Hi Robert! Hope you are doing great! How has the first half of the year treated you? Anything we should watch out for?

Hi! Im doing great thanks. The first half of this year has been truly amazing. My tracks are doing really well and getting a lot of support. For the first time it feels like I actually know what Im doing and that I have some kind of plan set for the future. So speaking of that and what you should watch out for, I have some new tracks coming up under my RNX guise on Silk Music, as well as a collab with my friend Factor B. There are a couple of other big projects coming up but Im not supposed to announce any of that just yet.

Thanks! I cannot stress enough how much Im looking forward to this. I was told a few months ago that it could be a possibility, but I try not to get excited about possible events until they are 100% confirmed and announced.

As for any special preparations, Im always working on new music and I will definitely keep a few I want to premiere at Dreamstate.

I think I made that track in early 2016 and it started with the main melody and the fast arpeggio you can hear during the build up to the break. Im sure I originally made it with a piano instead of the synth too. For the longest time it was a poorly produced demo I forgot about until I found it again probably around September or so. I wondered why I never finished but then often not hearing a track for a long time gives you fresh ideas to finish it. As for the title I think the original file name was something like Fast Arp, but when I had to give it a real title I thought it sounded very euphoric and I just added the extra a as it made it sound like an actual title instead of a description. Phonetically it sound better too in my mind.

Honestly Im not a huge fan of playing B2B sets. I can see how they could work on longer or open to close sets as theres more time to develop something, but most sets are 60 or maybe 90 minutes if youre lucky. Thats not to say I havent enjoyed the few B2B sets I have played. I played a set with Re:Locate in June which was nice as weve made so many tracks together. But if I had to choose, I honestly dont know. After the guitar stunt at Luminosity someone suggest Id try that with Pure Nrg, which would be interesting if not unlikely.

Luminosity this year was possibly the most amazing event Ive ever played. Theres something magical about it, anyone whos attended will likely agree whether its a artist, fan, crew member, etc. Its also a yearly opportunity to catch up with people, meet new artists and fans, discover new music and hang out. And as a bonus its only 10 minutes from where I live.

As for my set, this was the first solo LIVE show Ive done after the live show with Re:Locate last year. Its a lot of work preparing tracks and sorting out the gear, but its so rewarding. Once the nerves settle after the first few tracks its pure enjoyment. I took it a level further this year by bringing a guitar too.

In my mind pure trance focuses on the beauty of the sounds. Its usually the melodies in an uplifting track that define this, but it could easily work on a 124 BPM progressive track that has the right atmosphere.

I appreciate that, though Ive never thought of myself as a flag bearer of the pure sounds. But trance is always changing. This change appeals to some people and to some it does not. The more EDM styled trance was big a few years ago, psy and pure trance are popular now.

For the people who dont like the change, they will say its losing its essence. In the end you can always find the style of trance you like, even if there is less of it being produced. It can be frustrating when a style you dislike is the dominant style, but then theres always something to complain about. Just focus on what on what you love and and let the rest be.

Rich Solarstone asked me if I was interested in remix a track for Pure Trance and this one was one the tracks he sent. I liked it because the my remix was always going to be very different from the original. I dont like two nearly identical mixes of the same track, it seems pointless to me. Im quite happy with the result, it kept the essence from the original while being completely different.

I had my first round of success in the early to mid 2000s with tracks like Out There and Spiral, but by 2010 I was much less motivated. Other than a few tracks with Paul (Re:Locate) I hardly produced anything at all between about 2011 to 2014. Things changed after I left my job in 2014. Its funny how a change like that can motivate you again. Paul left his job not long after and we both started producing a lot of music together until we decided to make an album. Things have really picked up ever since to the point where I am now. Producing music is a creative process and and when other events in your life arent motivating, it has a negative effect. I realise its not possible for everyone, but a lifestyle change can really make a difference, as it did for me.

Short answer, yes. Long answer, I keep changing my mind about what I want to do. Ive made a lot of tracks with completely different styles over the last few years. I have quite a few RNX tracks sitting on my hard drive. I also have this other project called Astrosphere which I call my space music project. At the moment Im still making more new tracks, then later this year I want to see what I can combine to make some kind of sensible album.

Yes, a big big thanks to all of you. Some have supported me since the very start and know all the old tracks, others have only just recently discovered my music. In either case, the positivity is so rewarding, so thanks for that! And of course a big thanks to all that come to see my play.

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