>>Who are you and where are you from !?

Joao “Pena” from Portugal, label manager and Dj of Flow records

>>Why did you decide to become DJ´s - What was your
>>intention !?

Due to my music passion, this was a way to show what I like , what I feel to others,
share feelings and offer some good moments.


>>What are your origins!? How did you come to Trancemusic and your first
>>gigs !?

Origins on Electronic Music(EBM), like FLA, Front 242, but also noise rock(sonic youth),
etc…I m really ecletic. Basically I went to my first psytrance party at boom fest site(goodmood org) in 96,
without any kind of knowledge on the subject and scene and I was Amazed,
and of course changed my life…after practicing,
researching and playing in private parties goodmood org offered me the chance to play…then… here I am now…

>>What has happened!? Why are you running Flow Records now !? Give
>>us an overview over all the details - don´t forget the real matters ;)

Portugal was helding great and amazing parties with all great djs and artists,
but we were lacking a label to improve and put the Portugal flag on the scene,
so this was a way for me to do what I like, live from it(although is really hard) and put my law degree on the shelf.
I must say thanks to the great support from the artists in the beginning to place the label.

>>WHO is working with you on Flow Records !? or do you run a one man show !?
Yup, im a one man show. Hard but rewarding work….

>>Well you´re one of the best Dj´s across Europe ! What is your opinion about the
>>Possibillities in this Scene.
I think psy or progpsytrance will always be underground, only some will embrace this style and thanks for this.
>>What are you doing when you´re not Djing and and doing Labelthings !?
Listening to music, surfing, snowboarding, watching movies and partying…

>>What does it mean for you playing and releasing things!?

My job. My passion.

>>What´s up in your local scene !? What Party Crews and so on ... !?

Some great parties are being held but some really bad ones aswell, so it’s a mix of good promoters and lousy ones,
and sometimes the lousy ones bring good artists but not given the best conditions to the crowd and artists and vice versa.

>>What do you think of the today's scene in general? What trends is it
>>taking, what moments you like or dislike?

Nowadays, im seeing the pseudo war between progressive and psy, and for me its just the evolution of music and cicles,
I think that with the blending of genres and styles and lots of sound research we will go somewhere.
There´s always good music and bad music in all styles.

>>What do you think of the growing number of the labels, artists and
>>websites like WWW.FREDERIKFLANGER.COM & WWW.PSYCHEDLIX.DE and the quality
>>of the music released nowadays?

It’s a normal step on the evolution of a musical genre, where only some will survive, it takes a lot of work,
marketing, etc…plenty of labels are disappearing but more are coming all the time….
amazing music is being released but loads of shitty music aswell….

>>What are your favorites for the moment and what other (non trance) music
>>do you like?

Favourites…Digital Structures, non trancy I like triphop dubby stuff.

>>What was your craziest Partyscnenery !?

I loved playing in Outback Eclipse Fest,
really in the middle of the windy desert, totally a madmax party.
what a job they did there…

>>What are your favourite releases/events until now !?

…….

>>Which DJs and acts and Parties have influenced your style?

…plenty…I like to blend…

>>What are your PROJECTS / SIDEPROJECTS at the moment !?

>>What´s your opinion about the straight melting of Styles at the moment !?
>>Producers and Dj´s from totally diffrent mayorstyles get closer together
>>!?

Evolution of music and comunication.

>>What is your TOP TEN of DRINKS this summer !?

Vodka Pinnaple, Beer and Water and plenty of healthy juices

>>What is your TOP of LP this summer !?

>>After a lot of very nice Compilations you´ll have some Artists Albums out now
>>and in near future.Will this will be regularily this way in future?

Depends on the offers I have, and the way flow wants to flow,
for now im really happy and proud to have this ones and get a good artists catalogue.
But of course compilations and albums(+ eps) is the key and goal of a label…

>>What are you going to release on Feedme Records !? Which Style will it bring to the
>>Dancefloor?

Feed me records its me and two partners,
this label will be releasing progressive house with a crossbreed of styles and influences,
for now, we will release Minilogue with a chris cargo rmx,
pope of gegga with a moshic rmx, katai,etc…. this label will be totally independent of Flow…

>>Will you follow the trend and release more of the melted style music !?

As I said, good music is good music, but Flow will be a bit more evolving and hypnotic and less minimal, but we never know….

>>What is your Opinion about the exisiting Peer -to- Peer programs. Do they
>>really kill our music, because we´re such a small scene or do they only
>>give unknown Artitst a chance to get ... ?

Of course, that’s why loads of labels are out of money,
the people forget that we are small underground labels and not majors,
so its really hard to pay the releases and live from this nowadays,
and its really a shame to see so many dj´s or wanabee dj´s playing mp3 tracks,
how they can they do this, trying to get a dj name and not supporting the artists they love or live from…
With this piracy, the labels will not get enough money to pay the releases,
which leads to the impossibility of paying the artists and artists
trying to find other ways to survive, ie stop doing what they love…
Anyway, this is a consequence of the times we live,
new web politics should be taken and hopefully the people will understand why we say this.
But of course internet is a good way of promoting artists, etc and a great way,
but stealing full albums, whatever, this I don’t think its fair.

--------->>What´s the spirit of Flow !?<<---------

Keep on Flowing…