Torus:
My name is Zach Kremer, I'm originally from Hudson, WI. I actually only started producing Dubstep about 6 months ago or so, but I've been making electronic music in general for like 5 years
Robo Jo-Jo: How old where you when you got influenced by the music you enjoy and where did you get the name Torus from . ?
Torus:
I can't really say that dubstep was the original genre that made me want to produce it. I think it first started when I was like 16 with Drum and Bass music. I used to always listen to Spor / Noisia / Black Sun Empire, and I loved the gritty dark feel of the tracks. A friend later showed me a couple of Dubstep songs when I was 18 or so by Cookie Monsta and Tek-One; that was the first dubstep I really ever liked.
Robo Jo-Jo: What are the main influences to your genre of choice and what do you see in the music of what you like. ?
Torus:
It's really hard to name a couple of artists and say they're my main influences. I listen to a lot of music and a lot of genres, I think that listening to a variety of music will give you the best edge especially in today's world. Too many artists sound the same and I think if you don't take influences from multiple genre's, you'll just end up sounding like a bad version of your favorite artist.
Robo Jo-Jo: What do you do when you produce your music in the recording studio how longs does it take you to finish your productions what do you like to have in hand. ?
Torus:
Well I don't really have a studio, I've got a nice laptop, and a bunch of VST's, that's about it. But I normally start out with some aspect of a song that I really want to build around, whether that be some geeky trance melody I wrote up, or some crazy synth patch I made in Massive. Once I have the motivation, I'll start building the track. It doesn't work about 75% of the time, but when it does it flows real well. I'd say a track takes me anywhere from 3 days to 2 weeks, depending on how many musical 'road-blocks' I hit along the way.
Robo Jo-Jo: What is your studio set up what Software / Hardware do you use and which piece of Technology is your favourite in your studio?
Torus:
I have a nice pair of studio headphones (I don't feel like giving any brand name shout-outs for the headphones). A pretty powerful laptop, and I used to have a 49 key midi keyboard (I hardly used it and ended up selling it). As for software, I mainly run Massive, Predator, Sylenth1, and sometimes Nexus. My favorite piece of software has got to be Massive, I'm sure most dubstep producers would say the same.
Robo Jo-Jo: f you could collab with anyone who would it be and why and what producer/artist/musician would you want to meet?
Torus:
I'd love to collab with any big name artist, I love seeing how other people do things and picking up tips / tricks on production / synthesizing techniques. If I had to choose though, I think i'd say Shekel, Getter, Skrillex, or Diesel. I'd love to meet Skrillex in person, he seems like a real chill guy and not too full of himself.
Robo Jo-Jo: What is your favourite thing to eat and drink. ?
Torus:
Rofl.. I do love my pizza, ramen noodles, pizza rolls... pretty much any junk-food. I mainly drink water, but every now and then I'll grab a couple energy drinks and work on music or play video games all night
Robo Jo-Jo: What Medium Do You Prefer Vinyl / MP3 And Why. ?
Torus:
Mp3, never had the money to afford actually buying vinyls of anything.
Robo Jo-Jo: What to you think about all this new dubstep thats coming out of what it can bring to the scene of dubstep and how does it become what it is and how did you start to make it. ?
Torus:
I think all the new dubstep flooding the scene is just making the scene more cut-throat. Everyone's learning how to make "sick" noises with Massive and half the artists just throw a bunch of them in a song and call it good. Now it's going back to production quality / music theory / rythym, the way it should have always been.
Robo Jo-Jo: What is it that you love About dubstep and drumstep music. ?
Torus:
I really love the outlandish noises mixed with the slower beat. It's almost like a bunch of futuristic gang anthems imo.
Robo Jo-Jo: What is your top 5 Favorite Movies?
Torus:
I really like Requiem for a Dream, American Beauty, Gone Baby Gone, Mystic River, and A Scanner Darkly.
Robo Jo-Jo: Any New Releases That The Listeners Should Look Out For?
Torus:
Anything by Chronos, those guys know what's up.
Robo Jo-Jo: Any Advice for Upcoming Artists / DJs / producers?
Torus:
Don't release anything until you're 100% satisfied with it. My best advice is once you think you're done with a track, give it like a day or two and have another listen, most likely you will change something for the better.
Robo Jo-Jo: Shout outs?
Torus:
Meh
Robo Jo-Jo: What is your favorite production that you have produced or producing. ?
Torus:
I really love Wraith and Beautiful Death
Robo Jo-Jo: Where do you think dubstep/electronica music is going to go and how is the scene in your city.
Torus:
I feel like it's eventually going to get more vocal, I love any dubstep track that an Emcee can kill it on / any girl with a great voice singing before the drop.
Thanks Torus for taking the time to do the interview and being so good of a producer and creating such epic dubstep.
Check his sounds. http://soundcloud.com/torus
Become a fan. http://www.facebook.com/torusdubstep
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