Interview with: Ben Gold @ Montreal
Being in the city for his gig at Stereo, we caught up with Ben Gold to snap a few shots of the up and coming producer and DJ from the UK. Afterwards, we decided to sit down with him and discuss a bit his career.
Thorium: Ever since your Bal en Blanc gig in 2011, you’ve been coming very often in Montreal to perform here and we’ve heard you say that it was very different here than anywhere else. What makes Montreal so unique in regards to electronic music events?
Ben Gold: Ever since my first Bal en Blanc performance, Montreal has been one of the cities that I love playing in the most. From my perspective, playing a 10am-12pm set time at an event which starts at 10pm the night before, with DJ’s like Above & Beyond, Sander van Doorn, Markus Schulz & Cosmic Gate all before me (as well as Avicii & Tiesto on the same bill), i added all this up and realised that I was going to playing to a tired crowd, most of whom would have probably have gone home, but I was so wrong, what I had was a packed, energetic, educated crowd, who just wanted to dance to good music, no matter what “name” was the behind the decks.
This is just one example why I personal regard Montreal has a unique nightlife. I could find more.
Thorium: You’re making some incredible productions, most of them released on Gareth Emery’s Garuda. How did you initially get picked up by this label?
Ben Gold: Gareth Emery had been supporting my music for a while, so I sent him some new tracks (Sapphire & Profile) which he signed. Ever since the relationship between Garuda and I has grown and developed. I’m really happy being part of the team!
Thorium: You made your first Garuda vocal track, are you going to start producing more vocal tracks from now on?
Ben Gold: There are defiantly going to be more vocal productions from me in 2013. I really enjoyed the writing progress of Fall With Me, and very happy with the end product!
Thorium: You’re known for your trance productions. Are you interested in venturing in different styles of music, maybe under another alias?
Ben Gold: I have a track on my next EP which isn’t “trance” as such, but its all going to be released under Ben Gold. I think back in the early days, alias’ were the thing to do if you wanted to release different styles under the EDM umbrella, but now-a-days people might not realise that “X” is also “Y” just under a diff name.
Thorium: If you could play at any club or event in the world, one that you haven’t played at yet. which one would it be and tell us why?
Ben Gold: EDC Vegas. Have you seen any footage from this event? ha!
Thorium: Do you enjoy more producing or DJing more? Which one did you start first and how did you move to the second afterwards?
Ben Gold: I started DJing for about 12 months before I made, or attempted to make any music. It was a natural progression for me. I wanted to to play music that I made,
Thorium: What’s your inspiration for your productions? Do you feed off your emotions? Is it the places you’ve visited? The people you meet and surround you?
Ben Gold: Dancefloor. The dancefloor for me is my inspiration. I have written my most well known productions after playing big shows.
We’d like to take the time to thank Ben for his time and we’re looking forward to seeing him again in Montreal or anywhere else around the world.
Auteur et photographe: Michael Chidiac
Matériel utilisé: Nikon D4, 24-70mm, 70-200mm, 50 f/1.4, Alien Bees 1600
