RS: What's the biggest crowd you have spun for?
Kalmani: That would probably be the Mystery Land Festival in the Netherlands. There were about 35,000 people there and as far as we could look there were people dancing. It was one of the highlights of our career!
RS: Do you test your new productions in your live sets?
Kalmani: Yes always. This is very essential for us. We also have fellow DJs trying out our stuff. It depends on the style of the record who tries it out. But we always like to see how people react. That is the way we have always done it.
RS: What is your favorite piece of studio gear?
Pronti: It is a little bit of a cliché, but if I am honest a Roland TR 909 drum machine still gets me excited. We've been using it since day one. You can hear it in almost every track we did. Nothing beats the flashing lights and the timeless sounds of the original, it's a classic and still kicking it in our studio. It is a beast!
RS: Do you use logic / protools / cubase?
Kalmani: We started out on Cubase, back in the good old Atari 1024 days, but later on we started working with Logic Platinum. It is still our favorite program till date. We use version 6 on our G 4 Power Mac, which is the pumping heart of our studio.
RS: Do you think the Dutch dance scene is a good breeding ground for international dance music?
Pronti: I don't know, I like to believe that good music comes from the mind. I think it can be created in any location in the world.
RS: Where do you see dance music going next in Europe?
Kalmani: Wherever it wants to go. It is more alive then ever! It is hard to predict exactly where it is going. Let's let the fans decide.
RS: You have a section on your site about being free from drugs and getting a natural high. Why do you feel so strongly about this?
Pronti: I am not saying that people should not do drugs. I think people should decide for themselves. I just wanted to point out that not all dance music is about taking drugs. I personally find the sober mind much more interesting. To me it's a far greater challenge to stimulate the mind in a natural way, so that the experience will be a real one.
In the US, a variant of the RAVE act (a law that will be used to shut down dance events that might have drugs present) is about to go into effect. Do you see any laws like this being enacted in Europe?
Pronti: Things happen because of drugs. Clubs get closed, people get arrested and new rules are being made, also in Europe. In the end it has nothing to do with music. People want to escape from daily life because it does not satisfy them. If we all worked a little harder on the quality of life itself, the drug problem would not be this big. It is not the fault of dance music or raves. It is modern society, which is cold and empty. They should make up some rules for that…
