Here at Pulse we love championing bright new talent - so for our latest Pulse Loves exclusive interview and mix, Mr Tom Ruijg steps up to demonstrate the reasons why the likes of Hot waves and co have been getting excited over Tom's multitude of house based influences - from techy and strong to deep and alternative, the Amsterdam based producer and DJ turns his hand to a range of sounds with grace, passion and ease. Check out his mix and what he had to say below...
Pulse Loves.... deep house music. You have plans for a release on Hot waves next year? Yeah that's right, I'm really excited about it. Space Frase, which came out on Hot Waves Vol.3, was a more stripped down (deep)house track, this next one on Hot Waves is more banging with an oldskool touch.
Pulse Loves.... the new year. what will you remember 2012 for? It was a great year with some cool bookings here in Holland. I played twice at the Secretsundaze party in Amsterdam which was really awesome, I did my third live set in a row on the Welcome To The Future Festival, played at Time Warp Holland and some cool parties in one of the best clubs: TrouwAmsterdam. It was also a great year production wise, I made a lot of music, also a bit different from what I did so far. This had some influence on my DJ-sets as well.
Pulse Loves... surprises. Are there any in-store on your mix for us? Not really haha, I wanted to use some unreleased tracks from me, but eventually it became a set with some all time favorites. But I do have a surprise for you: Here is a snippet of the track that's coming out on Hot Waves Vol.4.
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Pulse Loves... influences outside of electronic music. Do you listen to any other music types as much? I have to confess that I almost listen to electronic music only. But when it’s not electronic it’s soul, funk and disco stuff most of the time. I do seem to enjoy more and more different styles of (electronic) music. Especially in the last couple of years my taste in music is getting less focused on one particular genre. When producing I use sounds and influences which I would have never have used two or three years ago.
Pulse Loves... Amsterdam. How much does the city influences your music? Amsterdam has big influences on my music in different ways. It's an inspiring city, with a lot of talented and big DJ's around you. We are all friends but at the same time there is some healthy competition. You want to be different and do your own thing. We help each other a lot though, when it comes to sharing certain tips and tricks for producing or when sometimes sharing a track. It's easy to share with friends, especially when you all have the same passion. In the end, everyone is doing their own thing, so there's no real competition.
Pulse Loves... the future. what else can we expect from Mr Tom Ruijg in the following year? I have a lot of releases planned for 2013 but I can't tell you much about it at the moment I'm afraid, I'm going to work on a new live-set as well, which will be very fresh with a lot of unreleased stuff. Definitely keep an eye (and ear) out for that!