fullonline: Who is "Bluetech", where are you from, where do you live, what is your musical background and why you choose this name to the project?

Bluetech: Bluetech is the name for my ambient/downtempo/ chill-out/whatever music. I currently live on the West Coast of North America, and spend my time between the Sunshine Coast of B.C., and San Francisco. My background is in classical piano. The name Bluetech just kind of made sense when I was starting to make this music.

fullonline: Are you married and/or have kids?

Bluetech: I am not married and I do not have kids. Sometimes I want kids, sometimes I don't.

fullonline: Can you keep a comfortable lifestyle working only as a psychedelic artist or a second job is needed?

Bluetech: I wouldn't really consider myself a psychedelic artist actually. I make music that moves me, regardless of what genre it is. If people want to call that music psychedelic, that's their choice, but I find that labeling things in this way is somehow limiting to the music. I am only working on music at this point in my life, although my "second job" is running the label Native State Records.

fullonline: What CD is on your CD Player right now? What are your favorite tunes at the moment?

Bluetech: I provide a list of rotations on the Native State site at http://www.nativestaterecords.com if people want to see what I am listening to. I've been really impressed with a band called Marconi Union on All Saints Records. It's really lush and evolved ambient music. One of the best things I've heard in a while actually.

fullonline: What other music style do you listen to?

Bluetech: I listen to many styles of music: post-rock/jazz/idm/psych folk/experimental/ambient/whatever. As long as music is created to tell a story and is well executed, I'll probably find something to like about it.

fullonline: Which one of your own music do you like the most? Does it have a special meaning to you?

Bluetech: All of the songs have special meaning to me, but Prayers for Rain will probably be my favorite track in the long term, since this is the first piece where I feel like I really discovered a Bluetech "sound".

fullonline: Your debut album was Prima Materia, but it was available only at North America. Then you re-released it in you worldwide debut Elementary Particles + Prima Materia, which is a double CD released on Aleph Zero Records. Do you see connectivity between these two works?

Bluetech: I think all the work is connected, as it is en extension and continuation of who I am as a person, and how I relate to the world. I chose to re-release these through Aleph Zero since they had never been available outside of North America.

fullonline: The new bluetech album, Sines and Singularities is about to be released on Aleph Zero Records. What should we expect? Mostly down-tempo or more mid-tempo music? Do you have any favorite track on this album?

Bluetech: I think it's a nice combination of downtempo and midtempo music. My favorite track keeps changing day by day, but at the current moment the last � of a track called "Airstream" is my favorite.

fullonline: How was the music creation process of this new album? How long it took to be produced? What were the sources of your muse and inspiration?

Bluetech: A lot of this album was created while on the road in various locations. It took about 8 or 9 months I think, though it's hard to tell since I was traveling so much, I don't remember where and when each piece was started. This album is different than the last two in that with those I was sitting in the studio every day and working on music. This new album was written on my laptop in strange places, like coffee shops, airports, backstage at festivals, etc.

fullonline: How was it to remix the Shulman and Pitch Black track?

Bluetech: Shulman asked me to remix his track, and I am really happy with the result. It took me a bit of time to find the right reflection of the original which continued the energy but took it to a new place, but I think the result is pretty effective. This one seems to elicit a few screams when I play it. I chose the Pitch Black track as well, and this remix was very easy for me since I love their music so much, and it shares strong dub tendencies, which is something I have in my music as well. The piece made sense to me, so it was easy for me to reinterpret it in another context.

fullonline: How long does it take for you to make a new track, from the ideas and inspirations to the "Chill Out"? Any hint for a person who is starting making chill tracks?

Bluetech: This depends on the track. If I am inspired it can happen really quickly like 2-3 days. Sometimes I work on a track for a few days then let it sit for a month before I come back to it.

fullonline: Do you try Test Versions of your tracks on the chill floors?

Bluetech: Absolutely.

fullonline: What Psytrance or Chill artists would you like to work with?

Bluetech: I'd love to do more work with Shulman, maybe on a style of music which is much different than anyone would expect from us.

fullonline: What is your favorite music production tool? Is there any equipment you think can help you to produce better music?

Bluetech: I'm all about Native Instruments Reaktor. It's my main sound design and synthesis tool.

fullonline: Do you prefer to play at parties at any specific time?

Bluetech: I love sunrise. It's a magical in between time to play music.

fullonline: How do you choose the samples of your tracks? What is your favorite one?

Bluetech: I actually don't really use samples any more. It's much more exciting for me to create sounds, percussion, and synth patches from scratch.

fullonline: How is it to work with Aleph Zero Records, one of the most solid and respected chill Labels around? How was your first contact with Aleph Zero?

Bluetech: It has been, and continues to be great to work with them. I know that they love and support me, and that really comes through in the way that they treat me, and the attention they pay to each release.

fullonline: People on Techno and Drum'n'Bass also like chill songs... Do you think that chill and down tempo music has a wider range of listeners than Psytrance? Is it good?

Bluetech: Diversity is good in every case. I think it does a great disservice to the nature of community to build exclusivity bubbles where only one type of music is available. It didn't use to be this way. In my experience the more diverse the crowd and scene, the more people are pushed to expand their aesthetic ideals.

fullonline: What do you think and feel about the chill scene. Lately I've seen a lot of complains about parties without a Chill space or Chill spaces with poor quality equipment. Please comment that.

Bluetech: I _really_ wish promoters paid more attention to the chill scene. You'd be surprised how many people ask me to play for free, or for very very small amounts. There are exceptions, like Underwater Overground Festival in Croatia which is amazing to the chill artists, but as a general rule chill-out is an afterthought at major festivals and it feels a bit as if we are second class citizens.

fullonline: What do you think about people sharing music through mp3 instead of buying it?

Bluetech: No comment. I'm not going to say anything that hasn't already been said a million times.

fullonline: How do you make your Live Acts? What equipment do you use in your Live Acts?

Bluetech: My live act happens through Ableton Live, laptop, and MIDI controller. My live set includes the most current music I have available, and always has unreleased material in it.

fullonline: Do you prefer to play a DJ set or a Live Act? Why?

Bluetech: I like both. I love playing live. I also love playing very long DJ sets where I get to tell a whole story for the audience, and move people from one state of being to the next.

fullonline: In your DJ sets do you usually play tracks from which other artists?

Bluetech: I like to play things that no one has ever heard or heard of in this scene, as it makes the experience new for people that come to hear me. I'm not interested in playing the same tracks that other DJ's are playing, I prefer to be eclectic and surprise everyone.

fullonline: What makes a good party? You think decoration is important?

Bluetech: People are always the most important.

fullonline: What do you think people should do to make a better scene? Any visions about the future?

Bluetech: I don't think about the future of the scene too much, as these type of things are organic: they always develop on their own. I'd love to see the scene evolve so that it was open for more types of people, and had more focus on art in general: installations, painters, choreography, sculpture, etc.

fullonline: What is your favorite psychoactive molecule?

Bluetech: I'm quite fond of my coffee in the morning. Occasionally I like a glass of wine or scotch in the evening. Everything else seems to get in the way of making music, and makes my music suffer.

fullonline: We all know that all kind of weird stuff happen at psychedelic gatherings. Can you tell us something different/funny that you saw or happened to you in a party?

Bluetech: Ah, my friends have a psychedelic puppet show with beatboxing called the Funginears which is pretty darn cool to see at a party. It's amazing to see how people respond, and they have the ability to lighten up a crowd and everyone has a really fun time when they perform.

fullonline: Any last comment, message and/or promotional link?

Bluetech: I would love to promote my label Native State Records, as we are finishing up our second comp soon which I am very excited about. www.nativestaterecords.com

E-Flyer: Bluetech E-Flyer

Aleph Zero Records website: Aleph Zero Records

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