A big interview with the electronic music legends, the veterans of Psychedelic Trance - Infected Mushroom from Israel.
In the interview Erez Eisen and Amit Duvdevani talk in detail about their approaches to making music, their equipment, moving from Israel to Los Angeles, and their attitude to various DJ rankings, including DJMAG ranking. The guys also break down on their collaboration with The Doors, Paul Oakenfold and Sasha Grey.
Some facts: The guys performed in Moscow with a live band recently. Infected Muhroom are the co-creators of Polyverse VST plugins and prefer working with Cubase DAW.
Highlights:
0:00 - Intro
0:58 - Has the pandemic affected your income?
1:37 - What was the reason for moving from Israel to Los Angeles?
2:32 - How do IM feel about various DJs rankings?
3:13 - Is there a decline in interest in electronic music?
4:06 - Popularity of Psychedelic Trance
4:37 - Do IM know any Russian musicians?
5:12 - Is it real to make Psytrance without drugs?
6:00 - How do you make tracks?
6:00 - The story of "Becoming Insane".
8:17 - A good Way to make money
9:15 - Working with Sasha Gray
10:13 - About working with The Doors and Ray Manzarek
11:48 - How hard was it to promote "Infected Mushroom"?
12:57 - How Paul Oakenfold helped IM
13:28 - What are your plans for the future?
14:11 - A track with Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan?
14:43 - A look into the IM Cubase project
17:04 - Is creating plugins profitable business?
20:25 - What is the main source of income? Touring or streaming?
21:15 - Favorite gear
22:07 - Infected Mushroom's studio walkthrough
27:43 - Live setup
29:34 - The approach for successful music making
30:38 - What should you do if you don't succeed in music?
32:07 - Amit Duvdevani and his Russian lookalike