundcloud and any other streaming services (by searching PhilieZ).

14. Looking toward the future, what’s your dream for the next chapter of your musical journey?

To expand my knowledge and learn new things about mixing and mastering, as well as maybe learn an instrument, and also collaborating with people.

15. What do you hope listeners will discover about you along the way?

That I am a person who likes to make music for fun and who transformed this into a passion, wanting to do more and more every day.