The Chainsmokers Own The Night

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h2 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ff0072; color: white; font-size: x-large;"> INTERVIEW | THINK IN ELECTRONIC </span></h2> <h2 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #ff0072; font-size: x-large;">The Chainsmokers Interview</span><span style="color: #ff0072; font-size: x-large;">: Alex Pall and Drew Taggart on Remixes, Musical Influences and Festival Dreams | Think In Electronic</span></h2><h3 style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #444444;">From their remix work and signature sound to Coachella ambitions, Alex Pall and Drew Taggart answer our question</span></i></h3></div> </div> <p class="isSelectedEnd" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">Remixes can introduce an artist to an audience that might never have discovered their original music. For The Chainsmokers, reworking tracks by artists including Icona Pop, The Wanted and Cash Cash had become an important part of building their profile.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">We spoke to Alex Pall and Drew Taggart about the role those remixes played in their development, how they approached finding their own sound, and the diverse influences behind their music. We also asked about their festival ambitions, with Coachella firmly on their wish list.</span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IVYDvQnVqY6ApwOzhzXh094n-poz6Ac_9IveRl9-oo0PZOczR_bpTO9vbk6XX5iLfWec4BXx0zez11MbOSHfpb0fK2bPzhLLC_crDT_nQ-tuvtb04dlfhm8r1fb5Hg91VaPUH44TXVo/s1600/the+chainsmokers+interview.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img alt="The Chainsmokers' Alex Pall and Drew Taggart, interviewed by Think In Electronic about their music, remixes and influences." border="0" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IVYDvQnVqY6ApwOzhzXh094n-poz6Ac_9IveRl9-oo0PZOczR_bpTO9vbk6XX5iLfWec4BXx0zez11MbOSHfpb0fK2bPzhLLC_crDT_nQ-tuvtb04dlfhm8r1fb5Hg91VaPUH44TXVo/s1600-rw/the+chainsmokers+interview.jpg" title="The Chainsmokers interview think in electronic" /></span></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #ff0072; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>1. We are here to grant you 3 wishes. What do you wish for? And, how are you guys doing?</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wish 1: Mainstage <b><i>Coachella</i></b>, Wish 2: More Wishes, Wish 3: Olivia Wilde</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">We are doing great! Very happy to be taking part in this interview with you both.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #ff0072; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>2. This is a staple TIE question what’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear "South Africa"?</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Alex: Great White Sharks</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Drew: Batman’s butler, not sure why…</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #ff0072; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>3. Before we get into the music, can you tell us a little more about Alex and Drew on a non-musical front?</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sure well Drew is from Maine, so it was this, or become a Lobsterman, actually it's why Lobsters play such a central theme in all our shows and visuals… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Alex is from NYC he had more options than such so he thought studying Art History and Business would be cool, it was, but not so relevant in todays rat race. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">We both have younger sisters, Drew used to be addicted to Mountain Dew and Alex wears glasses.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #ff0072; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; text-align: center;"><br /></b></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #ff0072; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; text-align: center;">4. According to Urban Dictionary, a “chain smoker” is someone who smokes multiple cigarettes in one sitting. We know we promised not to ask this, but what's the story behind the name The Chainsmokers?</b><span style="color: #ff0072;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>  </b></span></span></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Its cool we refer you to this interviews first question ;) </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;">They directed readers to their earlier conversation with </span><a href="http://groundsounds.com/2013/08/20/interview-chainsmokers/" style="text-align: center;">Groundsounds</a><span style="text-align: center;">.</span></div> <p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><b style="color: #ff0072; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; text-align: center;">5. You've remixed tracks by some big names in the music industry, including Icona Pop, The Wanted and Cash Cash. How does it feel to work with these artists, and do you think the remixes have helped you build your fanbase?</b></p> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0072; font-family: times, times new roman, serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hmmm how does it make us feel. Well it makes us feel pretty good… </span><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">We love working with/for talented artists and giving their songs our spin. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">Doing remixes is a very interesting aspect of producing, and a fun one at that. It's much different than working on originals, it gives you an entirely different starting point and on top of it exposure as you asked. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">Our remixes have 100% played the biggest role in expanding our notoriety, but it's not just about doing them they have to be interesting and well received. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">We are very fortunate to have made music that people think is such, some more so than others but its great one day we are appealing to Phoenix fans, the next Icona Pop, then The Wanted…</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #ff0072; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>6. What makes The Chainsmokers signature sound unique compared with everyone else out there?</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">That it’s ours… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Its not something physical you can put your finger on. The creative process is abstract. We don’t have one secret set of sounds, everyone more or less is pulling from the same box of music, however it's how you apply it, what catches your ear, the melodies and what you prioritize in your music.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #ff0072; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>7. You guys released a track with <i>Priyanka Chopra</i> titled "Erase", whom many know as one of the finest Bollywood actresses. What was it working with a Bollywood superstar?</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Well we never actually got to meet her, or speak to her for that matter, but we hear she is really great. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">But from a work standpoint it was awesome, the exposure we got from working with an artist like her was invaluable.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #ff0072; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>8. Which musicians,  DJs /and producers do you look up to? Where do you draw your inspiration from when producing?</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">This changes on a daily basis. To name a few, 40, Drake, Mat Zo, Chvrches, Nicky Romero, Adrian Lux, Calvin Harris, Max Martin and so on…</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #ff0072; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>9. In todays time we are blessed with an abundance of EDM festivals Cream Fields, Ultra Music festival, Global Gathering, Tomorrowland and South West Four to name a few. What would be The Chainsmokers dream festival to play at or to headline and why?</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's cliché, but it’s the honest truth, any of these festivals are a dream come true for an artist, playing TomorrowWorld was an experience we will hold close for the remainder of our short expected lives. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">That being said, because our music riffs off the indie vibes with the progressive house, playing a show like Coachella which really embodies both those music cultures would probably be our ultimate goal in the future.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ff0072;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ff0072; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>10. </b></span><b style="color: #ff0072; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; text-align: center;">Have you heard about the Mars One project to establish the first human settlement on Mars? Would you consider taking the one-way trip?</b></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">Are there going to be hot chicks on Mars? </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Women should know there are VERY few decisions that influence men that aren’t solely based on the fast of whether there will be hot girls present.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #ff0072; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>11. They say a person’s music library is the window to their soul. What genres and gems make up The Chainsmokers music library?</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Our shared Library currently has 109 days of music or 30,000 songs. Its probably 35% house, 20% hip hop, 35% Indie, 10% Oldies… this is totally a guess. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Y</span><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">ou know we couldn’t sit here and rattle off crazy facts about bands or music history, but we do pride ourselves on being eclectic. Music is made to suit various moods and we are moody people… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">Its important to gorge on as much music as possible we feel, certainly nothing bad will come of it, but being well rounded helps a lot when we decided what we want to accomplish musically.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #ff0072; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>12. Who’s the brains and who’s the beauty in The Chainsmokers?</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">We both have our good and bad days…</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #ff0072; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>13. If you could represent The Chainsmokers with an animal what animal would The Chainsmoker be and why?</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">A brown bear, because they are cute as fuck but also badass…. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">That or golden retrievers, because when have you ever seen a bad looking golden in a shitty situation.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #ff0072; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Rapid Fire</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">1. <b>    Drink of choice is</b>…. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Alex- Whiskey/Coke </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Drew- Vodka/Soda</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">2.     <b>One word you could add to the dictionary</b>… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pickle – used to describe loser dudes</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">3.    <b> Favorite application?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Instagram</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">4.    <b> Cars or girls</b> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">– girls</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">5.    <b> Boxer or briefs</b> :P</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> – boxer briefs</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Check out their new remix of<a href="http://www.thinkinelectronic.com/2014/01/nonono-pumpin-blood-chainsmokers-remix.html" target="_blank"> Nonono - Pumping Blood</a> as Premiered on W&W Essential Mix..</span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

The Chainsmokers Own The Night

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