Cenote single release<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\nHow are you? Please introduce yourself to our readers.<\/b><\/p>\n
Hey guys! Thanks for having me! Hope all is well! I\u2019m good, thank you! My name is Pablo Pina better known by the stage name Sainte Vie. I\u2019m an electronic music producer, sound engineer and record label owner. I was born and raised in M\u00e9xico City until the age of 16, then I moved to Nantes to finish high school followed by New York to study Music Technology. I\u2019m 26 years old and I\u2019m currently based in Miami, Florida.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been a challenging time for everyone of the past year or so, none more so than for musicians – how have you been doing?<\/b><\/p>\n
Definitely! I actually feel very lucky I got to spend some quality time with my family and focus strictly on making music during the past year. 2020 was a very productive year for me in terms of music production, I had the chance to explore different genres within the electronic music spectrum and learn so much from artists I admire thanks to all the online masterclasses that came out during the pandemic. Right now, as the world starts to re open my touring schedule seems to be going back to normal which is amazing! It feels so good to be back on stage sharing all my new productions. I\u2019m really happy and excited for what\u2019s to come! I must say the only thing that\u2019s a bit annoying to me at the moment are all the travel restrictions in place which make the traveling experience quite complicated. Hopefully that too goes back to normal soon.<\/p>\n
Did you find yourself writing more music with more time on your hands or did it become less important without clubs and spaces to share it?<\/b><\/p>\n
I honestly think it became more important than ever to me! During lockdown I genuinely spent most of my time in the studio writing music. I knew venues and festivals were eventually going to return so I wanted to be ready for that moment.<\/p>\n
What is the scene in Mexico like for parties, young DJs and artists, record stores and so on – is it healthy?<\/b><\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t really get to experience M\u00e9xico\u2019s nightlife before I left the country as I was too young when I left. That said, I can confirm from past experiences there are some really amazing festivals such as Vive Latino, Corona Capital, Tr\u00f3pico and Bravo Festival in addition to some incredibly talented upcoming and established artists such as Zo\u00e9, Caf\u00e9 Tacvba, Bengala, Nada, Isaac Soto, Dark But Gray and Jiony to name a few. Record store wise I honestly haven\u2019t been to a lot of them but I really like La Roma Records in M\u00e9xico City.<\/p>\n
You are set to become the next artist to release on Cercle this July – how much are you looking forward to it and tell us the story of how this emerged?<\/b><\/p>\n
Cercle have unveiled 14 single releases from different artists and I couldn\u2019t be more excited to join their amazingly curated release catalog. I am extremely grateful for the opportunity and I can\u2019t wait to share the result with everyone the day of the release! It honestly feels surreal! I\u2019ve been a huge fan of Cercle since the moment they started. It was an amazing experience to work and meet the team behind such an incredible project, they are all super kind, talented and professional. During lockdown I sent a few demo tracks to Phil who is in charge of Cercle\u2019s artistic curation, he then responded he wanted to release one of the tracks as part of their new Cercle Stories concept which consists of a single track live session for their Cercle Records releases.<\/p>\n