Mind Ability followers will already be aware of this month’s artist... Fra P Cortese.
A year on from his release of “No Rush” Fra P returns to us with his first solo EP – “A Year Ahead”.
MAEP010 - Fra P - A Year Ahead EP Sampler by Mind Ability Records
We took a few minutes out to have a chat with Fra P before the release of his EP on the 31st October 2011
Great to have you here Fra P and let us quickly start by saying how happy we are to have you in our Mind Ability Family.
Let's start with some basics then you're from Gallipoli originally right?...So what brought you to London?
Hi! Yes I am originally from Gallipoli and since i first came to London I discovered my love for this city... The multicultural place where everything is possible...
The possibility to be different , to not care about what people think, to be free to choose ... that's what London offers .
And what would you say about the London scene compared to your native Italian one? Surely you must miss the beach parties and all those girls in bikinis?
Eheh for sure the seaside and the parties on the beach are a strong point of the Salento coast and I go there every summer to play in a few of the many beautiful beaches and clubs there.
The music scene is different in the winter time and there are not many parties while here it's party time all year round! (maybe because here there is not a real summer?).
So you have a new EP coming out.. Can you tell us a bit about it?
The new EP is the result of experimentation of Synths and rhythms ,blending strong basslines and deep melodies together ,generating a totally new sound .
I spent a long time before deciding which tracks could be the right ones for this EP. This record label that is growing incredibly also thank to you guys , I wanted to make sure I picked the right tracks for the EP. I knew when after listening to the tracks, I Had a big smile on my face and I said: "that's the right sound for Mind Ability!".
Your EP is called "A Year Ahead"... a Suggestive title, so can you tell us what has changed for you over the last year?
Musically speaking I’ve changed a lot and my studio has grown together with my personality :) .
My Music is not only assembling together sounds but it's the expression of my real character , is the alternative to talking, a different and more creative way to objectify my feelings.
We have been loving your latest podcast this week and it made us think how do you see Djing compared to production and playing Live? Do you have a preference for which you would rather do?
Fra P - Mind Ability October Podcast by Mind Ability Records
Djing is fun and i love it! As i said earlier music is personality and when you dj you are not only mixing tracks but you are mixing your creativity with others'.
Producing and doing live sets is a different interpretation of music, it is something completely yours, something authentic more than anything else.
I see djing and producing or doing live as a completely different jobs, but bothare fun and very attractive .
What about looking forward..What can we expect to see from Fra P over the next few months? We hear some rumours you are planning to do some videos as well.. Is this just a side project or something you can see yourself going into more?
You can expect a lot actually!
I am working on different projects at the moments, which include new EPs ,Remixes and Videos.
Yes videos... I love to make music for short or long movies as well and i am working on a few projects to make this idea grow.
Music is such a big field and it can be utilized in so many ways, also combined with other factors.
Well thanks for taking the time to chat to use Fra-p as always it has been a pleasure.
Remember you can catch Fra-p's Newest release due out on Mind Ability on the 31st of October and his latest remix just came out the Italian label Tarantula Records
Fra P - Mind Ability October Podcast by Mind Ability Records
