{"id":32237,"date":"2014-06-20T14:00:18","date_gmt":"2014-06-20T14:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=32237"},"modified":"2016-09-22T14:27:29","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T14:27:29","slug":"profile-tom-trago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2014\/06\/20\/profile-tom-trago\/","title":{"rendered":"Profile: Tom Trago"},"content":{"rendered":"

We talk Amsterdam hang out’s, emerging talent and tranquil robots and aliens with Dutch house maestro, Tom Trago<\/p>\n

\"Tom<\/a><\/p>\n

So tell us, what did you grow up listening to?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

My parents were very much into ‘world’ music’, so a lot of cuban, African and South American music was played at the house. My mom was into the music of contemporary artists like Phillip Glass and Steve Reich. I remember I really liked the repetition of that music. When I got a bit older I was fascinated with Michael Jackson. When I was a teenager I started listening to a lot of underground hip hop, Wu Tang, ATCQ, EPMD etc. From there on my love for soul music and disco grew, which eventually led me to my love for house and techno when I hit my early twenties.<\/p>\n

When did you first start making your own music? What sparked that decision?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The guys from Rednose Distrikt (Awanto 3, Kid Sublime & Aardvarck) really showed how to work the MPC2000xl, when I was 22. For like 6 years i just made beats everyday. Buying records, sampling and going to jazz school, to work on my piano playing. I also had lessons in solflege and rhythm, plus we had to sing in a choir and stuff. I learned a lot there. The main reason I wanted to make music is because I loved the fact that a song captures a certain energy whilst making it and it will available for the rest of the world to be inspired by.<\/p>\n