fullonline: Who is "Burn in Noise", where you are from and what is your musical background? Why do you choose this name to the project?

Burn in Noise: I'm Gustavo Manfroni, I live in Brasília, Brasil. Since I was a child I like music. I play guitar since my early days. When I was a teenager I had 2 rock bands. I love music and I'm really glad I have found my direction in psytrance.
When I started I wanted an aggressive project name. Noise because I liked Sonic Youth and Burn came from the CD "Burn Berlin Burn" form Atari Teenage Riot...

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

Burn in Noise: I'm graduated in advertising at university and used to have an advertising company, but there was a point that I had to choose between music and marketing. So I choose music and for 3 years now it's the only thing I do, except from some flyer, logos, CD cover and my website.
I can tell you that I'm not rich, but looking from a Brazilian perspective I really can't complain about nothing. I do what I love and pay my bills, that's all I need.

fullonline: What is on your CD Player right now?

Burn in Noise: I'm listening now The Commercial Hippies cd. The last week I bought 2 Sublime dvd's. Very nice...

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

Burn in Noise: This is a very difficult question. Every song I make I think is the one I like most, but I really don't know.
For sure there are some I don't like at all.

fullonline: What other music style do you listen to?

Burn in Noise: I love all kind of music. Rock, Reggae, Rap, Jazz, Funk, etc...
Some artists I real like are: Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Sonic Youth, Nine Inch Nails, Atari Teenage Riot, Sublime, Black Alien, Mutantes, etc...

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

Burn in Noise: Today I would like to work with Silicon Sound, Shanti, AMD and Commercial Hippies.
And not psy I would love to work with Nine inch Nails or Atari Teenage riot.

fullonline: You have another successful project, "The First Stone". Who are the members of this project? Why you choose this name? How it was born and who had the idea?

Burn in Noise: The First Stone is formed by me, DJ Swarup and DJ Zumbi on the percussion. The project was born from the idea of putting together my audio creativity and skills with Swarup's ideas and Zumbi's percussion. So in 2003 we got together and started working. Our first Live was at Universo Paralello 2003 Festival and we had a great response from the audience. I think that made us stronger. We had our first album released last january.

fullonline: Each "The First Stone" track released has a concept behind it. For example, the tracks Floyd, Led, Doors and Toca Raul are explicitly related to rock bands. How do you describe the concept behind this project? How do you see the differences between you two projects?

Burn in Noise: Yes, the First Stone is a conceptual project with lots of hippies and Brazilian indians influences. We try to mix different psychedelic music into our own. Not all tracks are remixes.
It was born to be really different from Burn in Noise. It also has a slower bpm, most of the time 142, and more straight bass lines.
In The First Stone we have no restrictions, all can be used. The union between us 3 that makes it really unique and different.

fullonline: Is there any equipment you think can help you produce better music?

Burn in Noise: I think to make good music first you need talent. Then you really need to adapt your talent skills to any software out there. Of course you as an electronic musician have to be in touch with the latest software, hardware, pluggins. The Technology is always getting into places that you couldn't go early. It really helps having good equipment to be easier to express your ideas, but if its Apple or PC, Nordlead or Virus, Logic or Cubase, doesn't really matters in the end. What matters is if you can put your ideas into the computer and make it happens.

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

Burn in Noise: In festivals I prefer to play in the sunset in the middle of it. In nightclubs I like the night hour and in open-air parties I like about 12, 13. But I enjoy playing at any time at any day.
It's good to play at different moments and times, because you can make different Lives with different paths.

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

Burn in Noise: I don't use much of voice samples in my tracks. I like it when it has a meaning behind. Not only a voice saying bullshit from any dvd movie, you know. My favorite is the sample from Futurama, Broken mp3 and the one from Cheech and Chong.

fullonline: You released the Burn in Noise and the "The First Stone" debut albums on the Brazilian label Vagalume Records. What do you think about your home label?

Burn in Noise: I like to have total control of what's going on and with them it's the best way for me. Vagalume is from my city and belongs to Swarup, one of The First Stone components, so we keep all together in one big group.
They give me all support I need.
The bookings I prefer to do it by myself.

fullonline: What is your relationship with all other labels in which you released tracks? How do you choose the label you want to submit your track?

Burn in Noise: It is really different in each case. Sometimes are labels from friends, sometimes some DJ compilation, etc...
I make the music and expect it to be spread and the best way is to release it.
But I guess it's not only about the music... You should have as much contacts you can because besides from making good music you have to make some good relationship or else you will not be able to show your work.

fullonline: Your debut album "Burn in Noise - Broken MP3" brought some fresh air to the Brazilian scene, the album received good reviews all around the world. What inspired you to produce the album? You did the cover design of the album, talk about that.

Burn in Noise: I had a great response from my album. I loved to make it. My inspiration was my life, my ups and downs, happiness and sadness, all that. It was something I really expected and had all my focus on. I do everything concerned to Burn in Noise and The First Stone, since website, logos, album covers, and bookings.

fullonline: What are your future releases, and what are the labels you're currently working with? Any plans of releasing a new album?

Burn in Noise: I have some songs coming out on compilations:

Burn in noise - Psydrugs coming in new Metatron Productions VA - Need for Speed 2.

Skulptor - Reason for Love (Burn in Noise RMX) - coming in new Headroom Productions VA - Mind Explorer.

And I think 4 more tracks coming in compilations around.
Now I'm working in my new album. I m planning to release it this year, but don't know when or with who.
My recent releases are:
The First Stone album
Burn in Noise - Same Feeling
Safi Connection - Tarazan & JD (Burn in Noise RMX)

fullonline: Most people outside Brazil know mainly Wrecked Machines from Brazil. One of the reasons for this is Gabe's relationship with Spun Records and Hom-Mega Productions, two of the biggest psytrance labels in the world. In my opinion this came at a high price: his music is too much influenced by Hom-Mega and Spun Records, sounding a lot like Pixel and GMS, which is not bad, but also not with a "Brazilian identity". So your albums modified this scene, not only they were released by a Brazilian label, but they have their own style, and are exactly the kind of music that move the dance floors at Brazil. Comment this. Also how was it to release the albums on a Brazilian label?

Burn in Noise: As I said before this kind of relationship is really important and when it happens, you naturally receives all influences of this or that label or artist. This is natural and has no problem at all, its in fact real good to make music with other artists, to change some information. The point is to absorb all that, but stills remain with your own style. That's why for me I have The First Stone, where I get all influences from Swarup and Zumbi and we make a directional style for it.

I think when you're a producer and dj a lot, you are much more connected to the songs of other artists and to all the "unreleased search world", that this can makes you go into a "copy direction" from the dance floors blasters. I don't do dj sets so I'm much more concerned into my own music. My style is based on the Brazilian dance floor, so maybe it has a lot to do with it.

fullonline: You are already confirmed at the Full Moon Festival. How do you feel about that? Are you preparing something special for the occasion?

Burn in Noise: Yeah... Will be nice to play at a big Festival in the European summer this year. I'll play at the 9 July in the afternoon.
Will be nice too to present The First Stone in Europe too. I'll make 1h30m Lives. Still working on them...

fullonline: What do you think makes a good remix? How would you describe a remix? Should we expect a remix from you in the future?

Burn in Noise: To remix for me is very difficult, but very nice too. I like to put my vision on the song, and at the same time keep it as the original... Its hard work to do it and sometimes it gets too different from original and sometimes too similar...

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

Burn in Noise: The MP3 technology is a great thing. It's something you can't stop. The internet and the mp3 make it really easy to spread your music and thoughts, but it is for home listening only in my point of view. It looses quality from the original and you don't have the cover and everything that an original CD has.
If you like to go into the professional area or professional listening, you should go to original CDs.

fullonline: On your website www.burninnoise.com we can find a lot of information about both your projects. What are the next plans for the site?

Burn in Noise: I love Photoshop and image stuff, but I never knew how to make websites, flash, dream weaver, all those...
So one day I got some tutorial over the internet and decided to do my own site... It was the first one, hosted on the free web hpg.
From 2 years already I bought the www.burninnoise.com and made this version for both projects.
If you work as an artist, internet is fundamental nowadays. You should have your space on it if you want more marketing and spread your music.
I always try to put some new material on the site.

fullonline: How do you prepare your Live Acts? What you usually chance in each different Live Act? What are the differences between the Lives of your two projects?

Burn in Noise: For each performance I make a different Live. It depends on where and when I'll play.
For a Burn in Noise Live I use a laptop Sony, a audio card Echo, a Nordlead and a midi controller O2.
The First Stone has this and Zumbi that plays electronic and natural percussion and Swarup with loops, fx, etc... on cd. Software I use Ableton Live to sequence the music.
Mostly I play unreleased music with 1 or 2 released but it all depends...

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

Burn in Noise: I prefer live. I don't play DJ sets. I think if I played DJ sets for sure I'll have more money and more parties to play, but I don't like playing DJ sets. I like to make my music and to show it...

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

Burn in Noise: It's a mix of all those. Decoration, place, music, sound system, and people all together makes a perfect conjunction of positive energy.

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

Burn in Noise: Since the beginning of Trance until now everything has changed. The music is evolving and the future is unknown. But the way its going for sure a bit more commercial will be but the underground will never looses its place.

fullonline: You're the first producer from Brasilia (Brazil's capital) to release an album and some of the biggest party of the world are happening at Brazil. What do you think about the future of the Brazilian scene?

Burn in Noise: I feel like its going more commercial each day. I just hope it keeps the good energy and vibration that we used to have.

fullonline: In which other Brazilian projects you think we should keep an eye?

Burn in Noise: There are so many good Brazilian producers out there... The ones I like most are Skulptor, Oxyd and Audio X.

fullonline: How long does it take for you to make a new track, from the ideas and inspirations to the dance floor? Any hint for a person who is starting making psytrance?

Burn in Noise: Well each song goes in their time... I already did a song in 1 day and others in 1 month.
Sometimes you go make music and nothing comes out for hours and some other time you seat and in 30 minutes you have a whole music idea.
A good hint is study music first and then go first in the easy soft like fruity loops and spend as much time as you can on it. Try creating your own style and identity.

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?

Burn in Noise: Yeah, once back in 2002 I went to play in a open-air party. I had no back flight or any live money so I was a bit apprehensive. Arriving at the party I went to the organizer asks for my flight and money. He came telling me that has no money at all and expected me to hug him instead of asking for money. I started laughing and went for a walk.
A lot of people came ask what time I was suppose to play and all, so I played. ok.
After I was under the DJ's tent and started raining and raining and raining... A real big rain. The tent started to crash with the big amount of water on it. So it all crash in my head. The tent and all water on it. It was a big punch on the head.
After all I got a 2 hour ride to the airport, completely wet. In the airport I bought a really expensive ticket for that same night. Something like 3 hours later. When was 1 hour missing for my home flight, the airport closed because of the weather. So I had to go to the other airport. 1 hour more of taxi and then I got the flight.

So I went to play, took a punch of water on the head, not hugged the organizer and spent a lot of money to the flight. Perfect day. Not easy when you're starting.

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

Burn in Noise: I'd like to thank you for this interview. It's the biggest and the better one I ever did.
Sometimes is difficult to express the ideas in words, even more difficult in English, but I hope you all like it.
For any other info please visit:

www.burninnoise.com

byebye
Gustavo.

fullonline: Thank you! Read my review to the Burn in Noise's debut album here.
Respect!