Funkadelphia: "Other than your music project, Ecklipze, what are you up to now-

other work, school, or anything like that?"

Ecklipze: "Currently music is my full-time job. In the last few years, I've been focusing on my company, Track Star Productions, which I co-own with Chad Hector. It has opened up doors with working with some great artists and slowly making our name into this massive music industry."

 

 

Funkadelphia: "What' would you say got you interested

in getting involved in the music industry?"

Ecklipze: "Family and the passion for music. My family always encouraged me to focus on music no matter where it would take me. As well, the reactions that I get from a listener motivate me to get heard by the entire world. It has always been a goal of mine to be successful with music, but still maintain the passion for it and have fun producing."

 

 

Funkadelphia: "Do you think growing up in Vernon, British Columbia

has had an impact on your music?"

Ecklipze: "Growing up in Vernon has had a massive impact on my music. Inspiration is everything to me, and I live in a town where I can walk around and get inspired and gather new ideas that I can incorporate into my music. There's a lot of very talented artists in this town, and since it's a small town, it's easy to meet up with different local artists and talk about music and new creation processes, and we can all adapt into our music.

 

 

Funkadelphia: "Is Ecklipze your main project; do you have any other music projects?"

Ecklipze: "Ecklipze is actually a side projet of mine. It started as a challenge for me to try and produce dubstep, so I could expand my multi-genre of producing skills. When I made my first track, I swore to myself that I wouldn't ever make another dubstep track, because it sounded horrible. Dubstep is my favorite genre though, so I gave it another shot and now have been working on my solo album for the past eight months.

My main project right now is with an artists by the name of NOX. He is a rap/hip-hop artist with an insane amount of talent. I have been producing his debut album for the last two years, recording and mastering it. The album is set to drop very soon."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funkadelphia: "As of now, what software do you use to produce your dubstep,

and what software do you use while mixing?"

Ecklipze: "Right now, I'm using Ableton Live and Reason Rewired. I only use three plugs-ins: Massive, Melodyne, and Izotope Ozone 5. I do all of my mixing and mastering in Ableton Live and just use the standard effects for processing. I've tried a lot of programs over the years, and by far, Ableton has been the best tool."

 

 

Funkadelphia: "What was your first piece of equipment,

and what software did you start producing in?"

Ecklipze: "My first piece of equipment was a turntable and dual deck cassette player. I used to record off vinyl onto the cassettes and then chop the samples onto the second deck on the cassette player, just mash sh*t together. It was kind of a messed up process, but it worked. First software I started producing on was Fruity Loops and Cubase."

 

 

Funkadelphia: "Who will your new album be released through,

or is it an independent release?"

Ecklipze: "The album will be released through Trenchant Records baed out of Chicago, and I will be releasing a follow-up EP that will be released through Track Star Productions."

 

 

Funkadelphia: "What can we expect to hear on the new album-

plenty of good, ol' Ecklipze filth?"

Ecklipze: "LOTS of filth! Also, I will have a track that features [WobGobliN] that will be dubstep/electro/drum & bass/moombahton. I'm hoping to have a few other tracks on there that will be different in the world of dubstep.

 

 

Funkadelphia: "Does the album have an official title or release date at this point?"

Ecklipze: "The album will be called 'Movement', and no official release date is set yet due to some unfinished tracks. I'm hoping that it will drop late October."

 

 

Funkadelphia: "So once the album drops, what are your plans for after?

Anything else big in the near future that you can tell us about?"

Ecklipze: "After the album drops, I will be working on the follow-up EP and hopefully hitting the road and playing some shows!"

 

 

Funkadelphia: "Well thanks a lot; anything else you want to say before we go?""

Ecklipze: "Big ups to Funkadelphia... and I hope I can get an igloo theme stage for my first show. Canadian filth!"