{"id":39816,"date":"2021-07-26T22:14:58","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T22:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiestaybullshit.com\/?p=39816"},"modified":"2021-07-26T22:15:50","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T22:15:50","slug":"toto-chiavettamusic-for-me-is-an-urge-a-necessity-and-one-of-the-few-things-that-make-life-worth-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiestaybullshit.com\/en\/toto-chiavettamusic-for-me-is-an-urge-a-necessity-and-one-of-the-few-things-that-make-life-worth-living\/","title":{"rendered":"TOTO CHIAVETTA:MUSIC FOR ME IS AN URGE, A NECESSITY AND ONE OF THE FEW THINGS THAT MAKE LIFE WORTH LIVING."},"content":{"rendered":"

From Italy comes one of the artists we most wanted to have with us, Toto Chiavetta. One of your latest news is related to the remix made you and Frank Wiedemann for Joseph Capriati. What was the creative and technical process to this remix?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Hello, I\u2019m glad to be here.\u00a0Well, Frank\u2019s idea to direct the remix into the UK garage vibe was challenging and exciting. I went through my music collection to brush up and gather some fresh feelings from the music I used to listen a lot, a few years ago. So, after diving into my records collection, off I went to Berlin, in Frank\u2019s studio.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>We buckled down for a week, then we took few months away from the song and finalized it via FaceTime and emails. It was the first time ever, I shared a studio with somebody as production for me is a lonely process – I could not ask for more.<\/p>\n

FB: Who did you listen to growing up and do they influence your productions at all today?<\/strong><\/p>\n

TC: Kerry Chandler, Ashford & Simpson, Master at Work, Osunlade, Curtis Mayfield, Ame, Jamiroquai, Stevie Wonder, Joe Claussell<\/strong>, plus all the Chicago and Detroit house from the early age, to mention a few. I guess they all do have an influence on me, even though I am not able to explain precisely how.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

FB: How have you been doing this last year? without gigs\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

TC: At the beginning I didn\u2019t mind that much. I thought it was just gonna be a few months off, which meant good time for ordering ideas, finalizing open projects and some gym. Even though I have been lucky to play some safe and reduced capacity parties over the last months, now I am mentally struggling and sometime physically suffering as well. This May (as I am writing) had been maybe the apex of this weird feelings. I miss it all, festivals, clubs, all the people I met during the years, the oneness feeling you experience on the floor\u2026I assume pandemia it has been a cultural shock for all of us.<\/p>\n

FB: One of the solutions” for artists has been streaming sessions. What do you think?<\/strong><\/p>\n

TC: Well, honestly I am not a big fan of streamings and podcasts, but on the other hand what can you do? People get burnt out from being at home and watching screens. My very personal opinion is that most of the streaming have a certain lack of satisfaction both for artists and people listening to it: we all miss the psychical impact. Maybe most of the streamings were more a necessity rather than an artistic choice, so there you go with the answer!<\/p>\n

FB: In 2020 you did: “A Day Of sLick!”. A streaming session, very different and really nice. How was it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

TC: Thanks. I hope we made an interesting one. I just chose the music and the location. Giuseppe Pepe<\/strong> (director), Silvia Bologna<\/strong> (dancer), Carola Carbone<\/strong> (Borders Of Light\u2019s soul) and the entire film maker team made all the rest possible and shaped it as it is now.<\/p>\n