{"id":19431,"date":"2015-06-08T13:24:48","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T11:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deephouseamsterdam.com\/?p=19431"},"modified":"2015-06-10T13:24:29","modified_gmt":"2015-06-10T11:24:29","slug":"exclusive-interview-with-robert-dietz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deephouseamsterdam.com\/london\/exclusive-interview-with-robert-dietz\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive Interview With Robert Dietz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robert Dietz cut his clubbing teeth on the Frankfurt scene dominated by the likes of Sven Vath, Ricardo Villalobos and Luciano, but the flourishing artist leaps all musical boundaries.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

His production skills focus on the same meeting place between technical proficiency and pure excitement.\u00a0Releasing quality records on stellar imprints such as Cecille<\/strong>, Cadenza<\/strong>, Deep Vibes<\/strong>, Running Back<\/strong> and Saved Records<\/strong> and having developed his skill set as part of the Cadenza team, Robert has now moved onto pastures new where he continues to craft a trademark house sound that captures the celebratory spirit of old fashioned club music fused with a sleek, 21st century aesthetic.<\/p>\n

Branching out on a solace voyage of creativity and sound, Robert Dietz is making waves yet again with his latest epic venture \u2013 founding his own record label ‘Truth Be Told<\/strong>‘.<\/p>\n

Named after Internet abbreviation \u2018TBT\u2019<\/strong>, the Berlin-based label aims for originality and creativity, boasting music with character. As always Dietz\u2019 passion is for what works on the dance floor and this new platform for creativity will propel him even further into the elitist producers pool of underground house.\u00a0The label will follow a vision that echoes the unchained creativity that has allowed Dietz to quietly become one of the Desolat collective\u2019s most magnetic stars \u2013 Leading him to seek solace, a voyage of solo character building with no dilution of his signature percussive sound.<\/p>\n

If you’ll be in the Netherlands next month, be sure to catch Robert at 18 Hours Festival<\/a>\u00a0in Zaandam<\/em><\/p>\n

“For me it was clear at the beginning to offer the music on vinyl too. It\u2019s the only medium where everything comes together and makes sense.”<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

How has your year been so far – busy or have you taken time off?
\n<\/strong>My year started pretty busy with New Years Eve and day gigs, a show in Turin and then straight off to Playa Del Carmen for the BPM Festival. But after that one I kept it easy till mid February now. I took a week of holidays in Mexico and another two weeks at home which I really needed.<\/p>\n

So\u2026 why now to start your own label? What made you decide?
\n<\/strong>Its been in my head for a couple of years already but it was always a question of finding the right time and moment to work it out and bring this idea to daylight.<\/p>\n

When I moved to Berlin beginning of 2014 I started to hang out with one of my oldest and best friends again who I started DJing with in the 90s. I kept doing my thing and he became a photographer and art director over the last years. We decided now to just do it together and have a project where we can act out our creativity and love for music and design. It\u2019s about bringing all these things together and just doing what we really feel, without taking everything too seriously and keeping the fun in it.<\/p>\n

What makes a good label, do you think, what are the key things to get right?
\n<\/strong>There are so many ingredients that make a label a good one. For me it is important to see and hear the personality and the soul of a label. Quality of presentation, artwork, diversity in music and a bit of understatement catch my attention. A constant source for good music and great ideas, where each release stands for itself and is separated from the other. You don\u2019t have to like everything but it\u2019s the whole picture drawn over years that makes it right.<\/p>\n

Tell us about the name – does it mean anything in particular?
\n<\/strong>Truth Be Told popped up in a few conversations \u2013 and I felt connected \u2013 it\u2019s the kind of thing that stuck in my mind. Naming things isn\u2019t really easy \u2013 it\u2019s short and sweet and has connection to what it is: two friends coming together, no pressure, just being honest and real.<\/p>\n

Like someone you wouldn\u2019t lie to because it would be too obvious – he knows you and your lies too well.<\/p>\n

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What labels have inspired and influenced you up to this point – will you try and channel them?
\n<\/strong>There have been labels I\u2019ve followed since the late 90s or early 2000s as much as new labels who are influencing me right now but I would never try to channel them. Influences are so important but don\u2019t aim to copy. Use them in the right way and create something new.<\/p>\n

Will you plan the label out over the long run or take each release one at a time?
\n<\/strong>I know from a lot of other labels I\u2019ve been releasing on that their schedule is quiet tight and ahead and you\u2019ve got to wait for a release to happen, sometimes up to a year. Of course if a label gets more and more popular and you start to receive all this incredible music it is difficult to get everything out but I prefer to keep it open and spontaneous at the beginning.<\/p>\n

Will it be for your own music or anyone\u2019s music? What sort of stuff are you looking for?
\n<\/strong>It will be an open platform for anyone. And here again I don\u2019t like to put it into a pigeonhole. The more open it is the more exciting it is for me. Of course it will be music for the dance floor because that\u2019s where we are coming from, but there might be as well music you just want to listen to at home.<\/p>\n

How important is the overall package – the art, the format etc? Will you offer vinyl?
\n<\/strong>Super important for me, it\u2019s the face of the label. When I\u2019m in a record shop I sometimes pick and buy records out of the shelf only because I like the artwork without even knowing which music to expect or I see digital releases in my promo inbox and I don\u2019t even listen to it because the artwork sucks and I often think, come on, put some effort in it.<\/p>\n

For me it was clear at the beginning to offer the music on vinyl too. It\u2019s the only medium where everything comes together and makes sense. The artwork and the presentation of it. It\u2019s a big and risky investment nowadays and you might loose some money but it\u2019s not about that. I still like to have a product in my hands than just on a screen.<\/p>\n

Are you still a collector yourself\/ Do you still play much vinyl?
\n<\/strong>On tour I rarely play vinyl, as it is too much to carry around, especially nowadays with all these 180g releases. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

But there are certain clubs where I still like to come with some records, Robert Johnson in Offenbach for example.<\/p>\n

Of course I\u2019m collecting a lot of it too. Once a week I go to the record store or order online and especially now since I live in Berlin I buy more records again as there are so many small shops all over the city where you can find some really good tunes.<\/p>\n

What else you got coming up\/are you working on?
\n<\/strong>Besides working in the studio on my next release for Truth Be Told.<\/p>\n

If you could release one record from history on your label, what would it be and why?
\n<\/strong>I\u2019m actually in touch already with two artists at the moment to reissue some of their old releases but as long as nothing is wrapped up I want to keep it quiet for now..<\/p>\n

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