You’re different, and that makes your DJ sets and releases instantly more interesting. What’s it like being a tropical house artist in an EDM world, where harder beats and drops are dominant? Only months later, when Thomas Jack and I met in Amsterdam, the term “tropical house” was created. I was just making music that I enjoyed listening to myself. When I started making this type of music, there was no such thing as tropical house.
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How did you create the mix? What gear and software did you use? How did you select the tracks for this mix?īasically, what I tried to do is showcase some of my latest, more unknown releases and combine that with new talent that I want to push into the spotlight. If past is truly prologue, Sam is in for a busy 2017.īefore things get too hectic, Insomniac caught up with Sam for our latest Metronome mix and fired a few questions his way. These days, Sam’s social media is a seemingly endless stream of him playing and partying in places as far-flung as South Africa and Mexico, promoting his Heartfeldt podcast and edits, and teasing new tunes. Remixes followed for giants like Sander Van Doorn, along with debuts at Ultra Miami and Coachella, raising his profile internationally. “Drive You Home” kept the momentum going, and in 2016, his summer anthem “Summer on You” kicked things into overdrive.
Realizing he needed to try something new, Sam switched to deep tropical house, and in 2015, he finally caught the attention of veteran imprint Spinnin’ Records with his melodic cover of “Show Me Love,” which hit #4 on the UK Singles chart. Nobody would book him, and his demos received no feedback. Starting out playing big-room house, he experienced rejection almost daily. Overnight success sounds easy, but ask anyone accused of it, and they’ll tell you, “No, it’s not.”įor 23-year-old Dutch rising star Sam Feldt, who was turned on to house at age 11 by Robin S’ ‘90s smash “Show Me Love” and landed on DJ Mag’s Top 100 poll in 2016, there was definitely a struggle. It takes listeners deep across a wide range of genres, movements, cultures, producers, artists and sounds that make up the diverse world of electronic music.
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