Anton Kubikov Q&A
-Hi Anton, how are you and your family?
- I'm fine, thank you! And my family and cats are good too!
-Tell us about your typical day, if you have a routine and how you live it.
- So, lately the days have been all quite the same, but I have to say I like my routine. The morning starts with a coffee and a cigarette like in the old black and white movies… Then, after breakfast I usually go to the ‘area’ in my house dedicated to the studio and Anna (my wife) goes to fashion ‘area’ in our apartment. Our purpose is to try and create something new every day; of course we’re not always successful, but the most important thing is we always support each other with our projects. In the evening we have dinner and discuss some news or try to make plans for next day, week etc.
-You've come back to traveling for gigs, how do you feel this return to DJing after the break you took in recent years? What are the emotions/feelings that led you to make the decision to go back to playing and why did you decide to stop for a while?
- You know, the truth I never really decided to stop DJing. It’s just that, during the pandemic, it was much more difficult to get gigs so afterwards it really took some time to return to the same pace of work as before. So what I can tell about feelings..hmm.. I'm glad that people still enjoy dancing, drinking and having fun on the dance-floor, it means that going to the club is something that people need in order to release some tension and just live the moment, so I have fun with alongside them too. One of the nicest part of playing in clubs is I always manage to have good conversations, about everything, with the people I meet. Another great thing is the environment that is created in that specific moment, where people from different countries/backgrounds/societies are able to spend some time altogether under the same roof and share some pure, raw feelings that (who knows) they might never forget.
-We see you very active on Instagram and the way you use it is very interesting, giving small hints of the projects you are working on or simply using it as an archive of musical ideas which, then, form a collage of your personality. Tell us about your relationship with the social media
- It’s safe to say that my relationship to the social media is not really ‘modern’ and I'm not so active posting things about my private life nor commenting on hot news. What I can say is that, with time, I found my personal way to communicate with my audience on Instagram, and it’s by creating short stories putting together some abstract videos and scoring ‘em with my music. The process goes like this: when I make some fresh loop that I like, then I shoot some short video and put some FX on it with a very useful app. Then I create a short video adding the loop and I post it on Instagram, that is really it. It’s also really useful as it helps me to get a reaction everyday on some of my new music’s cuts, therefore understanding its potential. The cool thing is that I’m kinda learning that this practice is helping me to keep my skills (both on music and video making) sharp so I’m trying to create some new content everyday.
-The versatility of your productions is frankly amazing. You are able to always bring a touch of novelty and magic to everything you do. Tell us how you train your inspiration, how you keep it alive.
- Oh, inspiration… What can it be, mmmh, everything! You know, like, literally everything! The weather, the morning coffee, the mood in the family, a new book or new music. But more often the starting point is an idea in your head, then afterwards it is just about connecting that idea with the music tools that are available and see what comes out. Normally for me, when I’m in a good mood it’s much more fun as the music starts flowing and there’s no end to it, being it such an infinite universe of possibilities.
