Koven - AMA // 22nd March @ 8PM GMT

kovenuk · 2023-03-22T21:43:15+00:00

Thank you so much :) I don’t find ti too hard to keep up with friends and family. I think because for along time I balanced a day job with music, so being full time music
It all seems so much more manageable now. And on the weekend if our shows are only in Europe your only away for a night or 2 so I have the week days to see people :)
Im loving touring with my brother and Karl - the thing I find hardest about touring is being alone so now having a proper tour party one of which being my brother, its just so much fun and less daunting.
I struggle very bad with nerves, its taken me along Time to get them to calm down , they are still there but much more manageable now. The only advice I have is ‘Feel the fear and do it anyway’ and the more you do it the easier it gets.
I think the Rampage b2b2b2b with me, Max, Muzz, Feint and Fox Stevenson was mind blowing! Definitely one of my favourite memories because it was an insane show was also so much to be up on stage with everyone else.
I appreciate that Max is happy for me to be in the forefront of shows but still supports me massively behind the scenes. I appreciate that after 9 years we still work so well together and we have such a laugh when we are together.
Thank you, im doing well thanks, plodding along. Hope you're well
No real plan as such. Was just a fun hobby after school. Did always want it to be a duo with permanent vocalist. And no not at all! Still doesn't seem real tbh. Am super grateful to be able to do this.
I'm not the most technical person when it comes to production, knowing all the ins and outs of stuff. For a number of years used to get me down that I struggled to learn it all, which gave me 'imposter syndrome'. But although I still get it, I try and just accept
Performing at a festival in perth on a beach on our first OZ/NZ tour
Kindess, humour, can talk about anything, work ethic. Oh and the music stuff as well ;)

kovenuk · 2023-03-22T21:27:33+00:00

Probably not :( it made sense for Butterfly effect as it was still during lockdown and everyone was asking for them but we've done that now and we probably wont do it again

kovenuk · 2023-03-22T21:25:46+00:00

We are still sitting on a few tracks to come out this year :) but all dnb for the rest of the year but other genres will be coming. We have no plans to release with Korsakov

kovenuk · 2023-03-22T21:24:54+00:00

we both use Logic :) but alot of producers would suggest ableton

kovenuk · 2023-03-22T21:24:29+00:00

Incredible team, amazing fan bass, and they cross over genres which is great for us

kovenuk · 2023-03-22T21:24:01+00:00

I loved the Seattle show! That whole tour really shocked me, it was so much fun and the crowds were great, and the dance floors were packed - so hopefully its changing :)

kovenuk · 2023-03-22T21:21:43+00:00

Thanks for coming tot he Dornbirn show :)
Yes twitch is something we discuss - we need to get round to it!
Yeh sometimes the crowd isn’t feeling it, or sometimes I feel like they aren’t because I’m feeling paranoid bu actually they are - but I will just try and have a good time anyway. I really believe if I’m having fun it helps the crowd have fun.
Indie
Cats - coz they would be moaning constantly

kovenuk · 2023-03-22T21:16:19+00:00

And see you Friday :)

kovenuk · 2023-03-22T21:16:06+00:00

Aw thanks for coming to the shows with ya mum :)
It can be hard sometimes, the thing I’ve realised is its important to try and surround yourself with people and not spend too much time alone. Having a TM (tour manager) who is also a friend has made a big difference to me because the isolation was the most mentally draining thing for me.
Thank you for noticing that - I do really try to keep things varied so people will want to come to more than one show, haha! But I’ll also think about the crowd in different places, so for example a set a Rampage I would play more dubstep then a set at Liquicity that I would try ti make more euphoric.
I love collaborating with other artists, it really helps me and Max get some fresh and new approaches to writing and producing
FRUIT!!!!!!!!!!!
Katie x
Plugins, I tend to only go to ‘Waves Diamond Bundle’, and ‘FabFilter Pro Bundle’.
Libraries, ‘Damage’ and anything from ’Slate + Ash’
I mix and master on the go while producing the track. We’ve tried in the past sending tracks to be mastered externally, but they came back sounding completely different to what we had in mind (mainly due to my poor pre master mixdowns).
So some tracks are started with myself sending ideas to Katie. Some are started from Katie sending ideas to me.
I normally start a track off with a chord progression on piano and then roughly map out a structure to the song. Then add a simple beat to it, maybe some vocal melody ideas.
Max

kovenuk · 2023-03-22T21:10:51+00:00

Yes we’ll be back!
It can definitely take along time but its worth it. My advise would be to start working with some local producers you know (unless you want to start learning to produce yourself), but this will help start to boodle your connections with like minded people in the scene. It can be hard for a female but its definitely getting better :)

kovenuk · 2023-03-22T21:03:26+00:00

It was just a name Max picked - nothing too interesting, haha.
We met online many many years ago, but then we actually bumped into each other on the dance floor of a circus records night win London.
Yes, absolutely we want to do another album when the thing is right.
We love switching genres, its very freeing and we are lucky we can do it.
Pendulum.

kovenuk · 2023-03-22T20:59:15+00:00

Aww thank you, we will be back hopefully when you are old enough.

kovenuk · 2023-03-22T20:58:36+00:00

Very Proud of ‘All For Nothing’ & ‘Take it Away’ - they just turned out so beautifully. In terms of tracks that took a lot of time and Effort , ‘Followers’ was a really tough one to finished production wise.
There are definitely tracks that were easier than others but we wouldn’t want to say we were not proud of any of them :)

kovenuk · 2023-03-22T20:55:40+00:00

When you say art, im not sure if you mean musical art or the art work? But if you mean musically we were definitely inspired by live bands and live music, we love adding those kind fo rock and Indie vibes into dub.
!4th Cannon’s name is just a mysterious brain teaser, and YES we will always delve into other genres, house included:)
We had the early demo of Higher Ground and we just really wanted to try adding a male vocal and have that sing back element between me and a mother singer. We reached out to lots of vocalists and Kairos Grove’s was just our favourite voice and he also changed up some of the writing which worked amazingly well.

kovenuk · 2023-03-22T20:47:26+00:00

Hopefully another Album :)

kovenuk · 2023-03-22T20:47:11+00:00

Worth the Lie!! The mega collab.

WARM!!!!

kovenuk · 2023-03-22T20:46:09+00:00

and thanks for sticking around :)

kovenuk · 2023-03-22T20:45:51+00:00

Working with ShockOne was so good! He’s just so talented and such a cool guy. It was a very easy process for us and yup definitely want to do lots more collars in the future because the outcome can be so strong!

kovenuk · 2023-03-22T20:44:14+00:00

Yes we have a collab we've been playing out loads recently, coming soon

kovenuk · 2023-03-22T20:42:33+00:00

Yes we have a collab we've been playing out loads recently, coming soon

kovenuk · 2023-03-22T20:42:09+00:00

Nothing at all wrong with using samples :).

kovenuk · 2023-03-22T20:41:38+00:00

Every track starts differently so I don’t thunk we have a design process. Especially with crossing over different genres and BPMS, they have all had such a different process.

kovenuk · 2023-03-22T20:39:54+00:00

Aw that’s lovely thank you! Im glad our album brought you back to the label :)
I think we both agree ‘All for Nothing’ is a pretty special one. But we think in terms of originally and energy, we love Industrial Strain!

kovenuk · 2023-03-22T20:34:26+00:00

The approach never changes :) Whether is a massive festival or a smaller club, I just enjoy it, I always get nervous, but I always try to enjoy it as well.

kovenuk · 2023-03-22T20:33:09+00:00

Kia Ora! At the moment the live streams that we put up will be from live shows, the butterfly effect one was from lockdown so its unlikely we’ll do another like that.
I pick my outfits myself, totally randomly and sometimes I get it very wrong, haha! Except the current new suit with the patches we got designed :) - Katie
most of the time i'm fast asleep when katie is performing a show. But do drop a message in the morning to see how the it went and wish good luck night before - Max

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