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Exposed Vocals interviews D-Art of Punch

Hi, my name is Dhimas Gilang Dharmawan, called as Dhimas. I was born in September 9 1997 in Jakarta, Indonesia. I start to listen to Hardstyle music in 2010 when Shuffle Dance raid my country. The first time I hear that, it feels so different with other genres because it has a hard kick and awesome melodies, even the effects are just WOW! So in 2012 I start to think that why I’m not create one? If they can why I cant? Then I got reference from my buddy to use Fruity Loop Producer Edition (He cracked it for me to learn) and its easy enough for me to create some sounds(with the presets of course). As I know that I don’t know about what is “Do Re Mi”. I come to Vocational High School, and go the Multimedia class. I’ve got many things and facts about music, and it’s so inspired me to create my own music. And I keep learning about creating kicks, leads, etc. Till now I’ve done with basic Hardstyle track that you can listen to it on this link :
https://soundcloud.com/search/sounds?q=D-Art%20of%20Punch

Exposed Vocals: So tell us your story. Where did you grow up? What made you decide to become an artist?

 

D-Art of Punch: I grew up in a family that loves art, especially the art of music.

 

Exposed Vocals: How did you come up with that name? What was your inspiration behind it?

 

D-Art of Punch: I came up with the name because “D” is the first letter of my name, and “art” are things that I love, and “punch” is part of a kick that made the kick into sounds much louder than kick on another song genre.

Exposed Vocals: What do you think about online music sharing? Do you ever give your music away for free? Why?

 

D-Art of Punch: Online music sharing is very good in my opinion, because it is very helpful in terms of disseminating the project, and the project that I was working on. but I had never given my track for free, because so far only one project that I managed to do until the preview stage. I really wanted to do that, in addition to make it easier for other people to get my music, charity is also a very good thing to do.

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?

D-Art of Punch: I’m new with this. It should be me the one who need the tips for better producing.

 

Exposed Vocals: Where do you usually gather songwriting inspiration? What is your usual songwriting process?

 

D-Art of Punch: I usually get inspired in the toilet, or while relaxing in the shop accompanied by a cup of coffee. Usually begins hear any noise at random who instantly inspires, and then I implemented in the project that I was working, if successful I proceed, but if the plugins I use is not sufficient, then with a heavy heart I stop and look for new inspiration.

Exposed Vocals: Do you have a band website? What online platforms do you use to share your music?

 

D-Art of Punch: I do not have a website, but I’m using SoundCloud to upload my project that until now only one project that I uploaded.

Exposed Vocals: If you were given half a million dollars and a year off, what would you do? How would you spend it?

 

D-Art of Punch: The first I’ll give part for my parents, and partly I use to make a studio, charity, and the rest I save.

Exposed Vocals: How do you find ways to promote your music? What works best for you?

 

D-Art of Punch: What I do to promote my music is to upload my project to SoundCloud and share them to facebook and twitter. Here’s the link : https://soundcloud.com/d-art-of-punch

Exposed Vocals: So, what’s next? Any new upcoming projects that you want to talk about?

 

D-Art of Punch: Henceforth, the plan I’ll do mash-ups, and continue the unfinished project.

Exposed Vocals: If you weren’t making music, what would you be doing?

 

D-Art of Punch: If I do not make music, I’m going to open a business or work as private employees or the photographer.

Exposed Vocals: How do you juggle the rest of your responsibilities while trying to stay ahead in your music life?

 

D-Art of Punch: I will do the best with a good way for good results.

Exposed Vocals: What should fans look forward to in 2016?

D-Art of Punch:I hope my music can be heard around the globe, especially in Indonesia.

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