Ibiza By Night meets Sharam Jey (in the picture below).
Sharam Jey is a dj and a producer absolutely appreciated (click here for his fb fan page)
He recently released his last EP:”Love Hurts” (click here), and this is the interview!
IBN: Where are you and are you locked down, how has it been for you so far?
SHARAM: Yes, we are in lock down as well but fortunately I was at home when this all started. And not on tour as it would be horrible to be stranded or in quarantine somewhere in the world and not being able to get to your kids and family. So I am copying quite ok with this situation.
IBN:If you could be in isolation with any other artist, who would it be and why?
SHARAM: Mhm, that would probably be Prince or the Beastie Boys. Those two have been and are still so important for me musically. And it would probably be really fascinating to get an inside look on their creativity.
IBN:How has your creativity been during this period, have you kept busy in the studio?
SHARAM: At first it was of course a tense situation as I was about to tour 25 gigs in the US and South America. And like for so many artist and musicians that was of course a huge setback. Lots of things needed to be managed. But for 2-3 weeks now I am trying to make the best of this situation. At the moment I am working on tracks and projects I wanted to push for a long time now.
IBN:Tell us about your Love Hurts EP – the original came out back in 2012 and made a huge impact, how has the remixes faired?
SHARAM: Love Hurts is a special one for me. It was supposed to be the first Bunny Tiger release, due to some scheduling issues it ended up being the no. 2. But still it’s in my top 5 Bunny Tiger tracks. I love the simple, melancholic and deep vibe of it. It also got huge support back then from eg Jamie Jones, Solomon, Green Velvet, Patrick Topping and Richy Ahmed. So I thought some remixes would be perfect now.
IBN:How did you select remixers for the EP? Did you pick people cause of their signature sound or based on the potential of their impact to the original?
SHARAM: It’s a special song and of course I was looking for remixers who really dig the track. And eventually the ones involved are all buddies of mine with which I am in contact regularly. So it was a gut-decision.
IBN:What gear do you use to make music, hardware or software, and how has your setup developed over the years?
SHARAM: For me to achieve the best sound is to use a mixture of both, analog and digital gear. And I am actually still using my favorite analog equipment like the Juno 60, Jupiter-6 and the OSCar (Oxford). Also I am really into the Roland-cloud where I find all my favorite plug-ins.
IBN:What motivates you after so long in the industry? What keeps you going and excited?
SHARAM: Well, that’s really simple, it is still my love for electronic music.
IBN:What’s been your favourite Ibiza moment from your career?
SHARAM: That would be the private ones. Just to be with my family and kids on the island. Discover its beauty again and again with them. Love it.
IBN:What are key factors are you looking for when you A&R?
SHARAM: As I get a lot of demos each week, I have developed a rule: a track needs to grab me within the first 20 seconds. After that you’ll have a good sense of the sing and the direction it goes. So basically very simple.
IBN: What else, asides from the Love Hurts EP have you got planned, any other cool projects?
SHARAM: Release-wise I still have lots of stuff coming. The already mentioned Love Hurts plus a collabo-track called Rise On My Soul with Andruss and Bob Musella on Toolroom are up next. And of course I am hoping for a full re-schedule of my shows as soon as all will go back to normal.
Thanks Sharam!
