SVDDEN DEATH Speaks On VOYD Vol. 2, ULTRA Miami + A lot Extra [Exclusive Interview]

The month of March has begun and upon its graduation, vacationers and music lovers from everywhere in the world are starting to arrange themselves for ULTRA and Miami Music Week going down on the finish of March. We at Your EDM have been lucky sufficient to have the ability to sit down with one in all bass music’s most gifted creatives who can be performing a particular reside efficiency at ULTRA. Danny Howland, higher referred to as SVDDEN DEATH, can be acting at ULTRA this 12 months because the VOYD. We have been in a position to contact base with Danny to speak about his debut ULTRA efficiency plus rather more a month earlier than he takes the stage in Miami. The occasion can be live-streamed everywhere in the world out there at https://ultramusicfestival.com

Your EDM: Extremely Miami can be your debut VOYD efficiency in Miami, what can followers who’re lovers of dubstep and bass music who’ve by no means been lucky sufficient to see SVDDEN DEATH current VOYD, anticipate out of your debut present?

SVDDEN DEATH: How I differentiate VOYD and SVDDEN DEATH units, I assume it’s higher to begin off with saying what’s SVDDEN DEATH. SVDDEN DEATH is, creatively, I’m attempting to department out in several instructions with vocals. I’m writing stuff that isn’t purely simply dubstep. Whereas VOYD is much more centered on bass music and bizarre heavy stuff. Final 12 months popping out of quarantine I performed my first VOYD set in a really very long time. I mainly wrote a completely new set for that present about 50 songs. Musically I’m within the technique of doing the identical factor proper now. So I’m primarily writing a completely new set for ULTRA. I’ve carried out comparable issues previously. Each time I’m performing I’m not less than arising with half-hour of recent materials. Stuff folks haven’t heard as a result of it’s not launched nor have I even performed it out earlier than. Aside from that I attempt to do much more theatrics, [for example] the levitation stunt.

YEDM: Can we anticipate any surprises company throughout your efficiency at ULTRA?

SD: So I’ve undoubtedly thrown round a pair concepts for shock company, however it actually relies upon as a result of I haven’t been on the stage on the similar time another person was. These are issues I wish to incorporate and we’ve been throwing round a bunch of concepts however nothing is about in stone within the sense that, it actually does need to visually make sense.

YEDM: Do you envision sooner or later, separate alter egos for SVDDEN DEATH or do you see VOYD continuously evolving?

SD: I at all times have a bunch of bizarre concepts, the place I’m attempting to throw collectively music and efficiency ideas. So far as having totally different aliases I’m not going to essentially verify or deny. So far as proper now, the SVDDEN DEATH venture, I undoubtedly want to set up it musically into totally different elements. I undoubtedly have a bunch of bizarre ideas associated to VOYD that I want to incorporate into the venture.

YEDM: Your newest single, Transmutation Sequence was launched on VOYD music. Do you may have any intentions on beginning your personal label?

SD: I really feel like there are quite a lot of actually actually good labels proper now and I really feel like as an alternative of pushing my very own label proper now competitively. I might somewhat assist the opposite labels and assist the group out a bit of bit extra somewhat than doing my very own factor.

YEDM: When do you assume followers can anticipate VOYD Vol. 2? This 12 months?

SD: Okay (haha) I’ve mainly stated this precise reply, I really feel like to a degree the place it’s sort of annoying on my finish… quickly. Okay so right here’s the precise reply. To reply your query, is it popping out this 12 months. Sure!

YEDM: Will there be any vocal performances on VOYD Vol. 2?

SD: I’ve left nearly all of my vocal performances to SVDDEN DEATH. So mainly all the songs I’m going to be releasing below SVDDEN DEATH. I’m sort of debating on releasing EP’s or a full album. However all the songs will mainly have my very own vocals or different peoples vocals.

YEDM: So far as VOYD Vol. 2 are you able to tease any collaborations or will it primarily be solo work?

SD: VOYD Vol. 2 can be all solo work.

YEDM: Are there influences exterior of music which have helped formed the SVDDEN DEATH venture immediately?

SD: Undoubtedly quite a lot of issues. I hearken to quite a lot of music and ingest quite a lot of artwork as a result of it’s very motivating for me. Ultimately I wish to grow to be a visible artist. Like doing random stuff like 3D stuff or illustration and portray. For VOYD I took quite a lot of inspiration from Berserk. Even earlier than I learn by all of the manga. As quickly as I watched the primary anime I used to be actually visually impressed by the darkish themes, the drama and the demons. That was actually basic to assist construct a visible template for the universe that I’m creating individually for VOYD. Aside from that I might say dungeons and dragons. I used to be at all times obsessive about that as a child.

YEDM: What phrases of recommendation do you must individuals who look as much as you?

SD: I might undoubtedly say surrounding your self with folks which might be extraordinarily devoted to creating cool artwork is crucial factor you are able to do in direction of making a cool venture. If I used to be to present recommendation to somebody who desires to make dubstep or bass music, I believe that there aren’t any boundaries to the music. I believe that attempting to be taught as many various musical abilities as you may is basically good to have below your instrument belt. Determining issues like why does a snare sound prefer it does and determining how one can synthesize that. It’s sort of like bringing issues again to their basic factors.

YEDM: 4 years in the past you tweeted “VOYD is simply dubstep, that’s it!” Now that 4 years have passed by how would you describe VOYD to folks which might be unfamiliar with the venture.

SD: VOYD is a collaborative artwork venture that undoubtedly is predicated round dubstep and bass music, we attempt to do a bunch of theatrics, and make every efficiency individually very particular to the place we’re taking part in. Mainly it’s like a showcase of attempting to have enjoyable with darkish artwork stuff and music and attempting to make it as entertaining as attainable.

YEDM: Exterior of musical collaborations, do you see VOYD doing collaborations with anybody else?

SD: I really feel like I’ve been a bit cautious about over-merchandising stuff. All it truly is to me is a personality. It undoubtedly has quite a lot of depth to it. However once you strip it away it’s simply me in a masks. I undoubtedly assume I’m open to merchandising it a bit extra however I wish to maintain it a bit extra easy if it is sensible. The reply is sure however tastefully!