{"id":12608,"date":"2012-12-17T12:10:09","date_gmt":"2012-12-17T12:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=12608"},"modified":"2013-02-01T11:39:08","modified_gmt":"2013-02-01T11:39:08","slug":"exclusive-cyril-hahns-winter-wonderland-mix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2012\/12\/17\/exclusive-cyril-hahns-winter-wonderland-mix\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Cyril Hahn’s Winter Wonderland mix"},"content":{"rendered":"
Rising Canadian wunderkind Cyril Hahn blew our minds with his spaced-out remixes of everything from Destiny’s Child to Mariah Carey. He delivers a very special winter mix for Wonderland.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n How did you start out making music? Were you always into DJing and producing?<\/strong><\/p>\n In high school I started playing guitar and recorded post-rock songs on my computer as I was really into Explosions in the Sky, Mogwai and those kind of bands. Then I started writing folk songs and even picked up the banjo for a bit. About 3 years ago or so I got really bored of my own music and stopped writing completely. Early this year I decided to give electronic music a try and that\u2019s how the Mariah Carey remix came about. I didn\u2019t anticipate the response to my remixes and I didn\u2019t think about playing shows until I started getting a lot of concert offers. I had never DJed before and still don\u2019t really know how to DJ in the traditional way (aka with turntables\/vinyl).<\/p>\n You first came to our attention with your Say My Name remix. Are you a big Destiny\u2019s Child fan?<\/strong><\/p>\n I never listened to Destiny’s Child too much. It\u2019s just one of those groups you kept hearing on the radio or TV growing up, the songs stick with you whether you want it or not. The Destiny\u2019s Child remix started out as an instrumental and I wanted some 90s R&B vocals to be in it. I spent a day trying out samples but I just wasn\u2019t satisfied so I gave up. As I shut down my laptop, \u2018Say My Name\u2019 suddenly popped into my head out of nowhere and I knew that it was the sample that would fit perfectly.<\/p>\n There’s not too much info about you out there. What would you like people to know? <\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019m also a full time student trying to finish my Art History degree. Although I play parties with my music I\u2019m not a big partier myself, I prefer having laidback dinners or drinks with friends. I love Wes Anderson movies and I\u2019m addicted to TV shows like The Wire and Seinfeld.<\/p>\n So what is it about R&B that fires your imagination?<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>It\u2019s the vocals, hands down.\u00a0 They\u2019ve got the best kind of hooks.<\/p>\n You’ve mentioned before in an interview that you used to only listen to punk and hardcore. Do you think those genres have had any influence on you as a producer?<\/strong><\/p>\n I think so, especially in terms of noise or rather the artful use of noise. I always liked the lo-fi aesthetic of the records I grew up with. I think noise gives a song more character, a certain organic quality. That\u2019s why I often include white noise or field recordings in my production. I don\u2019t want my song to sound too sterile or mechanical.<\/p>\n What’s the song you can always depend on to drop to fire up a dancefloor?<\/strong><\/p>\n