Posted by Gosia Mrugala
Unstoppable bpm:tv bloggeuse Gosia Mrugala is seeing double after an exclusive one-on-two interview with fast-rising Dutch trance duo W&W, a.k.a. Willem van Hanegem and Ward van der Harst. Check it out.
Gosia Mrugala: Where did you meet and how did you guys start working together?
W&W: We had a mutual friend and through him we started talking online about music production since we were both producing on our own. After a while we finally met at a Dutch festival, we had a good connection so we started to hang out more and more. After we attended another festival, we felt like producing music together. That’s when we made our first release.
GM: How is it working in a duo?
WW: It’s great! You always have someone around who’s opinion you can ask for when working! It’s also good to be on the road together, we can imagine it must be very boring to travel by yourself all the time.
GM: Your top 3 tracks at the moment?
Willem: Rick Mitchells – Sub Zero; Alvaro – Make The Crowd GO!; Deadmau5 – Fn Pig
Ward: David Gravell – Fire Away; W&W – Lift Off; Above & Beyond vs Hardwell – Thing Called Spaceman (W&W Mashup)
GM: Outside of trance, what kind of music are you into?
Willem: I have a very broad range of music that I like, I listen to everything, from hip-hop to rock to dubstep and all other kinds of EDM.
Ward: I love artists like Coldplay and Ed Sheeran.
GM: So how are things going with your Mainstage radio show?
WW: Mainstage is doing really good! It’s broadcast on Sirius XM. Also, the podcast gets more and more downloads! We get so many reactions from people listening to our show! It’s great when you read on Twitter that somebody from Australia, Canada or South America is listening to your radio show when sitting on the train or metro.
GM: How did it feel hearing your track “Invasion” was voted to be the official A State of Trance 550 anthem?
WW: That is actually a funny story! We were on our way to Los Angeles from Argentina where we were standing in the customs queue. We checked our Twitter and saw that we were a trending topic worldwide! As soon as we checked the @ mentions we noticed that we won the competition, amazing news of course!
GM: Any memories/moments from summer 2012 that stand out for you?
Willem: The past summer has been great! Definitely our best and busiest summer so far! The whole summer and all its festivals were actually one big highlight! We played so many great gigs!
Ward: Exactly like Willem says, it’s been such a fantastic summer! It was an honor playing festivals like Global Gathering, Tomorrowland, Nature One, Nocturnal Wonderland and Electric Zoo to name a few!
GM: So, any predictions for summer 2013?
WW: Well, we think and hope 2013 will have an even better summer! It’s going to be hard to top this last year, but always aim for the stars!
GM: Can you tell me of any upcoming projects or collaborations in the works?
WW: Our latest mix compilation, Mainstage Vol. 1, just got released and the reactions on that are overwhelming! We didn’t expect this at all! Next up are a few very strong releases on our label Mainstage Music, and after that it’s time for our new single ”Lift Off”! We have some huge collabs coming up as well, but we can’t reveal those yet.
GM: Where do you see yourself in five years?
WW: Hopefully in five years we’ll still be doing what we love to do: making music and playing it for as many people as possible!
Gosia Mrugala is a Toronto-based blogger and reviewer. You can read her blog HERE, and follow her on Twitter HERE.
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