2020 was an incredible year for the pair, with LUM!X’s international hit ‘The Passenger’ racking up over 80 million streams on all platforms. Similarly ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes’ alongside Ofenbach continues to be an outstanding success months after release, achieving over 320 million streams worldwide to date. The track achieved gold and platinum status in Germany, France, Poland and Austria as well as number 50 in the global Spotify chart.
With a back catalogue larger than most, Quarterhead have earned quite the name for themselves. Working with some of the biggest artists in the industry, from Robin Shulz, LUM!X and Alle Farben to the Backstreet Boys, Quaterhead’s limitless abilities are inimitable. With 2020 proving to be their biggest year to date, they now look to set yet more milestones in 2021, with ‘Touch My Body’ setting a standard of things to come from the incredible pair.
THE INTERVIEW
CR: Hello Quarterhead, Glad to have you on Canadianravers how are you doing?
QH: Thanks for having us! We’re having a good time right now.
CR: Can you tell us a little bit about yourselves and where does the name ‘Quarterhead’ comes from?
QH: So this band called Quarterhead is us, Josh & Janik. We started with 15 as an acoustic singer/songwriter project and slowly evolved into the dance/pop/EDM duo we represent now. When we finished school we didn’t know what to do: should we pursue music or not? So we flipped a coin. The name was born.
CR: Tell us a little bit of the story behind the track ‘Touch My Body’, the producing process, as well where did the inspiration come from it?
QH: We really had a crush on 90s R&B at the time we wrote it. So the song came to life at 93BPM with this Rhodes vibe underneath it. We later sped Josh’s vocal up and landed on this awesome dance vibe. It was quite a journey and really not the classic way to write a song.
CR: You have created an amazing track ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes’, it has been recreated from a children’s nursery rhyme, do you think more artists should recreate more nursery rhymes to give them a nostalgic feeling?
QH: We’d never tell anybody what to do or not to do but this was a lot of fun! When we did HSKT the melody was in the room first. When we searched for words somebody said “head shoulders knees & toes” and we really liked the idea to write a song about falling in love with your whole body - from head to toe. So this was how it came together. So “recycling” a nursery rhyme wasn’t the intention in the first place but there’s a lot of things to rediscover, for sure!
CR: We know the Electronic Dance Music scene is huge in Germany how did that influence you as artists? Also, which club in Germany is your favourite to attend.
QH: For us, that’s probably Bootshaus in Cologne. Unlike anything else! But there are many great and very different venues. The diversity is amazing. We grew up with a lot of DJs and dance songs on the radio. That leg some footprints. But as dance is quite universal the influences are definitely crossing borders to other countries as well.
CR: What is the best advice you have received while pursuing your career as a DJs/Producers?
QH: There have been many important ones in different stages but being open to external opinions is very important. Success is always a product of hard teamwork. Whatever you think is right might only be the surface of a bigger truth.
CR: Where do you think the scene is headed? One year from now? Five years from now?
QH: We really hope that Covid will generate or cause a new love for clubbing, going out, meeting and celebrating with people. It really felt like the club scene had a hard time and lost a lot of attention to Nemlix or all sorts of digital social interaction. Many people might realize that this is never the “real thing” and go out more in the future. Life, friendships and love are to be celebrated!
CR: What is one track that never gets old for you no matter how many times you hear it?
QH: Dom Dolla - Take It
CR: What is it that you love about the scene? Your subgenre's scene?
QH: We feel the scene is opening up more and more. A house nerd might be more open to pop-remixes, urbanized disco vibes and techno-infused main stage material. All in all, this is a development we really welcome. There is so much to discover!
CR: Are there any upcoming projects that you are working on that our followers should know about?
QH: We are currently working on an amazing remix with a very well-known vocalist we can’t talk about, but stay tuned! It’s gonna be great.
Lighting Round
Texting or talking? Talk
Coffee or tea? Coffee
Hard liquor or Wine? Wine. Always.
Cake or pie? Cake
Hot dogs or hamburgers. Anything as long as they’re veggy
Xbox or PlayStation? PlayStation
Movie theatre or arcade? Movie Theatre.
Guitar or piano? This one is hard. Changes with the seasons!
Marvel or DC Comics? DC
Dog or cat? Dog
Hot weather or cold weather? HOT, any time.
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