I sat down with Evan Gartner to get some insight on his honed musical abilities. Talent surrounds us everywhere at Penn State.Ariel Radow contributed to the creation of this article.
Seeing someone you’ve known for a while develop and expand
their musical talents is something that not everybody gets to experience,
especially when you’re continuing to witness the growth and success of somebody
like Evan Gartner. Full of passion for making music, both remixes and producing
totally from scratch, Gartner has definitely come a long way in the past few
years.
While producing in New York, he’s been able to pursue his dreams
wholeheartedly and show us just how talented of a producer he really is by
showcasing his skill and style through the incredible music that he puts out
for his fans, and inspiring those other aspiring musicians out there.
At age
16, Gartner is just getting started.
Just like hundreds of thousands of young artists out in the
music world, Gartner is one of those young talents that are now easily able to
make their music available to their fans or other people online through social
media and new music media platforms on the internet. Places like Soundcloud and
Radcircle (www.souncloud.com and www.radcircle.com respectively) are music platforms
and music blogs that showcase young and new music to the world, as making and
marketing your own music is becoming so much easier with the new technology and
this new, unbelievable inter-connectedness. Producers work with other artists
over the internet, and release tracks that just a few years ago, would have
been impossible to make.
This week, Ariel Radow, a Penn State sophomore and
senior author at Radcircle, and I talked to Gartner about his past, his present
and his future, and tried to find out more about his music and him as an artist
in the growing EDM world.
Take a look inside the life of the young producer.
How did you first decide
you wanted to make music?
I’ve been playing guitar since as long as I can remember,
and joining a band as I progressed wasn’t really something I was interested in.
So, when I began producing it was pretty much the way I saw myself pursuing my
musical interest in the most convenient and personal way possible.
Being only 16 years old, do you find
it hard to balance such a focus on music with other obligations? How do you
make time for your music?
I really see it like anything else- if you want to find time
for what you love, then you will. For the most part the music is my top
priority, but it’s constantly stressed to me how important it is to have a
solid balance between school, friends and family and of course, my music.
Who has had the most influence on
your music and success? Who inspires you?
As far as music production, my buddy Aire Atlantica has
really taught me a handful of what I know about engineering and all the dynamic
stuff that goes into it. He’s really like a second pair of ears for a lot of my
projects. Most of my inspiration comes from all over. I really like getting creative
juices flowing from tons of different styles of music – sometimes it’s
electronic, other times it’s the furthest thing from it.
Out of all of the music you’ve
made, which song was the most fun to work on? Which do you feel is the best
one?
I have a track that I haven’t released yet that I really
feel is my best work yet – both musically and production wise. It’s very
melodic and I was really able to showcase my ability to play a raw instrument
on it. Not really sure when that one will be out.
Before sitting down to start
producing, how do you prepare and get in the right mindset?
Usually I’ll shotgun a protein shake and eat a handful of
green gummy bears before entering my mental dojo. It can always change from
day-to-day, though.
Should we be expecting some new
music releases from you soon? Are you currently working on anything?
Definitely a ton of new music real soon. I have a bunch of
songs ready to go, along with a couple of solo tracks and a collaboration in
the works that are all sounding awesome. The collaboration is with a really
talented producer who does mainly downtempo stuff but his sound design work is
really something that I admire. I’m stoked to get that one done and have the
others finished up.
What do you believe is your biggest
accomplishment as a producer so far?
My biggest accomplishment so far is definitely breaking into
the top 100 on Beatport’s hip-hop charts with my remix for Borgore’s track,
Wild Out. Seeing your own name on the charts next to some of the guys who have had
such a huge influence on your music is pretty awesome.
How would you like your music
to affect your fans and other people?
I kinda just want people to party and have a good time to
whatever music I make – you know, t u r n u p!
What are some goals for your
music and success in the future?
I really want to nail a signature sound of mine. I think my
next few releases will be big for me and really grasp the sound that I’m going
for as an artist. I recently started working with 4AM in New York City
so the live element will hopefully begin to pick up as well. Most of all,
though, lots and lots of good music!
Check out Gartner’s music at:
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/evangartner
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EvanGartnerMusic
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