RS: What was it like to work with the Prodigy on that remix?
Tekno Tom: The Prodigy remix, it's not the Prodigy.
RS: Oh, it's not Liam?
Tekno Tom: No, no, Prodigy, it's actually a DJ and his name is Prodigy, he's actually from Orange County.
RS: So what's in your iPod right now that you're listening to?
Tekno Tom: In my iPod, I have Linkin Park, Christopher Lawrence, Weezer, Marilyn Manson, and a lot of
Depeche Mode.
Rezn: Actually, I have the Creative Zen, and in it is Truby Trio, Korn, ATB, Prodigy, Orbital, some
Nirvana, and Paul Van Dyk.
RS: Cool. What was it like having your track in the iPod commercial and hearing it on the MTV commercial?
Tekno Tom: When I first heard the song one morning, I got chills. I tried to put a videotape and record
it but it was too late, it was a one-minute commercial. It was cool to see our name in the iPod ads amongst other
famous names. I believe it was like, Chemical Brothers, when the guy was going through it.
RS: When you're making music do you normally start with the lyric or you start with the track or loop,
what's your songwriting process?
Tekno Tom: I write the lyrics for the group, and normally I write after the music is done and when I have
a basic drumbeat. I bring the drumbeat into the car and think up lyrics when I'm driving. We normally start with a
beat and then possibly the lead hooks.
Rezn: I usually start with the beat first and then lead in to the bassline. I just loop that and try to
get a feeling for it and just progresses from there.
RS: What software do you use, are you ProTools or are you Logic?
Tekno Tom: We both use Cubase effects right now.
Rezn: Reason, Cubase XS, Vanguard, and a lot of outboard gear. I'm starting to learn Absynthe, it's a
pretty complicated thing. I am starting to get into Ableton Live.
RS: So you're moving from PC to Mac, or are you strictly PC still?
Rezn: I'm strictly PC; I was thinking of going to Mac but I was starting to read these magazines and PCs
are pretty much the thing. It's all about the speed and reliability, and they're also cheap. I'm going to stick with
PC because I'm pretty much biased to PC.
Tekno Tom: Yes, we're both PC. I just don't want to get into Mac, it's hard for me to get around with a
Mac and I'm just used to PC and it does everything fine for me, so yes, I'm happy with it.
RS: Do you use any outboard gear or are you pretty much all plug-ins now?
Tekno Tom: We definitely use outboard gear. I don't want to use too much software synths because anyone
can do that. My favorite touring instrument is the Virus C and the MS 2000. Those are my favorites, but I have maybe
eight different keyboards here and Rezn has double that.
RS: I love your website, how long did it take you all to put that together?
Tekno Tom: Our website, it was put together by Pyromedia Studios. It took maybe about a good month for
them to get all the content and pictures and music, but we didn't do it ourselves.
RS: It's a cool site. Anything you want to say to all your fans out there?
Tekno Tom: I just want to say thanks for the support and keep electronic music alive, that's pretty much
it, and always play it loud.
Rezn: I just want to say thanks for all the support and without them there is no Speaker Junkies. We're
very happy that they show up to our shows and show their support.
