Witness the chaos that ensues above, then find out a little about the young man behind it. Phra‘s hand motions before the drop epitomize the awesomeness of this track.

SonicC – Stickin’

S: What’s up Sonic? From where are you writing us today?

SC: From beautiful Miami Florida.

S: So you’re 17? I thought I was young… How did you know you wanted to start producing music at such a young age?

SC: Well I basically just started off as a listener to house, and really liked the mainstream commercial stuff (which is what I first heard). Then I started djing and like any good dj I wanted to have exclusive mashups, edits etc; then that turned into making remixes, then I went all the way into making my own tracks… It’s not really something I thought I would do or even wanted to do until I really started producing, so in a way I wanted to start producing when i did start producing.

S: Where do you draw inspiration from? What/who are some of your biggest influences?

SC: Well all the Dutch house guys, LBL, Afrojack, Partysquad, Ralvero, Sidney Samson, the list goes on and on there. Some more influences are my Latin roots, I grew up listening to salsa and stuff from my grandparents. Another huuuuuge influence is Hip-Hop; I love the energy and the party vibe in a lot of songs. There are also hints of my love for Dn’B, Dubstep, Techno, Trance in there as well.

S: When I hear your tunes, there’s definitely a feel of funky, latin rhythms with a techy taste. How do you make sure you get what you want when producing a track?

SC: Well I use a formula when I produce a track, but I alter it for every track I make. I like to go in knowing what I’m going to do and hear it in my head, then transfer it onto the song I’m producing.

S: Pardon my generalization, but it seems like your style can be equated with one of Squeegie’s (and your) favorites, Afrojack. Other than him, what producers are doing a similar thing to you? What producers are you playing out/ are you really impressed by these days?

SC: I really like the stuff the SHM is putting out, Laidback Luke obviously, Dirty South, Abel Ramos… also have to give shoutouts to Digital LAB and Max Vangeli, both friends of mine and great producers. Felix Cartal is another really good one, Alvaro, Major Lazer, I’m sure I accidentally forgot someone in there, but thats off the top of my head.

S: Just from the internet and word of mouth, I’ve heard that your tracks have been played by the likes of Crookers, Laidback Luke, and Major Lazer? Were you expecting this to happen? As a young producer, this kind of seems like a pretty good result… How does it feel to see Diplo & Switch jumpin’ around to your tune?

SC: Yeah, no one really told me about it until this dj friend sent me the videos, and it was sooo insane, like a dream come true. As far as expecting any of this to happen the answer is definitely no, I mean, I’ve only been producing for about 9-ish months now and I really didnt expect to get anything signed for a really long time and now I have all these remixes and originals coming out… it’s crazy, feels better than any drug in the world can make you feel.

S: What’s the future look like for Sonic C? Any upcoming remixes, EP’s, DJ dates we can expect?

SC: Well my whole discography and upcoming tunes are posted on my website, just click on the little discography button ;). As far as DJ dates go I haven’t been DJing much but I hope that promoters will soon start to see my tracks and start bringing me to their events ;).

S: What are your top 5 tunes to play out?

SC:
1. Sweet Disposition (Axwell & Dirty South Remix) – Temper Traps
2. Pon De Floor (Digital Lab Edit) (Afrojack Vocal Edit) – Major Lazer
3. Remedy (SonicC Rejected Remix) – Little Boots
4. Heartbreaker (Laidback Luke Remix) – MSTRKRFT
5. Adagio Of Claps (SonicC Remix) – Honeywell & Emmerson

S: Some of us here at Squeegie are producers ourselves. Any tips you can give us/our readers?

SC: I have a good one, don’t be afraid to sample! If there’s a nice kick drum you like, or a nice tom hit you can get a clean sample of, sample it! Don’t be afraid of getting sued over a kickdrum sample. If you want to work fast, get a master chain setup that sounds good on a track you’ve finished and save it all together so you dont have to do it every time you start a track! Saves sooo much time and you can master the song while youre still making it.

S: Anything else you’d like to add?

SC: Ignore the haters, as long as people are dancing thats all that matters ;).

S: Thanks Sonic!

posted » July 5th, 2009 by MacGregor
tagged » abelramos . afrojack . alvaro . crookers . digitallab . diplo . dirtysouth . felixcartal . laidbackluke . lbl . majorlazer . maxvangeli . partysquad . phra . ralvero . sidneysamson . sonicc . switch