Art G is a new exclusive recruit at Prime Loops, and a very talented producer, with his new label 'G Force Beats' backed by Prime Loops, he is on the rise with his upfront, twisted yet catchy style...We met with Art G to find out more...Tell us a bit about yourself, how long have you been producing, what styles of music are you into, and how did it all start?
Well, it all started since school about 16 years ago. Just started to play guitar and write my own songs. So that evolved into music producing for other artists as well about 10 years in Lithuania. By this point, I had some tracks on top of major radio lists and won the talent competition on 'M-1" radio in 2000. So I started my career as a free lancer producer, and finally ended up being in London...
It was 1998 when i started to go deeper into music programming, using software based synthesizers... as for my own music I was pretty underground, but working with major labels gave my good chance to produce pop artists and mainstream stuff too. This was great for learning more styles and genres. I was producing styles of music from dance, house, techno, drum & bass, chillout, pop, rock and even metal! So that got me into feeling particular styles, and getting my mix nailed.
What was your main focus, and vibe behind the production of your new sample pack 'Mix Injections'?
The main idea was to create a catchy and melody based sample library. I included automated music loops for inspiration, then all divided parts can be manipulated individually. Let's say, for example, the bass line can trigger a whole new idea for the song! There are many abstract sample packs in the market, but I just wanted to put bit of melody in... I think that's what drives people :)
If you could name 5 Artists who have really influenced you along the way who would they be?
Pink Floyd , Radiohead, Depeche Mode, Brian Eno, Aphex Twin and Bruce Parker ;-)... 'cause this is the only artist i can chat for 2 hours on the phone!
but I dance my ass off listening to Prodigy, Daft Punk, Monolake, Trentemoller, Underworld, D Ramirez and so on...
What setup do you have? What synths and Software are you using at the moment?
I am pretty comfortable in Ableton Live and Logic. Ableton is a great tool for live performance and manipulating samples. Logic has a great sound source and midi editor. As for sound design Reaktor is my secret tool.... this 'guy' helps me a lot and most of the time I spend experimenting with sound using Reaktor. As for plugins i use TC PowrCore as they are industry standard plugins, but all the magic happens in GForceBeats studio, owned by my friend and business partner Bruce Parker. Front and back end analog gear helps in designing worm punchy and fat round sounds out of simple Logic's Klopfgeist! lol :)))
What do you think is next for the music scene? ....let's stayed tuned and see what happens!
Any finally, any comments on your sample pack?
The goal of this library is to help u be inspired...with the help of GForceBeats and Prime Loops libraries and tutorials, your music can shake the room and rock the radio stations!
Mix Injections is availble Now at Prime Loops.
