Formula Indie Sessions _ Interview with Diverse
What is your earliest memory connected to music?
My life has always been about music. My parents are musicians, my grandparents are musicians and most of their parents are too. So my first musical memories were my parents’ concerts.
How did your passion for creating music begin?
My parents made me begin music at a young age, and that’s why I started playing double bass and practicing music in the first place. I loved playing music and studying it, but I would say my real passion started when I discovered producing and bass music.
What’s the story behind your current music project?
Diverse is my bass music related project, mostly focusing on UK infused Dubstep and Drum and Bass. My latest EP ‘Haunted’ is a bit different because I took inspiration in other genres, like Future Garage, Bounce Trap or Hyperpop.
How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard your music before?
UK inspired Bass Music, going from minimal 140 to big jump up tunes.
What is one thing you’ve learned that completely changed the way you make music?
The tools don’t matter, what matters is how you use them. Anybody trying to tell you you need this gear, this DAW or these samples to make good music is wrong.
What tools, instruments, or software are essential in your creative process?
I produce all my tracks with FL Studio’s latest version, and I mostly use stock plugins, except for Serum 2. That’s my go to synth really for anything, Kicks, Basses, Synths or anything else.
Which indie artist or song are you loving right now?
One of my all-time favourite artists is Grape Milk, his sound picks inspirations in indie and hyperpop as well as dubstep and the overall bass music scene. His latest albums are great, and I feel like he has a perfect balance of melodic and experimental / forward thinking music.
How have your personal experiences influenced your music and artistic vision?
I think my personal experiences and overall life tends to remind me how much I value bringing joy to people. Whether it is by spending time with them, making jokes or dancing together, and that clearly translates to my music and the way I behave on stage.
What emotions or messages do you hope listeners take from your work?
That bass music isn’t about who sounds the loudest, and can be about emotion, technicality, swing and having fun with sound design.
What’s the most important lesson music has taught you so far?
Music really is the most important thing in my life, so I feel it has taught me things in a lot of different ways and moments. If I’m not making music, I’m probably listening to it, so music accompanies all my experiences and learnings.
What is a dream venue or festival you would love to perform at?
Playing Rampage would be incredible, because it’s the first bass music event I ever went to. It would be a real full circle moment.
If you could collaborate with any artist, past or present, who would it be and why?
Eliminate, because he’s one of my favourite artists, he seems like a funny person and uses FL too.
Where can our listeners follow and support your music? (Website,Spotify, IG, links)
Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/1SgS5KxAF6gJ24VdltKLof?si=yPvf1iBuQNeKnEz7SmmTNg)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/diverse_tunes/)
SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/diversetunes)
Looking toward the future, what’s your dream for the next chapter of your musical journey?
Musically, I want to stop caring. Caring about what other people think, what labels want, what’s trending at the moment. Just having fun and making the music I wished existed.
What do you hope listeners will discover about you along the way?
I feel like I want people to discover things about themselves, not about me. I don’t make music because I want to showcase myself to others, but to create something that spoke to me, and see how it connects with the others.
