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Spaniard UNER is one of the most prominent house artists in the world right now. He has a busy summer schedule that sees him play at Space, Blue Marlin and Ushuaia in Ibiza, as well as many other places around Europe. <\/strong><\/p>\n

He has his own label, Solar Distance<\/strong>, which is going strong and deals in a delicious brand of deep house. He also keeps on serving up his own hot house and tech hits that define the sound of the dance floor\u2026..<\/p>\n

As well as this, he is also an ambassador of Burn Residency, taking the role from legends such as Carl Cox<\/strong> and Pete Tong<\/strong>, has remixes of Monkey Safari, Mathias Kaden <\/strong>and Eli & Fur<\/strong>, plus many new originals on the way, and his fan club\u2014CommUNERty\u2014now has more than 2000 people involved and they all get offered music, tickets, merchandising and more as well a being connected to the artists in close new ways. <\/p>\n

To find out about all this and more we sat down with him to catch up.<\/p>\n

“I love playing as much at one kind of event as another”<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

How do you like playing outdoors in the sun vs indoor in the clubs? What affect does it have on your music, do you pack different tunes in summer than winter?<\/strong>
\nReally I love playing as much at one kind of event as another, but I have to say that when winter is ending, I miss the festivals or outdoor events, but at the end of summer, I miss the more intimate clubs. So it’s okay, because there’s always a balance \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

Of course, the musical line is different, because the energy is different, the public comes with some different vibe and in the end light is not the same as darkness. So, always keeping my style, of course you are thinking about some different sets, but it’s great because in the end it makes your musical discourse always surprising. Still, it is possible to say that each and every one of the gigs are different within your own style.<\/p>\n

You play lots of places in Ibiza – how different is each one? Do you play different styles for the different crowds? What makes each one special?<\/strong>
\nReally, the events in which I play in Ibiza let me play the most intimately most of the time since most of them aren’t events for 9000 people, but both in ANTS (which although it’s done in Ushuaia, I usually play by day and I have to say I LOVE IT!) and Space (where I’m usually on the terrace) and Blue Marlin (which is one of my favourite, especially for its location facing the sea), are more “intimate” events and even let you even experiment, so in that sense I’m happy because I don’t need to “pull my trousers down”, musically speaking. <\/p>\n

What do you make of Space closing after this year – what is your relationship with the club like? How important has it been over the years?<\/strong>
\nSpace was the first club I set foot in in Ibiza, the first club where I played, the club where I started working with Carl Cox 7 years ago… It’s really been an important club to me both personally and professionally and it was just and fair for me to be there somehow this year, so I’m very excited to be there for several Sundays, which is one of the most representative sessions of the club since its inception and of course the date we did again with Carl Cox… It is a major change for the island, it’s going to be missed because it’s an kind of institution, but we must look forward and carry on and enjoy what comes, so I’ll say goodbye to it with a big smile and an enormous “thank you”!<\/p>\n

Where is your favourite place to go in Ibiza away from the clubs and why?<\/strong>
\nThere are several places where I like to be, especially where I like to eat \ud83d\ude00 I’m a big fan of cooking and especially of the fish and fruit you can find on the island: it’s magical, like almost everything you find there \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

There are 2 places that I love for their location, for the humane treatment and the food, which are Fish Shack and Yemanja … I get excited just thinking how tasty everything is there hahaha
\nAnd of course, you can’t miss visiting Es Vendr\u00e1 and of course our moments in the ice cream shop near my manager’s apartment \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Those are the best moments, the ones shared with friends.<\/p>\n

Tell us about the Blue Marlin CD you are mixing – where d you start, what did you aim to do?<\/strong>
\nIt’s always a pleasure working with the team at Blue Marlin. It’s the second time I’ve made the summer compilation and it’s always great, especially since I have no limits when mixing or choosing the track list. Actually, working with this freedom is something I love and what I always value most when accepting a new challenge. <\/p>\n

See also: UNER & Dosem Mix Blue Marlin Ibiza 2016 Summer Compilation<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

So the relationship with Blue plus the ease of work makes me feel very comfortable with all of them.
\nIt was a long process regarding the choice of subjects, and it wasn’t easy to get some licenses, but 80% of what was initially requested was achieved, so I’m happy.<\/p>\n

The mixing was a couple of days since I did 3 different ones (I like to do it live and really see which mixtures go together best) and chose the one which inspired me most. The result, you can hear it now \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Was it done live in one take? What gear did you use? Are you happy with it?<\/strong>
\nAs a comment, I did 3 different mixes with CDJ2000 nexus and traktor (passed through ableton afterwards to fix the sound and some EQs) and I stuck with the one that most motivated me \ud83d\ude42 And really, I’m happy. I can tell you I never make anything public that I’m not totally convinced of and that I don’t enjoy myself. Many times I put it on in the background in the office when I’m fixing paperwork \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

Tell us about your label SOLAR – what has it got coming up?<\/strong>
\nSolar Distance<\/a> is my most personal challenge. It’s my little boy \ud83d\ude00 A label in which the most important thing is the music and not sales. Artists and their promotion are important, and not only the charts, and so we are very happy because the result is still magnificent and the impact, much higher than expected, so we’re happy and raring to carry on… And we continue with big releases with artists like Natural Flow and Lee van Dowski, Scoom Legacy, my new ep on the label with an amazing remix, and much more coming your way and we’ll be announcing it in due time \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Will the label work on albums and develop artists, too, or will it just be about tracks and singles for the club?<\/strong>
\nTotally focused on artists. This year, we’ll edit the first album, of an “unknown” artist and my initial idea, as you can see, is to edit at least one album a year and of course give the artists total freedom when making music. Most artists have wanted to make more “club” music, but we started getting more special music, even from artists who have already been released on the label, so, naturally, the label goes the way I expected and wanted it to. I am among those who think that everything has to come naturally, so I’m happy for it to be so.<\/p>\n

Personally what else have you got coming up\/are you looking forward to?<\/strong>
\nVarious projects and several EPs are on the way (we still can’t give information on some of them but we can anticipate that during the summer a work in Culprit will see the light, accompanied by a Steve Bug remix and as I said, my new Solar Distance before the end of the year, even though 2 more EPs will appear in the middle of this time) and several more special stuff: one linked to classical music and the album we’ve been working on for a year and a half, an album with a band and with a different name (I don’t know when it will be finished but I know the process is being very enriching) and I hope to present UNER’s new solo album for next year.<\/p>\n

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