Up and Comer: Paris Blohm

December 12, 2012 By 622 Comments

This young Los Angeles based producer was formerly known as Parisyte, but now he has outgrown that old moniker and has decided to take a new direction and people are definitely taking notice. With support from the likes of Tiesto, Above & Beyond, Hardwell, Sander Van Doorn, and Swanky Tunes, and its seems that Paris Blohm has already started to make his mark, and I have a feeling we will be hearing a lot more about him soon. Paris was kind enough to answer some questions for us so check out the interview below! Be sure to follow his soundcloud and his facebook page to stay up to date with Paris as he releases more amazing tunes.

Paris Blohm feat. Ilsey Juber [Preview] | Stream Only

Techibeats:  Thanks a lot for taking some time to answer some questions for us Paris, I’m sure you are very busy. First why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself and your musical background.

Paris Blohm: Thanks for the opportunity! Well, it’s kind of a pretty funny story.. let’s start off with that my family has always been super creative.  With my brother being a guitarist for nearly 17 years, and my sister an amazing painter, I always thought there was something in store for me.  Long story short, I was addicted to video games as a kid and when I was 15, in 2005, FLStudio (the DAW I use) looked like a video game to me. Kind of like the MTV Jams game on playstation in the late 1990s.  My addiction to video games faded and latched onto FLStudio, and 7 years later, here I am.

 

TB: Previously you were under the name Parisyte, and you had some successful releases under that moniker. What prompted the decision to abandon your old moniker and start working under your real name, and describe how your style or direction has changed with the name change.

PB: Parisyte was the name I had been using for some time, probably since around 2006-7.  It was given to me by my brother and we thought it was really cool and creative, considering my music was pretty dark and electro-ish.  Actually, I moved around from trance, to dubstep, to drum n bass, even downtempo in late 2000s.  Really just loved making all kinds of music.  It was just a name, it had no direction, that is why I wanted to change my name.  On top of the fact that Parisyte is just a hard name to spell, and it had a negative connotation.

My current style is big.  Very big.  Catchy vocals, big chord structures, main stage sound.  My birth name is unique and it strikes the audience with a classier feeling than a name symboling a parasite. I’m using the name change to my advantage, to plan and strategize for each release and every movement.

 

TB: You live in Los Angeles, which has lately been moving into the spotlight as an epicenter for dance music in America. Are there any other producers out there that you have been working with or any rising stars that have really caught your ear?

PB: I hope none of my producer friends take this the hard way as they are reading this, but at the moment i’m focusing on myself and my sound, before the thought of collabing with people.  LA is a hodegpodge of many many talented producers, it’s just that I work fast and I work very well alone.  I’m at the point where I close my door, drink some coffee, and really work and come out with a solid structure in 2-3 hours.  It’s like meditation to me, and I don’t work well with bouncing ideas back and forth until the structure is already completely set. (Although, i’m very willing to work with top producers).

On a side note, i’m working with many vocalists.  I am very happy to work with vocalists because they’re doing their job and i’m doing mine.  They bring to the table something I cannot do, and I’m doing something they cannot do.

 

TB: You recently released a preview of your new track, ‘Fire In The Sun’ featuring Ilsey Juber on vocals. Tell us a little bit about the process or inspiration behind making that track and how was it working with Juber for the vocals?

PB: Working with vocalists is almost like magic. It’s such an awesome feeling bringing a track that I have done, which I am attached to, and giving someone else the steering wheel to take it further.  My vocal melody and lyrics will be nothing similar to the vocalists ideas.  Working with Ilsey was great, fantastic actually, because she brought to the table an amazing performance and melody and lyrics that I could not have done.

 

TB: If you could collaborate with any band, musician, or vocalist outside of electronic music who would it be and why?

PB: Nothing electronic.. hmm.. I play the keyboard so playing keyboard with Thom Yorke, coming up with some odd melodies and chord structures would be an awesome experience.  I come up with 50-100 progressions a week, and only keep about 1 or 2.  Half of those are odd, and I think would work well with Thom.

 

TB: Who are some of the producers in the industry who have been the biggest inspiration for you as you have progressed as an artist?

PB: It changes year by year.. 2005 was definitely Tiesto, as I grew up listening to trance.  It moved into progressive with deadmau5, and my dubstep phases with caspa & benga.  But now, i’d have to say that Dirty South and Thomas Gold are my favorite.  They’re keeping the musical feeling in with the EDM scene.  A lot of these producers are just making tracks.  There is no  emotion to it, its just a club track.  But Dirty South & Thomas Gold have been creating songs.  And that’s what I plan on doing with many of my projects.

 

TB: Now for a more technical question, what is your primary DAW and what are some of your favorite tools in the studio?

PB: FLStudio.  I’ve gotten many nasty remarks about using it, but it works for me, and I already know I will never change DAW’s.  I’m not being stubborn, i’ve used Ableton and I also have my Pro Tools certification.  FLStudio just works very well for me.  It’s all about workflow, I don’t want to have to think about what i’m doing.  I would say i’m fluent in FLStudio now.

Besides that, well, the rest is a secret ;)

 

TB: I’m sure you are hard at work on a ton of new stuff at the moment, can you give us some insight as to what can we expect from Paris Blohm in the near future?

PB: All I can say is, anticipate a very big sound while retaining a musical quality.  I’m only going for big, mainstage sound.  Emotional, raw, catchy.  Whatever it may be, from my progressive tunes with vocals to my hard hitting minimal bangers, they’re all very, very big sounding.

 

TB: Well thank you so much for taking the time to answer some questions for you and we can’t wait to hear what’s next!

PB: Thank you!

-Paris Blohm


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