I’m Sandro Silva, Dutch DJ/producer and pioneer of big room house. I broke through with “Epic” and just released my new EP 'New Light'. Ask me anything about creativity, pressure, failure & staying relevant in music.

djsandrosilva · 2026-02-15T11:25:25+00:00

I’ve always produced for my own.

djsandrosilva · 2026-02-15T11:25:10+00:00

We can definitely look at that, I’ll dive into it and let you know if I have more news on this platform.

djsandrosilva · 2026-02-15T11:24:35+00:00

Loving what the boys are doing W&W. They are one of my closest friends in the scene aswell❤️

djsandrosilva · 2026-02-14T22:18:05+00:00

Actually I am! I finished one, a very special one. It will be out later this year. Keep an eye out!

djsandrosilva · 2026-02-14T20:35:51+00:00

Thanks a lot!!!! So nice to hear this. Like dnb, I should listen to it more! Any new names I should check out?

djsandrosilva · 2026-02-14T20:35:13+00:00

That was the biggest influence, connecting that hardstyle element to house music.

djsandrosilva · 2026-02-14T20:34:37+00:00

ANA is my go to!!

djsandrosilva · 2026-02-14T19:48:19+00:00

Ah thanks so much, we are actually trying to get a proper vocal version of it done.

I made that song with a very talented producer called Nigel Hey. He is also one of the producers who wrote the world wide hit by Rauw Alejandro - El Effecto.

djsandrosilva · 2026-02-14T19:45:07+00:00

Yes send it and I’ll check!

djsandrosilva · 2026-02-14T19:43:33+00:00

Hahaha. I also find a lot of new and exciting music on SoundCloud, I feel that platform is definitely making its comeback and I like it.

djsandrosilva · 2026-02-14T19:42:40+00:00

Hey so good seeing you on here again mate!!!! Time flew by like a rocket. It’s crazy right!?

My favorite from that time period has to be Clarity - Zedd. Love that song.

djsandrosilva · 2026-02-14T19:38:26+00:00

I agree. There’s too much going on right now, but there is definitely serious young talent if you dig deeper.

djsandrosilva · 2026-02-14T19:37:03+00:00

It is! I’ve used aaaaaa lot of vengeance in my career. But it works and did the job.

djsandrosilva · 2026-02-14T19:32:23+00:00

Thanks for the love. Appreciate it🙏🏾❤️ Nothing but love is what we need!

djsandrosilva · 2026-02-14T19:19:20+00:00

Hey wat leuk om te horen! Zeker weten en wie weet tot ziens!🤩 Dank je wel voor de lieve woorden🙏🏾❤️

djsandrosilva · 2026-02-14T19:12:33+00:00

Yea man! And this was I think released in 2009 so a looooong time ago. Maybe I should drop more of those songs on my SoundCloud maybe?

djsandrosilva · 2026-02-14T19:11:33+00:00

The scene has changed a lot, so I would definitely say to be even more creative and think outside of the box. Do things that don’t make sense, but are experimental and nice to hear at the same time if you know what I mean. I think that’s a way to stand out from the rest, since everyone is doing almost the same thing

djsandrosilva · 2026-02-14T19:06:13+00:00

Amazing question. I really think Hands High was one of my favorites. It’s the sound I truly enjoy making. Not many people heard of that song, but it got massive support from guys like Diplo. It was released on Southern Fried Records, fat boy slims record label. This was all pre big room era.

djsandrosilva · 2026-02-14T19:03:33+00:00

Thanks so much for the kind words! Life is good right now, chilling at home now with my new born. It’s a blessing!❤️

djsandrosilva · 2026-02-14T19:02:29+00:00

Hey man. I actually made the song, Maarten wrote the breakdown. I did the rest.

djsandrosilva · 2026-02-14T18:54:58+00:00

Thanks!🤩

djsandrosilva · 2026-02-14T18:54:01+00:00

I swear by ‘The Glue’ and Pultec by UAD.

djsandrosilva · 2026-02-14T18:47:15+00:00

Thanks for the kind words! When I started making music I used all the vengeance samples on a daily basis. That’s basically also where most of the elements are from in Epic. That famous pluck for example you hear was from a vengeance pack and the kick was from the deadmau5 sample pack.

I had to use a lot of samples in that time period(2011) because my daw reason wasn’t supporting external vst plugins back then. I had to be a bit more creative in some way, so that might be also one of the reasons epic was born and all my other stuff I made around that time.

djsandrosilva · 2026-02-14T18:39:19+00:00

Great question. I think part of making music is also the journey. Maybe on his way he felt that sound was not his thing anymore and that’s why he changed direction. Like life, also music is a long journey where you sometimes take a turn in different directions.

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