I see a lot of influences in the sequencing between your music and more free formats of jazz for example,  building a moment and yet there is a sparkle of confusion that creates that magic human feeling to it. Where do you find your inspiration for these out of the box ideas? 

I agree on that description. For me I felt that I entered that state when I started to really learn certain physical gear and how to use them together. To use my mixers as instruments for example. Or to use outboard FX’s as a main part of the tracks and not only something you add to enhance. I like to find ways of working with machines in my own way. I can learn from the manual or such up to a certain level, but then I wanna experiment myself. I think that’s where it becomes interesting. 

How has the Scandinavian culture influenced you as a person and a musician?

One thing that’s makes me very proud when I’m out traveling and meet other DJ’s or producers is that we Scandies seems to look after each other more than others. We know that this music isn’t something we can take for granted. The house and techno scene has been working in dead wind since day 1 and therefor we can’t really afford to have too much of internal competitions. And it’s still a very small scene. ”Can you help me with this? Then maybe I can help you with that.” I wanna think that we encourage new producers to keep on going and not give up. That makes me proud and even more psyched to keep on doing my thing. 

What’s the favorite tools in your studio?

In my studio in Berlin it’s the Genelec 8330APM+ 7340APM sub with GLM. This new room analyze technique by the finish wizards are next level. My studio is already sound threatened, but with this analyzing soft- and hardware it made the sound respons more or less flat. It finds the perfect frequency where to crossover the speaker/sub, and where to set the phase. It finds the peaks in the room and cut them away as much as possible. But if we’re talking instruments: I’m taking my Roland RE-301 space echo with me to my grave. And if there’s space left in the coffin, my Eurorack modular system.

You are in constant travel in-between Berlin and Malmö. How does each city influence you and what do you take with you from each place? 

It’s no secret that Berlin is the center of the world when it comes to electronic dance music. To live close to this is inspiring of course. So many great clubs and records stores, with all of the associated people. The ravers, the artists, the organizers. It gives energy. In Malmö I get inspired by the focus I get there. The studio I run with Patrick Siech and how he made it sound in there is inspiring. All of the his gear that he has there. Plus that Malmö is part of Öresund. That’s where my heart is. 

You and your partner, Patrick Siech, have just started euromix.net, can you tell us a little about it?

After 2 decades of creating our own music, with everything that it means, we decided to start our own mix and mastering studio. Or actually it’s 2 studios. All the projects that we work with are always getting checked in both studios and at a final stage on our club standard PA system. Our idea is to turn to producers that are focused to learn more about producing. We help out with mixing and mastering, and various studio solutions and engineering. At the same time we work as a creative hub, where we share mixing techniques and even self produced plugins. 
Check out our instagram.com/euromix_net or www.euromix.net

It’s easy to freeze in creativity as an artist when you have to deliver something, how do you deal with those moments?

I’ve been trying a few different tricks over the years. But it always comes down to just go to the studio and just do it. I just have to come to the point where I give it shot. I make some coffee and I open the project and give it 15 minutes. The human brain works like that. It’s a bit slow to adapt to a new task, but after 15 minutes it’s almost always tuned in. If I still feel unconnected, I do something else. Then I know that I’m gonna force it too much and things are not gonna come naturally, and I will probably have to re do it at a later time.

You breathe, eat and sleep what you do to 100% and there is many sacrifices you must take as an artist to continue this path, what would you change if you had the possibility?

I think I came to where I am now because of all the decisions I made this far. Even the bad ones. If I’d change something, that would mean that I never had to deal with my mistakes, and I don’t think that would be healthy. And to find a balanced and harmonic life with the music as a big part of it I think I have to constantly learn and adapt.

Top 3 spots in Malmö 

• The botanic garden in Slottsträdgården. Really chilled out and relaxed place. Obviously especially in the summer. Perfect when your brain is a bit all over the place and you wanna reset.

• Inkonst is my home for music in Malmö. It’s a nice community with all kind of cultural events, and this is also where I do my club nights. Nice crowd, nice sound system, great drinks.

• The bridge that goes from Värnhem to the harbor. The bridge goes over the train tracks, where all the trains that arrives and departs from Malmö goes. I love to just stand there and watch the trains pass by, with the city sky line in the background. It’s meditative for me.