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Today we’re shining a spotlight on an incredibly talented artist/producer who goes by Bismyth. Our last release, we dropped the banger “Burn After Listening” by Bismyth and we’re stoked to share this interview with the man. I came across Bismyth a few months ago by way of his track “Horizons” and was instantly floored by the unique style of the production and emotions the track was able to convey. Digging into the catalogue, Bismyth has an endless supply of fire tracks they’re all worth hitting play numerous times. The most recent Discovery EP is one of the best downtempo bass releases I’ve heard. Tesla Naes is behind the project we linked up to chat about his musical journey, production inspirations and much more. Check it out below and be sure to hit that follow!
Where are you from, and how did your musical journey begin?
I’m originally from Missouri, and I’ve been producing music for close to the last ten years off and on. I started DJing before producing music, and for the first couple years didn’t take it very seriously, also took some breaks for a couple years, but over the last 5, I’ve been kicking it into gear.
We’re dropping your track Burn After Listening today. I really love the flow and intensity of this track. How did the track come together?
Burn After Listening was written when I was dealing with some personal emotions and feeling very angry at the time, so I decided to write something on the more aggressive end of the spectrum.
Your sound has an uplifting vibe but also carries a dark grimy feel. How has your journey been in finding this sound and who are some of your inspirations?
I’ve figured my sound out mostly through trying to figure out what kind of emotions, feelings / vibes, and environments I’m trying to convey. I am heavily influenced by dark and lush cyberpunk and Blade Runner type sounds, but in my roots am a big Trip-Hop and Hip-Hop / Trap music enthusiast. My biggest inspirations would have to be along the lines of Kursa, Mad Zach, Jade Cicada, all of Tipper’s early 2000’s downtempo albums, Rob Clouth, plus a few others.
What DAW do you use and do you have a certain goto format when you sit down and create? Tips for beginners?
I was in FL for 6ish years, and over the last 3ish I have been in Ableton 10. I mainly use FabFilter and Ozone plug-ins, but my bread and butter is mostly stock Ableton tools. The best tip I have is just to explore the tools you have as deeply as you can before worrying about needing the most top of the line synth or VST to make music.
How do you stay inspired and creative?
I find enjoyment in pushing through the writing plateaus to try and come up with new tricks and tunes. When I need inspiration I just listen to music I enjoy and try to quantify what I like about it, and try to recreate that emotion or feeling I get when listening to the source material.
Thank you for your time Tesla!
Thank you for having me on!
