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LIQUID360: Up Close & Personal with Johnny
How did the two of you meet and what inspired you to record and produce
dance music?
Mitch and I met at a small music store here in San Diego, California. He
was doing keyboard style music and I was a young singer looking for a
keyboard player to work with, we have always love keyboard driven songs,
Have you always been fans of dance music, or was it something that you
became passionate about over time?
I have always had a great love for dance music. I also DJ at two of the
largest gay bars in San Diego, Numbers and the Flame.
Where do you see yourselves in the next 10 years?
Besides being 10 years older I see us remixing, recording and trying to
write that hit song hehehe. The great thing about what we do is that we love
our job, so I see us doing this for a very long time.
How does it feel to have worked with so many famous musicians and groups
like Black Eyed Peas, Pink and Cher?
It's always fun working with famous talented artists. Our latest one is a
young hot lady named Lauren Hilldabrant. She was a finalist on a TV show
call FAME. You should keep an eye on this one. Her first single, "Burned
Out", will be out this spring.
Is there anyone in particular that you enjoyed recording with the most?
We have the most fun recording our own original material but every
experience is unique and special in it's own way.
Who came up with the name "Liquid 360" and where did it come from?
Mitch and I did a rock project called "Thick Liquid" in the 90's. We had
great success with that but we also have always enjoyed dance music, which
is a turn around style of music from heavy rock so Liquid 360 was born.
Who are your biggest inspirations, both musically and in everyday life?
We debuted our dance career by doing covers of our two favorite songs of all
time, Erasure's "Chains of Love" and Depeche Mode's "Strange Love". Groups
like that influenced us alot in our evolution of music but there are others,
like NIN and U2.
How do you feel dance music has changed since you started mixing?
It has changed a lot over the past few years. Record companies aren't paying
as much (or even at all) for remixes which has forced even the most popular
of remixers to either quit or explore other avenues. I have faith in the
music and the industry to rebuild itself, so in the meantime we'll just have
to do whatever it takes to make it happen.
If you could give upcoming DJs in the rave and dance scene a word of advice,
what would it be?
If you REALLY want to do it, don't quit. Keep doing it. A great DJ is one
that plays for the people not for themselves, so make it fun
Do you enjoy being able to travel all over the world, or would you sometimes
rather be at home?
We love traveling, meeting new faces and seeing new places but when all is
said and done it's back to the recording studio writing and recording new
material. One more thing, it's all about the fans. That's where it starts
and ends, So thank you very much you know who you are,
Bruce of Liquid 360
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