{"id":44936,"date":"2017-07-29T12:59:07","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T10:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deephouseamsterdam.com\/?p=44936\/"},"modified":"2017-07-30T12:25:27","modified_gmt":"2017-07-30T10:25:27","slug":"interview-catz-dogz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deephouseamsterdam.com\/london\/interview-catz-dogz\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Catz ‘N Dogz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Catz ‘N Dogz<\/a> are a duo that are 15 years to the good, their Pets Recordings label will be releasing their latest EP \u2018Marlena Shaw – Woman Of The Ghetto\u2019 and performing at the amazing Field Trip festival in Somerset. <\/strong><\/p>\n

We sit down with the duo to chat about their appearance at he festival, their writing process and the struggles within the Polish music industry.<\/p>\n

“We produce [music] because we love it, it\u2019s addictive and we have a lot of fun with creating new sounds and experimenting.”<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

Nearly 15 years you have been doing this now, what have been the biggest challenges in that time?<\/strong>
\nWow, time goes so fast. Well we\u2019re still good friends and we love what we do, that\u2019s the most important thing. A couple of the biggest challenges for us have been accepting the realization that some people will love your music and others won\u2019t, and the constant hunt for new inspiration(s). <\/p>\n

That\u2019s why it\u2019s very important for us to listen to our own intuition. We talk to each other a lot, about what inspires each of us and where we would like to go with our production and music. If you really love what you do and you give 100%, people will appreciate, connect and follow what you\u2019re doing. <\/p>\n

And what makes you most proud, what are your best achievements? <\/strong>
\nThere\u2019s not so many producers from Poland and it wasn\u2019t easy to start from nothing, like we did. Now we\u2019re touring a lot and playing lots of amazing parties. More importantly we\u2019ve made loads of friends on our travels, so wherever we go now, there\u2019s always someone interesting and fun to hang out with. <\/p>\n

Also our labels are doing great and we\u2019re a&r\u2019ing some really good tracks from a lot of up and coming talent. Its exciting and hugely satisfying when we help with the release of an EP or album from a new artist. <\/p>\n

How has the scene back home changed in that time, are more and more Polish parties and producers rising up through the ranks? <\/strong>
\nHonestly, the worst moment for Polish nightlife was when we joined the EU, because lots of young and creative people left the country to look for better jobs. Right now lots of people are coming home with experiences and new ideas and there\u2019s a lot of creative young people who are no longer afraid to take risks. <\/p>\n

There are a lot of new producers with amazing skills, many of whom are still underrated. Poland\u2019s Festival scene is the best its ever been. Events and festivals have great line ups and most of the good dj\u2019s are playing in Poland now. We\u2019re still lacking some great clubs but this is also changing. The places to be are definitely Warsaw, Wroclaw, Sopot, Krakow, Poznan and Szczecin.<\/p>\n

How hard is it to stay on top in this game? Do you always have to be making new tunes to get the bookings? <\/strong>
\nWe produce music because we love it, it\u2019s addictive and we have a lot of fun with creating new sounds and experimenting. We\u2019ve never really approached production with the thought of \u201clets make a #1 Beatport track\u201d or \u201clets make a festival anthem.\u201d 90% of the time we never know what\u2019s gonna happen in the studio and for us it works best when we just jam and see what happens. We find something that catches our attention and we just explore and expand on it.<\/p>\n

Right now there is so much music and many, many DJs and yes, having great music out there is always gonna help your career, of course. But its not the #1 key to success as a DJ, many have proven this. <\/p>\n

And how has your writing process changed over the years? Is it easier or harder to make music now? <\/strong>
\nOh much easier and for us that\u2019s a good thing. I think because we tour a lot and with DJs and Producers doing more work than ever before, new technology helps immensely. We can have our studio with us and whenever we feel inspired, in the train, plane\u2026 you can just get to work and write your ideas. We create most of our music when we travel and we add the finishing touches in our studio in Berlin.<\/p>\n

What is your current studio set up? What gear do you love at the moment? <\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s pretty basic actually. We were always very minimalist, to keep our focus more on the ideas than the potential technical problems. We\u2019re still exploring the Nord Lead, Yamaha DX-7, Mininova Synth, Roland TB-3, Roland TR-8 and Roland VT-3. At the moment we\u2019re collecting the ideas and looking to add 2 new synths for our next album.<\/p>\n

What should people expect from you at Field Trip? What sounds are you loving right now?<\/strong>
\nAs always, it\u2019s a mixture of different genres, lots of edits and strong grooves. We\u2019ve always played back to back. We usually do 1 or 2 tracks each. We use 4 cdj\u2019s, 2 external fx (delay and reverb) a pioneer rmx and 4 hands. We like playing this way because its entertaining and we always surprise each other with new tracks or edits.<\/p>\n

What else you got coming up\/are you working on? <\/strong>
\nWe\u2019ve just done a remix of \u2018Marlena Shaw – Woman Of The Ghetto\u2019, which we release on our own Pets Recordings in late August. We’re getting very good feedback so far, which is super exciting. There is another single to come in the Autumn and there will also be a few remixes dropping before the end of the year plus a track on a compilation for our friend Yousef. We\u2019re also gathering inspiration for our 4th studio album.<\/p>\n

Tell us one thing you love and one thing you hate about each other\u2026 <\/strong>
\nWe can ALWAYS count on each other and the things we hate we try to ignore. After so many years we\u2019ve discovered that we aren\u2019t going to change so there\u2019s no point in wasting the energy.<\/p>\n

Soundcloud <\/a><\/span> Artist Page <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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25 – 28 August | Field Trip Festival 2017<\/a> | Tickets<\/a> | Somerset<\/strong><\/p>\n

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