RS: This Dirty Sounds Volume 1 CD that's coming out – is that a remix album or a producer album?
Nick Terranova: That's me, Nick from Starkillers, and it's a compilation of
all of the Starkillers' work. Its basically a showcase of my remixes
and the sound that I've developed over the last year.
RS: What's the difference between Starkillers and Terranova and
Austin Leads?
Nick Terranova: Nick Teranova is Starkillers. Austin Leads is my partner and
he helps me write everything and he's definitely there and doing
stuff, but Nick Teranova is Starkillers. Teranova and Austin Leads is
what we do together as a group and it's bit more of a serious
vocal-driven sound. Starkillers is a bit more commercial and for the
big audience.
Austin Leeds: Starkillers has a unique sound and it's an energy, but I
think on our own we just tend to explore a little bit more
underground. We're a little bit more exploratory of genres, taking
from techno to electro to progressive and just kind of molding it and
experimenting.
RS: So when you're in the studio are you working in Logic,
Nuendo, Protools?
Nick Terranova: We use Reason… No, I'm just kidding. We can't get our sound
out of Reason. Basically we use Logic and that's it. Everything you
hear from us from Discothèque to Only You or Dirty Sound or whatever,
it's all Logic and a few third-party synths.
RS: Are you spinning live on CD, vinyl, or laptop now?
Nick Terranova: I'm spinning on CD because vinyl is a bitch to travel with.
RS: When you two work together, do you do separate parts or just
collaborate completely?
Austin Leeds: Pretty much collaborating as both of us are engineer and
know Logic and other programs. We both know how to program and know
our way around so it makes it easy. Even with vocals, Nick's a lot
better with melodies and maybe I'm a little bit better at piecing the
words together.
Nick Terranova: I mean basically it's not a DJ and producer team. I'd been
producing before I met Austin. I was doing a lot of commercials and
film work. We both know the programs and can do arrangement and
programming. When I stop he goes and when he stops I go, so it kind
of works that way.
RS: What's your record of the Conference?
Nick Terranova: I like this Adam Freemer record "Underground." I like the
drums and everything, he's really done a good job with that.
Austin Leeds: I'm kind of a purist so I really have to sort of dig deep.
There's this track from Noir, who did "My MTV," called "All About
House Music" which just got new remixes by Peter Gelderblom. It's a
gimmick track with the spoken vocal, but its really good.
RS: And what do you want to say to all your fans?
Nick Terranova: Thanks guys, we appreciate it. You are awesome for real.
Austin Leeds: Thanks for the support, buying the music and playing the tracks.
Nick Terranova: And thanks to mum and dad…
