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An Interview with Giom about his Compilation on Lost My Dog "Clips & Space"
Thanks to the good folks at Lost My Dog, we have had the pleasure to interview Giom who is an upcoming superstar in the house music scene. Giom is originally from Niort, France but has resided in London for more than a decade. Over the years he has collaborated with some of the key players in house music such as the Lawnchair Generals, Fred Everything, JT Donaldson, and more.
Giom got together with Lost My Dog by chance at the Sonar Festival in 2009. He and the Lost My Dog crew hit it off immediately and he was soon working on remixes for the label and eventually dropped his own 'Things You Do EP' which hit the Top 10 charts on Beatport, Stompy, and Traxsource. He was given the master key to the entire Lost My Dog catalog and put together a special compilation called "Clips & Space" including a few remixes that he made specifically for this album. The Clips & Space Compilation is available as of today on Beatport. You can also order the album from the Lost My Dog website (click here). There are 3 different pacakges available, all of which include the mixed compilation as well as the individual tracks plus Lost My Dog stickers, but you can even get the remix parts to 2 of Giom's remixes on the album with one of the other packages.
Here's a mini mix that Giom put together with clips of all the tracks in the Clips & Space compilation. This album is very well put together and it is obvious that Giom spent a lot of time picking out the right tracks as well as programming the mix. Makes for a great listen while you read our exclusive interview with Giom below!
Giom - Clips & Space - Mini Mix & Free Download by Lost My Dog
Tracklisting:
Michelle Owen – Dee And Deaf (Pezzner Redo – Giom Reversion)*
Bleep District – Pressurize
Polarsets – Morning (Giom Remix)
Giom – Things U Do
Jay West – Call The Boss
Giom – In Love (Vernon & Dacosta Remix)
Danny Stott – Circuits
Bang Bang – Susan Cries (Rhythm Plate Light Mix)
YSE – Things Never Said
Dominic Martin – Here & Now
East St Louis Players – Hustlin (Inland Knights ‘You Choose’ Remix)
Giom – The Jam Part DEUX*
Jake Childs Feat. Morning Star – Paradise (Giom’s No Part Mix)*
Bleep District – Don’t Stop Now (Giom Remix)
YSE Feat. Frank H Carter III – Guessing Games (Giom Remix)*
YSE Feat. Beckford – Worry
East St Louis Players – Always On My Mind (Stripped Back Version)
What inspired you to put together a compilation from your favorite Lost My Dog tracks?
It was something new for me to do, different from producing and doing remixes so that's what attracted me to the project. It was also a slightly different approach to be taken from other DJ mixes which i do every so often and give away on my websites. But ultimately it was all fun. Listening to all these great tracks, picking up my favourites, reworking themÉ I had fun!
Lost My Dog has a very impressive discography, how did you go about picking these specific tracks?
Nags from LMD gave me the entire mastered catalog to choose from so I started having a listen to every single tracks. I picked up the ones I liked the most and divided them onto 3 categories: the ones I liked, the ones I really liked, and the ones I really really liked. After that you get a basic idea of the feel of the mix. However as I started putting it together I realised that some tracks sounded a bit too similar so I went back to my lists and found some other that worked better instead.
Do you have a track in the compilation that's a personal favorite?
I'd say Yse's "Things Never Said" is the standout track in the mix and my personal favourite. Musical, great arrangement, quirky, awesome!
When you DJ and also when you make mixes like this, what is your approach for programming the tracks? Do you always try to mix in key?
I don't always do it when I play live as I go with the flow, but for this album I did, it's all NEARLY in key
I personally find harmonic mixing more musical sounding so I thought, as this is a commercially released album AND my first album out, I really should make it as musical as possible.We love all 4 of your new remixes in this compilation, what was it about these 4 songs specifically that made you decide to remix them?
Thank you! Again, because it was a fun thing to do. I wanted the mix to be a bit special so I thought I might as well rework some of these great tracks. Also, because I was using "mix in key", at one point I realised that I needed a track in a particular key to make the whole mix work, and my own song "the Jam" turned up in the list. I originally did not want to use it but decided to rework it and I changed my mind! Also, I'd say my own remix of Yse's "Guessing Games" is kind of special to me because I don't think I've ever spent that long working on a remix. it was started in October 2010 and I kind of finished it in late January. I worked on it every other day, it was a real labour of love. It took a long time but I'm happy with the result
What's your next release lined up after this compilation drops?
I have a track coming out on Drop Music soon after, as well as a joint EP with Joshua Heath, out later this year on Lost My Dog. I also have a few remixes in the works, including one on Vernon & Dacosta's Homecoming Music label. I am also still working on my debut artist album.
Any upcoming gigs do you have that you are particularly excited about?
My launch party at Fabric is the biggest show I've ever had so far in my small career and I'm really looking forward to it. I'm also really curious and excited to play in Prague on May 20th, so that should be really fun too.
What would you say is your best experience from all the gigs you have played?
I'd say the best experience was actually not playing but hearing my music out for the first time. Shortly after sending out my first demo I went to see DJ Heather at Fabric in London. She'd kindly put me on the guest list and before her show started I cheekily asked her if she thought she was gonna play any of my stuff on the night, to which she replied "maybe"â I was so scared I'd pissed her off, telling her what to do etcÉ So anyway she came on, she opened with my track "Jus Trippin", going onto another of my track, onto another one, then to another oneÉ She basically played the entire cd I'd sent her back-to-back, all 7 odd tracks!!! And it sounded so LOUD! I can honestly say that to this day it has been the most amazing house music-related experience in my life!
How about the worst?
I've been really lucky and don't feel I've ever had a really bad experience DJing. Some crappy gigs with rubbish sound and no-one there, I've had some for sure, but I always enjoy myself
What got you into house music and made you want to DJ and produce your own music?
My friend Vinz, with who I produce with under the name "Bobby & Klein". He played me "Superdiscount" and "Homework" for the first time. I was hooked. He also introduced me to this music software called AcidÉ That was the beginning, back in 1999, 2000É So I owe it all to him really.
Which artists do you look up and influence your sound?
I listen to a lot of music so there are always new people that influence me and that I try to emulate in my productions but I'd say that the Lawnchair Generals and the Inland Knights have both had a really strong influence on my sound. Maybe a bit less now but without these 2 acts there's no way my music would have been what it is now.
You have had the chance to work with quite a few of our favorite producers so far such as Fred Everything, JT Donaldson and Lawnchair Generals. Out of everyone you collaborated with, who was it the easiest and most natural to work on music with?
I actually always find collaborations quite difficult because of my unability to relax when somebody else is in the room. With JT I was just showing him how to use Ableton and it ended up with a track! Joshua Heath is pretty cool to work with, quite natural. He's a bass player and I'm a drummer so I guess we have a similar approach to musicÉ Nathan G is fun to work with too: We have another project in the works together, and I also did some wicked tracks with Carlos from LCG during my last US tour. Just need to finish all these now
Did you have any musical experience before getting into DJing and Producing house music?
I'm a drummer and percussionist and still do gigs and sessions every month. It keeps me in practise and is always super fun to do.
What type of gear do you use in the studio and what type of gear do you prefer to play on at shows?
I play cds when DJing and use Ableton in the studio. You can find out more about it here...
Have you ever dabbled in any other genres besides deep and funky house?
Yeah sure, I have a go at lots of stuff, down tempo stuff, dubsteppy things, big-room type things. Especially making this album I'm trying out lots of different genres, I love it.
If you had the opportunity to work with any musician in the world who would it be?
Well unfortunately they're all deadÉ My dream would have been to work with Jaco Pastorius and Joe Zawinul, but I'll have to say Herbie Hancock then. And Michael Mcdonald!!
We'd like to thank Giom for taking the time to answer these questions for us and also for the great compilation he put together. Of course we can't leave you guys without a proper full length mix either, so here's Giom's spring demo for your listening enjoyment.