People who follow my music will know what I’m talking about.Īlthough… on hearing any of my tracks for the first time, a lot of people say, “This definitely sounds like a MetroGnome beat!”ĮO: How do you think sites like Indaba have changed the way music is being produced? I do have this sound that goes, “Weeeeeooooooooooo” that I use in almost all of my songs. I feel like that is something others have to decide for me. There are bits and pieces of all those artists in my sound. MetroGnome: I don’t want to say that my sound is unique or that I have my own “signature” sound because I get inspired from a lot of different artists.
And yes, I actually play them instead of using the sequencer with the exception of snare rolls and fills. People always ask me if I use the Maschine to make all my beats. As far as hardware is concerned, I use the NI Maschine and a Yamaha MOX8 Synthesizer to produce the majority of my songs. MetroGnome: I use Ableton Live to compose, edit, and mix. Although, I wouldn’t want to go out partying with friends, and dance to Bollywood music.ĮO:What equipment do you use to make music? You’ll mostly hear Electro or House music playing everywhere,or Bollywood, which is a lot of fun to dance to, especially at Indian weddings. In New Delhi, good bars close around 3:30am or 4am.
Is it just me, or is that the time when parties actually start? Except everything closes at 1:30am, which still confuses me. You can actually go and start a conversation with anyone at a bar or a night club. MetroGnome: To start with, California girls are HOT. With music festivals like NH7, Fireflies, Submerge, SunBurn, Goa Trance etc., there’s a huge demand for underground electronic music in India as well.ĮO: What is the club life there and how is it different than where you currently live (California)? The only difference is that there are a lot of live bands (rock, alternative/progressive, fusion, metal, death metal), rather than electronic artists and DJs. MetroGnome: The music scene is as busy as you may think it is over here. Soon enough, I realized that it had already been too late for me to back out.ĮO: You were born and raised in India, Can you tell us what the music scene is like there and how that influenced your music today? So, I forced him to teach me the basics of it. Which got me thinking, if HE can do it, so can I. When I first heard it, I couldn’t believe that I personally knew someone who makes music. My old friend, Mukul, who is also a music producer, showed me one of his beats back in 2006 (I barely knew him back then). Since the day I realized I had a sense of rhythm, I knew what I wanted to do in life. MetroGnome: Music has always been my passion. Check out our exclusive interview, his track and more below.ĮO: How did you get into producing music? Our last winner was MetroGnome for his track ‘Screwed’ Take a listen to it and the Breaking Bad remix - in costume! - below, and check out more of his stuff over at his YouTube page.Each month we colloborate with Indaba Music to give one artist to be featured right here on Electronica Oasis. Not going to lie: I’m kind of tempted to take the iPhone remix and make it into my actual ringtone. He’s given the same treatment to Pharrell’s “Happy,” Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep,” and - my personal favorite - the Breaking Bad theme song. His iPhone remix isn’t the first time he’s taken a ubiquitous tune and given it a brand new twist, either.
MetroGnome, who was born and raised in India and now lives in California, told Electronica Oasis last year that he doesn’t really have a “signature” sound he does, however, draw his inspiration from a huge variety of different sources - something which is readily apparent in his beats. I mean, he even managed to make Siri somewhat likeable. I didn’t think it was possibly to take the most annoying ringtone in the world and make it into something this amazing. I’m willing to make an exception, though, for this: Electronic composer and producer MetroGnome's remix of the “Xylophone” iPhone ringtone. I realize that they serve a purpose however, I still find nothing more obnoxious than hearing someone’s phone go off at way too high a volume in a public place (except maybe then having to listen to that person’s conversation, which usually also occurs at way too high a volume in a public place). Sometimes I think that cell phone ringtones are one of the worst inventions of all time.
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