DJ Dreas talks Pluto
Disk jockey and producer DJ Dreas shares the technicalities of creating music. Originally from the small town of Otjiwarongo, his musical journey dates back to 2015 when he was still in high school and made his first beat.
His latest offering Pluto was inspired by two things; his favourite electronic DJ Pablo Fierro and his secret obsession with astronomy. “I wanted to make a project that felt and sounded so extra-terrestrial; to create an ambience that resembles the galaxies and stars. Pablo Fierro has a sound I fell in love with and has always resonated with me,” said DJ Dreas.
He mentioned that choosing 11 songs from a catalogue of 40-50 songs was the most challenging part about creating his Pluto project. “You can imagine the pressure to choose the best 11 songs from 50 which all sounded dope for a project that's going to be out forever,” he shared.
As an artist who trades in both music production and on stage performances, DJ Dreas, real name Ngula Andreas Nambambi, believes it is not a must for producers to know how to play actual instruments. He maintains that with instruments being digitally playable knowing how to play actual instruments for production is not a must-have trait. “Production is about having the idea and knowing how to execute what you know regardless of the device,” he said, adding that knowing how to actually play an instrument doesn't guarantee you to have a better sound.
He said that he is happy with how Pluto has been received saying that his fans are proud of what he has done and that gives him great satisfaction. “If I got a dollar for every time I got congratulated on how good the sound Pluto was I could probably pay someone's tuition fees,” he said in a modest way.
Singer Slickartie who was recently featured on Pluto Remix by DJ Dreas described working with him as fun and interesting. “He shares a similar energy and work ethic like me so working with him was easy,” said Slickartie.
When creating music, the producer said he uses two beats making software; Fruity Loop (FL) studio and Ableton. He explains that he uses FL studio for its simplicity and more efficient workflow.
“Then you get Ableton which is not the most popular digital audio workstation out there but it's tailormade for electro music compared to FL studio which is more suitable for many genres,” he said.
MICHAEL KAYUNDE
His latest offering Pluto was inspired by two things; his favourite electronic DJ Pablo Fierro and his secret obsession with astronomy. “I wanted to make a project that felt and sounded so extra-terrestrial; to create an ambience that resembles the galaxies and stars. Pablo Fierro has a sound I fell in love with and has always resonated with me,” said DJ Dreas.
He mentioned that choosing 11 songs from a catalogue of 40-50 songs was the most challenging part about creating his Pluto project. “You can imagine the pressure to choose the best 11 songs from 50 which all sounded dope for a project that's going to be out forever,” he shared.
As an artist who trades in both music production and on stage performances, DJ Dreas, real name Ngula Andreas Nambambi, believes it is not a must for producers to know how to play actual instruments. He maintains that with instruments being digitally playable knowing how to play actual instruments for production is not a must-have trait. “Production is about having the idea and knowing how to execute what you know regardless of the device,” he said, adding that knowing how to actually play an instrument doesn't guarantee you to have a better sound.
He said that he is happy with how Pluto has been received saying that his fans are proud of what he has done and that gives him great satisfaction. “If I got a dollar for every time I got congratulated on how good the sound Pluto was I could probably pay someone's tuition fees,” he said in a modest way.
Singer Slickartie who was recently featured on Pluto Remix by DJ Dreas described working with him as fun and interesting. “He shares a similar energy and work ethic like me so working with him was easy,” said Slickartie.
When creating music, the producer said he uses two beats making software; Fruity Loop (FL) studio and Ableton. He explains that he uses FL studio for its simplicity and more efficient workflow.
“Then you get Ableton which is not the most popular digital audio workstation out there but it's tailormade for electro music compared to FL studio which is more suitable for many genres,” he said.
MICHAEL KAYUNDE
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