Sound Revolt: So it’s going to be something very different from what you produce solo?
Matthew Dekay: Not really, really different. It’s the music like I did in “Higher Thoughts” but also with good vocals. Right now we made a track which people say it is a combination of progressive house and Coldplay. It’s more commercial.
The difference is we’re not playing 4 or 5 minutes songs on stage; it’s like a whole mix for one hour non stop.

Sound Revolt: And the live drums combined with electronic music...
Matthew Dekay: The percussionist is doing some digital drums as well. I do the main digital beats and all the looping systems and the percussionist is making the edge to produce more like organic sound. I’m playing the keyboards too and my bass player is a genius. It’s a mix between lots of different sounds. It will be huge!

Sound Revolt: Do you have the album signed?
Matthew Dekay: We’re talking to a couple of big majors...

Sound Revolt: Like EMI?
Matthew Dekay: EMI is a company which is on our list. Because you know, we’re on the pop side. We want to move pop music to a next standard.

Sound Revolt: So what do you think about Puff Daddy’s latest WMC song?
Matthew Dekay: First of all, when I have heard about the project but I hadn’t heard the records, I thought this could be an interesting step forward in house music and R’n’B & hip-hop scene as well. It didn’t seem to work. The house side was really cheap and childish. We as a band can do something really different.

Sound Revolt: We’ll see. I really look forward to see you guys live.
Matthew Dekay: There’s a lot of energy in the band. When I look at Faithless the energy which is in there is quite amazing but I don’t like the acoustic drummer. It’s not reflecting the whole idea of dance music. House music is big because of the energy of the beats! That is what house is all about! An acoustic drummer can’t play those digital vibes, so in my opinion they could perform live a lot better. This is our band’s one of the strongest points.

Sound Revolt: You’ve been releasing for many record labels like Deep, One Star, Lowriders and you still want to run a new one, Dekay Records. Why do artists run their own record labels?
Matthew Dekay: Because it’s a good way to find new talented people.

Sound Revolt: So it’s not to release your own tracks?
Matthew Dekay: No, I can put my tracks anywhere. When I finish my record I can sell it to many different labels, because there are a lot of people who are interested in releasing my stuff. Having a label is to let people see the diversity and the knowledge of other artists. I’ve traveled a lot and met many very talented people who are making music on programs like Reason or Logic. I just want to bring them to a next level.

Sound Revolt: And to promote Matthew Dekay brand...
Matthew Dekay: There are some people who are inspired by my productions and they start making music their selves. Sometimes it sounds really like a copy but sometimes you can feel emotions in those tracks. Helping these guys helps me as well as an artist. These days the most important thing is just one word - branding. That’s why I’m busy with so many things like my clothing line, making music for movies, commercials, DJing, having a band, artist management. Everything started as a hobby and it’s fun to do all of those things, especially if you can live out of it.

Sound Revolt: You’re a part of the whole European dance scene, which is still changing its shape. What do you think will happen to the music industry in the near future?
Matthew Dekay: I think the dance scene is getting more professional. Producers and DJs are the artists of today and I think they will become as big as pop stars like Justin Timberlake. If you look at Tiesto he proves that DJ can be a great artist. I don’t like his music but he is a great entertainer. I’ve seen his career from very beginning and I’m really impressed about what he’s done.

Sound Revolt: He’s too commercial.
Matthew Dekay: I think right now it’s time to make the difference between underground and commercial stuff. I’m not afraid of making commercial tunes because my goal is too reach as many people as I can.

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