Swedish producer David Vrong is a new artist who is being pushed into the spotlight by fellow Swede John Dahlback. Dahlback, who runs Mutants Records, snatched up this exciting talent for his next release. Fusing groove with electro house, Vrong delivers clever, catchy tunes – ones that stand out in a sea of similar work. After recently remixing Lunde Bros, he now brings out the utterly infectious “Breaking Out” ft. Amaëlle, which drops on Monday. We wanted to find out more about David’ s musical background and more about the personality behind the music – and it turns out he’s a multi-faceted artist.
WRR: Nice to be speaking with you today, David. What have you been up to lately?
It’s been pretty hectic actually, I’ve been going from vacation to vacation, hopping from pool party to pool party, competing about which location view is the most instagram-friendly and so on.
WRR: Who were some prime inspirations that got you heavily into music production?
When I was a kid my oldest sister always used to run around raves and, as you can imagine, I wanted what she had. So I used to sneak into her room where her boyfriend at the time kept turntables and I played ”rave”.But it wasn’t until much later when I, by what I can only call a fluke, started working for John Dahlbäck that I developed a deeper appreciation for the music. But I guess the interest was always there.
WRR: Was “Breaking Out” inspired by anything in particular, or was it more of a free shot?
It was sort of an accident. I had met Amaëlle in London prior and we decided on working together on a different track. And a snippet of this vocal sorta came up while browsing and I wanted to see what I could do with it. I guess its sort of poetic that the track ended up being about leaving your comfort zone and breaking out, whilst we the artists precisely did that with it.
WRR: Artists are often faced with the inevitable creative hindering known as “writer’s block.” As a producer, how do you go about overcoming these challenges when put up against them?
Sometimes when I’ll be working on a project I’ll have a zillion ideas, but nobody wants to hear a zillion channeled deep house track. I mean, I’m eccentric, not crazy. So what I’ll do, (and they might revoke my role model of the year award for this) is get a wee bit tipsy. Like jazz hands drunkish.
WRR: Besides music, what else do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
Cooking! I believe it or not, am somewhat of a meat-guru. It’s not the coolest title to carry, but someone has to. Other than that I paint a lot. My mom has on occasion compared me to a modern day da Vinci, but she’s no Michelangelo.
WRR: What are 3 things you absolutely can’t live without?
I figuratively breathe hairspray, and lets be real, the top of your head deserves a crown. Good coffee definitely makes the list, life is too long for instant coffee. Nice socks, you should treat your feet like family and in return they will do nothing. But it’s cool to be kind.
WRR: If you could collaborate with any artist, in or outside of EDM, who would it be?
Its a tough question, there’s a lot of artists I look up too but I wouldn’t want to risk losing that ’magic’ in their music by working alongside them. Sometimes the best place to be is at a distance. Does that make sense? But if I have to pick one, I don’t know, Lana Del Ray maybe? She’s like the beauty queen of chaos, and I find there’s something compelling about that.
WRR: Lastly, what does the future hold for David Vrong? Anything big coming up that your fans should know about?
I’m really hoping for a girlfriend, but at this point I’ll settle for a handshake from an overweight promoter. Career-wise it’s going great!
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