We caught up with him ahead of him playing at Avant Garde on June 14th in London…
How has your year been so far? What have been the highlights?
Luckily my year has been real busy until now, It started off as a bit of a transitional period but everything gradually moved into place nicely. Besides having moved back to Milan from Berlin and setting up a new studio with Thomas (Avatism) I have spent a lot of time making new music for both the Clockwork project and the CW/A project which is our live performance.
You work with Avatism quite a lot? How did that come about?
Our parents are long time friends and we kind of grew up together without ever being too close though. This changed in our mid teens when we were both going to the same conservatory and subsequently started to make our own music. We slowly strated to exchange some of the stuff we were making and it all clicked in nicely at some point. By the time we had started our own aliases we thought it would be cool to occasionally work on music together which eventually brought us to starting a proper collaboration, the CW/A Live project.
You live set seems to be getting a lot of attention. Is this something that has taken a while to prepare?
When we first decided to actually work on a live performance together as Clockwork and Avatism we had different out-takes on how the live should have been structured. The first live performance we ever did was at Sonar Festival in 2013 at the Sonar Car stage and that was basically a representative mashup of our two LP’s (Adamant and B.O.A.T.S) but we had noticed it wasn’t what we had in mind. After that we decided to actually make new music purpossefully for our live set which wouldn’t be released and create jam sessions around that. We basically lost any conception of order and decided to make it more interesting for both us and the crowd. This process and setup took roughly around a year to develop to what it’s like now.
How did you enjoy the album writing process now you look back? And what about the end product, are you happy with it?
I had a great time working on my LP. I enjoy staying hours in the studio by myself fooling around with gear till I run into something I find somehow appealing and tha’s exactly how the album came together.
Having said that, when I look back at my work I always tend to find misconceptions and be really self critical about it as I always feel it could have been done not only better but differently.
How do you like playing in London? What are the crowds like?
I spent three years living in London when graduating there and I’ve always been fascinated by not only the city itself but also it’s nightlife, so before actually getting to play there I was pretty aware of what to expect when performing in London.
I’ve come across a variety of crowds in the many times I have played in London and I can proudly state with confidence that I have never been let down in any way shape or form.
Do you find people react differently or the same all over the world?
It’s a pretty difficult question to answer due to all the different factors that characterize a “good” crowd or party but everybody probably has a favorite place to play at due to these same factors. I just like it when everybody, including myself, has a good time and goes back home with a feeling of fulfillment. That truly makes a difference to me.
What should people expect from you at Avant Garde in June in London?
Hopefully a real good time. I’ll try my best to make that happen.
What else are you most looking forward to about summer?
I’ll be touring the states the whole of July performing both Live as CW/A with Avatism and DJ’ing which is something I’m very much looking forward to, but besides that it seems like it’s going to be a pretty standard summer otherwise, and that's totally a good thing.
Are you summer or winter people, which do you prefer and why?
Neither. I adapt quite well to seasons so I don’t really have a favorite one.
Does summer make you play less dark music, maybe? Do you get influenced by outside factors like that?
I don’t really like to change style of music according to weather forecasts, it doesn’t feel right. Electronic music is a genre that nowadays ramificates itslef in a multitude of different forms which makes it fit for any occasion, but I personally always like to hear a certain kind of dramatisation and aggression in music when at a party whether I’m playing or not. The wheather hardly influences my choice.
The album was quite a shock to some people – was that intentional?
I think the album was solely made to trace a path, my musical path throught the many years I spent training as a classical musician and the not so many years I spent making music.
Having started my project as Clockwork with a release that I don’t beleive properly represented my interest and involvement in electronic music made it quite difficult for me to acheive the kind of sound I wanted to, but the album gave me the possibility to fully showcase what would be the direction I wanted my project to take. Nonetheless I am very greatful of having gotten the chance to get my name out there and work my way up to continue doing what I enjoy most.
Clockwork + Avatism live @ Avant Garde
14th June @ Village Underground, London
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