If you haven’t heard the name William Black yet, you will definitely be hearing it in the EDM community! William Black is an up and coming music producer that has received recognition from some of the top electronic dance music artists. The guys of Adventure Club have been regularly playing his remix of their hit song “Thunderclap”. Gareth Emery has also featured William on his Electric For Life weekly podcast. His remix of Flux Pavilion & Matthew Koma’s, “Emotional” has appeared in two episodes of the podcast, once as the Electric For Life anthem.
As if artist recognition was not enough, he recently landed himself a feature on Spotify’s New Music Friday playlist and Global Viral Charts with his remix “My Kingdom”! His remix for Evangeline’s “My Kingdom” is euphonic perfection. The song is a beautiful mixture of smooth melodic sounds and sweet vocals.
RaverRafting had the pleasure of chatting with William about the production of his viral hit remix.
“I had a ton of fun working on this remix. Right when I started producing it, all the elements came to so naturally. It’s rare that I can listen to one of my tracks and enjoy it, after spending so many hours working on it, but this is one of those”
Read on to find out more on this rising artists creative process and check out the links below to connect with William Black.
Your last two songs were premiered via Nest HQ, you got on Spotify Viral Charts and New Music Friday – without intentionally pursuing it – what elements of your music do you think folks are finding most infectious?
I think it’s the melodic elements of my tracks that people connect to. I try my best to combine all of the genres I enjoy listening to in to my production.
Clearly, what your doing is different and resonating. What types of music, from your perspective, do you see DJs doing around you who are up-and-comers, and how are you differentiating?
“Future Bass” and House music are super popular right now, I enjoy a lot of what other up and coming producers are doing. It’s cool because we can all bounce ideas off of each other and get inspired by each other. One thing I try to do in my own production is add real instruments. They can compliment a dance record real well. I think that might be one reason that makes me stand out.
Compared to dance music two or even one year ago, the competition has only become greater, the quality of the average producer is increasing, but in 2016, you’re still able rise above. How important are the non-production related aspects of William Black, from a success/brand standpoint, and what are some key non-production related aspects of artistry that you think helped increase your rate of growth?
I think all the elements of being an artist are super important, with that being said, good music has to have a good brand. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard people say, “Yeah, the artwork looked really cool, so I listened to the track and ended up loving it”. Before I started making music I wanted to be a graphic designer, so having cool art is still really important to me. I also think there’s a big spiritual aspect of music that doesn’t get touched on a lot. I rarely force myself to work on music. I work when I feel inspired. Because making music should be fun, if it isn’t, then what is the point?
Achievements like these are door openers, now what creative projects are you thinking for future?
I have a ton of new music to put out this year. I got the opportunity to work with some bigger artists on collabs, so I’m really stoked for those to come out. I’m in the process of creating my live setup, so I’m also super excited to see how people can relate to it on an emotional level. That is all I’m trying to do with my music, impact people the same way my favorite artists effect me.
Connect with William Black:
https://www.facebook.com/williamblackofficial
https://www.twitter.com/itswilliamblack
https://www.soundcloud.com/williamblack
https://www.instagram.com/williamblack
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