Exposed Vocals Interviews Meuris Raf
Exposed Vocals: So tell us your story. Where did you grow up? What made you decide to become an artist?
meuris raf : hi guys i grew up in belgium ,in a small town near Antwerp
In the summer of 2014 i was listening to a podcast from nora en pure.one given moment she was playing a remix of an track she made and it took my soul mind body .and the feeling and idee of i wanna learn how to dj never went away.so i became a dj
www.soundcloud.com/meuris-raf/i-rave-germany-1
Exposed Vocals: How did you come up with that name? What was your inspiration behind it?
meuris raf : i chose my name because i want that the people discover me .meuris raf
www.soundcloud.com/meuris-raf/re-birth
Exposed Vocals: What do you think about online music sharing? Do you ever give your music away for free? Why?
meuris raf :i am glad that online music sharing exists because you discover remixes of unknown producer.you get easy preview of tracks that are coming out on beatport , traxsource, junodownload.
i give everything away because i want that people listen to me what i create in a dj mix.and i find sharing is also important .
later this year i am hoping to release my first two track ep
Exposed Vocals: Since everyone was a start-up once, can you give any smaller or local bands or artists looking to get gigs and airplay some tips?
meuris raf :the sound lies in your heart and soul .
Exposed Vocals: Where do you usually gather songwriting inspiration? What is your usual songwriting proc
meuris raf: i search my tracklist of a dj mix in what tracks breath, exhale, feeling, hard , soft , energy
Exposed Vocals: Do you have a band website? What online platforms do you use to share your music?
meuris raf :i use soundcloud and mixcloud to share music because they big platforms in the music industry
Exposed Vocals: If you were given half a million dollars and a year off, what would you do? How would you spend it?
meuris raf: set up a studio and making music
Exposed Vocals: How do you find ways to promote your music? What works best for you?
meuris raf : social media examples like facebook, twitter ,internetradio
Exposed Vocals: So, what’s next? Any new upcoming projects that you want to talk about?
meuris raf : i am setting up the global house collectif with some other members and, we are hoping soon to start to pick up producers and start releasing there work so they get heared.if they have the sound of :let house be our global mouvement .i find house music is a foundation in the world of all different kind of music styles
Exposed Vocals: If you weren’t making music, what would you be doing?
meuris raf: cooking , because when i dont dj i am a kitchen chef
Exposed Vocals: How do you juggle the rest of your responsibilities while trying to stay ahead in your music life?
meuris raf hard work and keeping focus
Exposed Vocals: What should fans look forward to in 2016?
meuris raf : i have some gigs coming up in germany and hope to release my ep in autumm and further stay in touch
thnx to all my fans and people that support me