Mago is NOT from Slovakia. Mago is NOT from Slavonia. Mago is from Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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It is interesting to see that cool music comes from so many diverse places. And I find that Mago's music is consistently cool. So I thought it would be interesting to learn more about what is behind Mago's magic.
Den: Welcome. Does the name of your brand have a specific meaning to it?
Mago: Well, I have been called Mago my whole life actually, cause of my surname; Magajna. Through life I later found out that it means a magician in Spanish. You also just informed me it also means “grandchild” in Japanese! Not a day goes by that we don’t learn something new!
Den: I should have known that magic was part of your music making secret. What was it like when you started producing music and what drew you to do it?
Mago: I've been DJ-ing around the 2k era and naturally I was also drawn to music production as well, but with no real results at the time.
Den: Who are your favorite artists; electronic or any other type?
Mago: Depeche mode, Giorgio Moroder, New order, The Cure, Bob Sinclair, KneeDeep to name a few :)
Den: What do you think sets your music apart, or makes it different from others?
Mago: I like to think I have a certain own style when approaching music production. I start every song with just a simple beat and see where it leads me! That also mean my songs have a certain structure to them as well. For me a song has to have a start, middle and a finish to be listened to in a joyful matter. This might be a little critique for the today music from my side where everything is given to you heads on. I don’t actually play any instrument so all of my stuff is made by ear! Its funny really as I don’t know the name of the notes im pressing all I know is whether I like or dislike what I hear.
Den: So what you are saying is that a lot of your music is virtual?
Mago: Almost everything . . . I mean I do own a midi keyboard for playing around with chords and button pressing and turning but other than that all of it is on my pc.
Den: What are you working on right now?
Mago: Currently working on one tune that might be more on a chilled side but full on emotion. I hope.
Den: What is the biggest challenge you face right now in music production?
Mago: Time management was and still is my biggest enemy...having three kids, wife and a steady job beside production really consumes almost all of it!
Den: Personally, I appreciate what you do. But now I wonder how "chill" your music will turn out with your busy life. Have you ever collaborated with other artists? How did it go?
Mago: As far as collaborating goes I am a very bad collab partner (lacking free time) so I try to stay away from it for now. Im open for remixes if anyone would want to make and I already have two of those by two very cool unique artists!
Den: How do you really measure success in your music production?
Mago: I mostly do this for me! Creating music has been like a therapy for me for the overly fast world nowdays! I could never imagine it going this far and touching this many people!
Den: How did you get most of your fans?
Mago: Most fans came through repostexchange.com
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Den: I would agree with what you said. I am on there as well and I look forward to when I see your tracks appear there. I would add that they do have a free membership option where everything is free.
What is the most remarkable thing that happened, related to your music?
Mago: One of my songs got featured in emerging artist hour on Dash radio! Also each and every play from anybody is a remarkable thing for me.
Den: That is a big deal, for sure. What are some of your other interests?
I have been an avid gamer my whole life and being born in the 80s really gave me a chance to see gaming from the very start.
Den: Where can fans follow you?
Mago: I am mostly active on SoundCloud but I'm also present on other streaming services...
Den: Thank you for taking the time to be my guest and best wishes in the future.
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