We cannot talk about We Are Loud without mentioning how big their brand had expanded in Japan with the release of “Booyah” collaborating with famous Dutch duo Showtek, which also hit No.1 on Beatport. Björn Van Den Biggelaar along with Daniel Ortgiess make up the Dutch duo, We Are Loud and from their DJ/Producer name we can see how “loud” they are and how much of an influence they make with their releases. They talked to us about how they kick started as a duo and about their personal interests, exposing more details about their personalities.
Q1. Who inspired you to start making music and what was you first gig.?
BJORN: My drum mentor inspired me. I played drums for about 20 years and he told me to try different music than playing drums
Q2. What are your other hobbys than making music?
DANIEL: I play icehockey and like to play ps4 games
Q3. How is it like to work together and what are the benefits of working as a duo?
BJORN: we both have good ideas. Mine are better than yours and yours are better than mine. We work together via internet and dropbox and come together to work thinks out.
DANIEL: and its nice to travel together
Q4. What are your favorite drinks?
DANIEL: OEHH ;-) Gin Tonic, Strong smokey Wiskey and Wodka Cranberry
Q5. What are your other hobby’s besides your music. ?
BJORN: I sport a lot. I l like to play football, I cycle a lot. And I run some marathons in a year. And I like snowboarding.
Q6. We heard your new track Stay High released January 20th, can u tell us more about your new track.
BJORN: The track is released January 20th on Spinnin and its going really great. It’s climbing in the chart and big radio stations in Holland are playing the track. It was nr 1 played track on spotify last week.
DANIEL: I hope it’s gonna hit the top 40 chart soon.
We started this song with a guitar riff and recorded that. After we made the arrangement we worked together with the lovely IDA from Finland and Marcus. They worked on the vocals and lyrics. They did such a great job!
When we got it back we chanced the drop for about 15 times. That’s pretty normal in a process of making a song. I hope its gonna be a huge success in Japan.
BJORN: I hope you like the track.
Q7. What is DJ Mag to you as a dj producer?
BJORN: We already had a couple of interviews in DJ Mag in their magazine and on the website. Its so nice to get recognition for your work and it would be a dream come true to get on that list.
DANIEL: It would be great if our fans will vote for us for our work. It’s the cherry on the cake ;)
We wish you all the best and hope to be in Japan soon. Sayonara
Their new release “Stay High” has been well recognised in the scene and also is supported by many of the TOP 100 DJs such as Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Ummet Ozcan, Blasterjaxx, Lost Frequencies and also Breathe Carolina. The artists they collaborate with are big stars in the scene and everytime they learn a lot from them and reflect it on their original tracks as well as that collab piece. In 2017, they will be bringing in more exciting projects into the dance music scene and hope to see many more releases, helping them to slide into the next DJ MAG TOP 100 DJs.