Pierre Reynolds is no newcomer when it comes to producing House music, his love for the music shines through in every production he releases. You can often hear in Pierre’s tracks a fresh new take on the genre as he includes innovative instrumentation and melodies. Ever since his first release Pierre’s music has been a mainstay within Traxsource’s Top 100 and Beatport’s Hype charts. In 2018 he was listed among the Top 100 Soulful House Artists and Best Of Afro/Latin/Brazilian producers. We caught up with Pierre to find out more about him.
Sum yourself up as an artist in 3 words.
- Dancer turned Artist
Preferred genre?
- Soulful House
Best song of all time?
- Johann Sebastian Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 In D Major
Who is your biggest inspiration?
- Louie Vega
What do you want to achieve in 2019?
- To play one of the major festivals would be amazing
Which one of your own releases are your favourite and why?
- House That Preach. It truly is an amalgamation of all the different types of house music I love. When listening to the track you can hear techy, tribal, soulful and deep elements all working wonderfully together to create pure musical bliss.
Describe your music in a sentence.
- Dance floor centric, vocally inspired, club friendly music.
Favourite club?
- Cielo (New York) from what I understand its closed or closing soon, which is a bummer!
First rave you went to?
- ‘Resolution’ (1993 New Year’s Eve Rave By Ultra world)
Best festival you have been to?
- Ultra Music Festival (Miami)
Dream gig?
- Pacha (Ibiza)
DJ’ing or producing?
- DJ’ing
Facebook or Instagram?
Biggest achievement to date?
- Being named among the Top 100 Soulful House Artists for 2018 by Traxsource!
Who would you love to work with?
- Louie Vega
Favourite record label?
- Defected
Best thing about the music industry?
- The enthusiasm of dance music fans and dancers that keep the industry roaring forward.
Worst thing about the music industry?
- The steady decline of dancing in dance music. I see more and more attendees of EDM events be it festivals or nightclubs facing the DJ taking pics instead of dancing. The downstream effect of that is the producer creating music is less designed for dancing and more for head banging. “Put the dance back into dance music” is a phrase I see popping up lately in some circles… I would definitely have to agree with that.
Where do you see dance music in 5 years time?
- I believe that the big business bubble may pop slightly as those who are involved in the scene for everything but the music find a new thrill in their lives. However as bad as it may be for big festivals it will be good for the underground scene and venues, which are always ready for commercial ebb and flows.
Best piece of advice you were given in the early stages of your career?
- Be consistent with the quality of music you create and play!
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