‘Yebo Yebo’ is currently riding high in the Top 10 of Beatport. Why do you think the track is doing so well at present?

‘Yebo Yebo’ is the essence of dance. In African the word means ‘Yes’, and it perfectly transmits what I wanted to inject into this song: optimism.

Africans are sunny people par excellence, humorous, and positive. Often we hear about tragedies, wars, and terrible abuses coming from that part of the world, but they keep going like no other people could do.

Their music is the biggest expression of their comprehension of the essence of life, something that maybe we don’t fully understand yet.

I’ve always tried to create a world around my songs and with ‘Yebo Yebo’ the idea was to produce a song that made people dance, smile and be happy, without being too serious.

Maybe this is the reason why it’s doing well. To create a song carrying all the features I wanted to express wasn’t easy, and I love to think that the hard work done during the last 10 years of productions has helped.

No other word is more suitable to yell when finally things go like we want them to: YEBO!

What kind of studio does it take to create your beats?

I have a lot of good stuff in my studio. I have no particular preference about sequencers, I can work with Nuendo on Windows or with Logic Audio 8 on a Mac. I think they’re both very good music production systems.

Like most producers I have loads of plug-ins of every type, but I always end up using the same stuff.

I don’t like very many virtual instruments because I’m a fan of hardware. I have two Access Virus’ (C and TI) and many synthesizers like Waldorf Pulse, Waldorf Q, Doepfer, Korg Trinity, Korg Triton, a Minimoog, Roland SH 101, JP8000 and some others!

A Mackie Big Knob has lately become essential for my work, together with the three pairs of audio monitors: KRK Vxt 8, Dynaudio BM5, and Adam A-7.

Fonte: Betportal.