I moved from France to India last month and was mostly busy with the shifting. I will now be staying in Mumbai for some time, and all I can say so far – weather is great and there is really a good vibe in this country!

My new studio is almost set up, I am just waiting for the last few deliveries, and to finish the vocal booth. I was a bit afraid because it’s not really easy to get pro audio gear in India, but fortunately I’ve found some great retailers who made the whole process very easy and painless for me (thanks BTW!).

For now I am mostly working on my new project “The Shift”, for which I shot parts of the video last November in France. The music is almost finished and I should start recording vocals in the coming weeks.  After that I’ll start shooting the last scenes for the video and (hopefully) post-production should begin by March…

ARAMAT - this is the new album from Daizy, the project from Belgian producer and friend Gilles Munten. The album in itself is as mysterious as its title, melancholic and nostalgic. It’s the perfect soundtrack for those cold rainy days...

I can’t say I really have a favorite in this album, I think all the tracks are equally good. They all have something special – a unique “feel” – but it’s subtle enough to let your mind wander and explore your own memories and the emotions within...

The production is flawless and the album is very coherent as a whole, which is something very important for me! I can’t really describe the sounds used, they are unique and very simple at the same time - the first word that comes to mind is “beautiful”!

If you are found of ambient / electronic, I can’t recommend this one enough! It is released on Enough Records, and the good news is that they released if for FREE!

You can (and should) download the album on  http://archive.org/details/enrmp316_daizy_-_aramat!

I can’t really remember how I got into creating music, I know it always attracted me. Those sounds, those melodies... It’s nothing but air vibrating at different frequencies if you really think about it. But there is something magical about it, something that you can’t really see or hear... Something which can make you feel the deepest emotions, make you experience anything from pure happiness to extreme melancholy. And that’s what I find so beautiful about music.

That’s the way I found to express those feelings I had inside me. I really liked it, and slowly with time became more professional about it. It has been around 8 years since I signed my first commercially released project, and it has been quite a ride since then. I have been able to experience amazing things, meet wonderful people, and travel in many parts of the world... I have beautiful memories written forever in my mind, and I am really grateful for that.

Now along the way as I was getting myself more and more into the music industry, I could also witness its other side, those things that nobody wants to talk about. The jealousy, people and their ego, the greed, the politics, even the hate sometime...  And I knew I didn’t want to become like that, I only wanted to share my love for music... But at some point I woke up and realized that I - in fact - was slowly becoming like those people I was criticizing in the first place. I did a lot of thinking and finally took a major U-turn, and I’m so glad I did!!! It’s not only about music, but life in general. And my life is so much better since I decided to change.

And yes I have to admit that at some point in my life I have been a very jealous person. I even hated on some people just because “they were having it all” and I didn’t. I had a pretty big ego and have been quite high of myself at times. (I don’t think I was ever very greedy though..?)

That’s the plain truth and I’m not ashamed of putting it in the open. I think it’s very important. Yes, I have done things which were not good; I know I have hurt or insulted few people with my behavior...

BUT I AM NOT THE SAME PERSON ANYMORE and this IS what matters now. I feel nothing but love for people - no matter who they are and what they do, whether they love me, hate me or are indifferent to me.  And this only, just changing what I think, feel and how I behave - it changed my life in a way I could never imagine...

Now to come back on topic with the music industry, I know why I started to produce music - and it’s certainly not to play games of politics and hate on other people who, in the end, are just like me - passionate about music. So I will do whatever I can to NOT be like this. Like for example support good music when I find it - no matter who is the artist, the label and if I have good relations with them, etc…

Many (not to say most-of) artists, are confronted with ego and jealousy. It’s something nobody really wants to admit and discuss openly. So I did the first step from my side and came clean in public. I hope others can be inspired as well and can bring more positivity in their life...

It has been quite long since the last updates... Although I didn’t give much news I have been pretty busy and I have some very exciting news that I will progressively announce this fall... I have been working on many different projects, and for now I’m working on something very big which is taking most of my time and energy at the moment.

I decided to take a step back and unplug from social networks/emails/etc in order to focus more on my work. Not that I ever was a very regular poster, but there is just too much unnecessary distractions online - and it’s nice sometime to just sit back and relax, disconnect from everything and think about what really matters. Some things became more and more obvious to me in those last months and I think it’s time for some major changes.

I realized that in the last 2 years I have spent more than 90% of my time sending emails, updating websites and facebook statuses, and all sort of business/marketing type of tasks which have nothing to do with music. And this has to stop, it sucks out all the creativity out of me. Above all I’m an artists: what I like is to be creative, invent things, compose music etc - that’s what I find fulfilling for me.

So I’m going to focus on what matters to me now: making music and being creative! I suppose I’ll give the selling/marketing part to someone else - but it’s all for the better: I’ve never been a good salesman anyway, I’m way too honest!