Established Swedish artist Lucas Nord has seen consistent success throughout the last year with his involvement in the recent formation of pop-dance DJ/production trio Moodshift, with release after release garnering much critical acclaim. Using his multifaceted talents, Nord decided to create Hans Göran, a moniker featuring both of his middle names that is used to release new, unique house-influenced sounds separate from his other ongoing projects. A noteworthy career highlight worth mentioning includes his hit with Tove Lo, ‘Run On Love’, reaching the number one spot via Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart, as well as amassing over 45 million-plus streams to-date. Recently, he’s also received a Juno nomination for Mackenzie Porter’s ‘Drinkin Songs’, in addition to gaining a top 25 position via the U.K. Dance Charts for Moodshift’s ‘Touch’.
THE INTERVIEW
CR: Hello, Hans Göran aka Lucas Nord, Glad to have you on Canadianravers how are you doing? Also, tell us a bit about yourself?
HG: Hey guys, all good here! So born and raised in Stockholm. Been making music all my life basically. Come from a family of musicians so music was always around. Spend my days in the studio working on my own projects but also writing and producing for others.
CR: ‘GIRL’ being your fourth track on the EP, reminds us of some early house vibes. any story behind producing of this track?
HG: It was a track that I had to lay around for quite some time. It started out with me sampling myself and this little hook line i recorded. I just couldn’t figure out what to do with it. So it just sat for a few months before I picked it up again and pretty much re-made it into what it is today.
CR: When you are completing a track, how many times would you listen to it before you say to yourself that I want to put this out?
HG: Oh man, hundreds. When it’s something I wanna put out myself for one of my own projects it usually takes a long, long time for me to be fully happy with it to the point where i wanna put it out.
CR: How has your music/producing style changed from when you started to where it is right now?
HG: I’m not really sure how it’s changed soundwise since I’m still very much influenced by the same music, however, I think that I’ve just gotten a lot better at everything. Ears have gotten a lot better too.
CR: Since you are from Sweden, are there any Swedish artists that caught your eye that you would like to collaborate with in the future?
HG: Id love to make a track with DJ Seinfeld. Don’t know him personally at all but I’m a big fan of his stuff.
CR: What other genres are you currently listening to get inspired for your future projects?
HG: I listen and make a ton of different stuff all the time, country, hip-hop, house, pop. I feel like it always kinda blends together for me in everything I do.
How is it running your own label ‘Bisous’? Were there any hurdles when you were starting it up?
HG: Definitely gotta shout out my manager Luca who I run it with. He’s a massive help with everything regarding the label. We kinda had a vision and were able to partner with the Orchard to make it happen which I’m very happy with.
CR: Is there a track that never leaves your personal playlist because it has a certain emotional connection to you?
HG: Craig David - Fill Me in. track of the year, every year. Aside from DJing and music production, what else do you enjoy? I fell in love with running a while ago which i now try to do as often as possible. It’s the perfect break from all the sitting down in the studio and also a great time going through demos you’re working on.
CR: As things are opening back up in 2021, is anything our followers should know about related to more music as well as any tour dates?
HG: No tour dates as of now unfortunately but there’s definitely more music in the works. Hopefully, I’ll have something out sooner than later!
Lighting Round
Texting or talking? Talking
Coffee or tea? Coffee
Hard liquor or Wine? Wine
Cake or pie? Pie
Hot dogs or hamburgers? Hamburgers
Xbox or PlayStation? Playstation
Movie theatre or arcade? Movie theatre
Guitar or piano? Piano
Marvel or DC Comics? Marvel
Dog or cat? Dog
Hot weather or cold weather? Hot
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