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SAE Magazine 12-2

SAE student now is a world renowned multitalent Tomislav, your artistic name is Blacksoul. What is the background behind the name? How did everything start? Well, put it this way, “Black” and “Soul” aren’t really musically inspired references – more of a nickname from my misspent youth in Kutina & Zagreb! As for how it all started, well, just as with most things, I was inspired by the Chicago sound and many other styles of house and started to buy and play music. Then I started DJing and running parties at clubs such as Aquarius, OTV, The Best in Zagreb and many more, which culminated into what we now know as the label and production house “Blacksoul Music”. You have been running a label with the same name with great success for six years now? Indeed. I have to say that I am very pleased with the journey of BSM. Even during these troubled times in the music business, the label continues to grow globally (a good example is our recent part- nership with Disko Zoo, while more partnerships are to come in the near future). Also, I am very happy that our reach seems to extend far and wide, with artists from all over the world now signing and collaborating with BSM. That’s what it’s all about really – finding great artists from all over, releasing quality music and spreading the love. Grammy award winner Maurice Joshua, a producer who worked with the biggest names on the pop & R&B scenes showed interest in your production, which led to collaboration? Yes, Maurice and I have become quite good friends. I have to say that there is nothing more flattering than when an artist who was an inspiration to you wants to collaborate. As for what led to it, I im- agine that over the period that I’ve been running BSM I must have been doing something right. All you can do is do what you do and if you’re on the right track, the rest will follow. Your talent also made a breakthrough in Hollywood. Producers of the popular American TV series “Shameless” licensed your single for the soundtrack? Yes, they licensed my release from last year “Can’t Help Myself”. Considering the antics of the lead character from both the UK and US versions (Frank Gallagher), I guess it was pretty appropriate! Jokes aside, I guess it was a question of having the right contacts and doing the right thing at the right time. But unless you’re actively throwing it out there and pushing, these things won’t happen. Can you share some impressions from Winter Music Conference, the world’s biggest electronic music event with us? TheWMCwasablast!Andasidefromallthefun,we had some pretty successful gigs and parties, which led to some really great deals being done, ➤ B lacksoul also plays across the US and Europe at the finest nightclubs alongside the likes of Derrick Carter, Farley “Jack- master” Funk, Gramophonedzie, Doc Martin, AT- FC, Shapeshifters, Freemasons, Frankie Knuckles, Yolanda Be Cool and many, many more. With an ever burning passion for fresh electronic sounds, Blacksoul is sure to keep on pushing into 2013 and well beyond. 48 People & Business // Blacksoul Index

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