4 days Ago By Sam Willings
Dance music titan , real name Sonny Moore, has spoken about the struggles new artists face in the music industry, meeting , and his upcoming release on Atlantic Records. “The industry is like politics..
.It’s designed to be almost impossible [to] understand. I’ve seen so man[y] artist[s] get caught up in the illusion and delusion of the business.
It’s a dangerous job to be a young artist,” the nine-time Grammy-winning artist says on X, formerly Twitter. “I’m blessed and lucky to have lived through what I’ve lived through and will continue to do my best as an artist and just make things that provoke beauty and emotion.” Moore goes on to share how he met Quincy Jones, who at age 91 from .
“He came to one of my shows and spent the time to chat after...
I’ll never forget that,” says Moore. “He’s my absolute hero and his passing has definitely put some things into perspective.” The producer continues to share details about an imminent release which he hints will arrive in 2025.
Moore adds that the new music will be released as an “independent artist” — a term which he says makes him feel “very existential.” “I’ve never felt more inspired and in lockstep with my intentions as an artist. As I’m nearing completion of my next work and my final project for Atlantic Records I can’t help but feel very existential about it all,” Moore says.
“I’m thrilled to get this out and focus on more release[s] in [2025] as an “independent” artist. But “independent” is such a strange term because I still depend on my team as well as all the other creatives and executors to do what I do..
.But now I’m able to rethink/relook at how the structures are designed. I want to find ways to simplify decimating music and art.
I see lots of artists in a constant panic.” In the same thread, Moore appears to give thanks to his fans and offers some advice: “Knowing how much you care inspires me every day to be a better person and make better music”, he ays. “It really is in the journey .
.and the best things come when they aren’t expected..
.Make things for smile.” Earlier this year, Moore’s regular collaborator — a revered producer himself — said that watching Moore use Ableton is like “alchemy.
” “Just watching him use Ableton is the highest level I’ve ever seen,” . “The pace he works at and the way he knows how to use plugins and make sounds, it’s very overwhelming actually. “I don’t really understand why his stuff sounds so insanely good, I watch him do it and it seems like alchemy to me, it’s another level.
And I learn bits and pieces from him but mostly I look at it and it’s just all happening too fast for me to really replicate the ideas but it’s so brilliant to have him be like, ‘Oh, hang on let me sort this out I’ll make the drop really really good’ you know? ...
He just does it in this amazing way.”.
