Stadiumx is a progressive and future house DJ/producer duo based in Budapest who are almost a decade into their journey in the music industry already. The pair first gained notoriety after their 2014 platinum-accredited, worldwide smash hit 'Howl At The Moon' featuring Taylr Renee, released on Nick Romero's Protocol Recordings. Since then, the duo have mastered their craft and impressed with each release, working with some of the scenes best along the way - including acts such as David Guetta, Cash Cash, and many more.
THE INTERVIEW
CR: Hello Dave and Sully, Glad to have you on Canadianravers. How are you, and where are you chatting from?
SX: Thank you very much for having us, we are happy to talk to you! We are currently in Budapest, Hungary, this year we are doing most of the summer tours here or traveling from here.
CR: Can you tell us about yourselves, such as how you met and the inspiration behind your stage name "Stadiumx"?
SX: Many years ago, we met at a producer workshop in Budapest, where we started talking to each other after the event. This was followed working together in the studio basically. It was around 2009, we’ve worked together on other projects or wrote songs for others. After a few years, a common vision became more and more defined and in 2014 we decided to create the name Stadiumx and release our own songs.
CR: Let’s talk about your track ‘Heaven’, it is different from your other tracks, what was the inspiration behind this track, how did you connect with Azahriah and Sam Martin to create this track?
SX: We’ve already worked together on several songs with Sam and we got into a good relationship when we were able to work as co-producers on David Guetta's album. We think he's a fantastic singer and an amazing songwriter. At that time they did "Dangerous" and "Lovers On The Sun" with David, which we were able to remix later as well. After that, we wrote several songs together. The original version of "Heaven" supposed to be a song for David, but at the end it didn’t happen so we were able to work on it and finish it. When we were working on the song, Azi had a single called "Four Moods" that came out around that time and we really liked the song. So we thought we definitely wanted to work with him and this song turned out to be a good choice to include him as a feature artist. Concerning the sound of the song, we primarily wanted to adapt to the original concept, which was a mid- tempo, laidback vibe.
CR: Do you guys get into disagreements when creating a track or you encourage each other to take your sound to a different direction?
SX: It is very important for an artist to gain a certain style that people can identify. At the same time, it is also very important to feel what suits a song and not try to make it into something that doesn't work at all costs. This is a very essential balance. This is a pop song with guest artists. Pop music today covers an incredibly wide spectrum, especially when we talk about electronic sound.
CR: We remember you creating the killer track ‘Howl At The Moon’,it is still in our personal playlist, your sound now has evolved a lot from the 2013/2014 era, what made you decide that it was the right time to change your sound and go to a different musical direction?
SX: We don't think there is right or wrong way with sounds. There are successful songs and less successful ones. For us, the most important thing is to be satisfied with the end result and to show that we are good producers. People really got to know Stadiumx because of “Howl At The Moon”, but before that we were writing songs in other genres or for other people for a decade.
CR: You have played many different venues, which stands out the most for you in production and hospitality?
SX: I would definitely highlight Tomorrowland. We are very happy we had the opportunity to play several times at this fantastic festival. I think it's an amazing experience for visitors and performers as well.
CR: Aside from DJing and Producing music, what makes you happy?
SX: Dave has a 2-year-old daughter, and I got married last year. We like to spend more and more time with our family and this is very important to us!
CR: Who has been your biggest supporter since your guys started your producing career?
SX: Fortunately, we received a lot of support and attention from the industry since we do Stadiumx, but the ones I would definitely highlight are Nicky Romeo, Don Diablo and David Guetta. We are very grateful to them for supporting us from the very beginning!
CR: If you had the opportunity to collaborate with any artist from any era on a single project, who would you choose and why?
SX: We love working with singers and songwriters! That's why I would definitely say Ed Sheeran or Ryan Tedder.
CR: Are there any projects that you are working on that our followers can know about, and will they be on your label ‘Sub Religion Records’?
SX: There will be two collaborations in August. One with Bingo Players and the other with Morgan Page. We can definitely tell you about these two. This year there will be even more bigger projects and 2 originals will definitely be released on Sub Religion.
LIGHTING ROUND
1. Favourite Fast Food? Good, old MCs.
2. Go to meal when you’re sick? Soup!
3. Favourite drink to order? G+T.
4. First Rave as an attendee? Patex 1. / Hyperspace.
5. First celebrity crush? None.
6. Favourite comic book character? Batman.
7. All-time favourite song? “Another Chance” by Roger Sanchez.
8. Go to vacation spot? Ibiza.
9. What is your guilty pleasure? Producer memes.
10. What is your hidden talent? Baking, building
11. Which social platform do you use a lot? IG mostly.
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