‘Arctic Dreams’ Interview

1. What is your creative process when making music?
   [ALEX_Y]: Well I have music coming into my head anytime anywhere. Often at completely
   inappropriate times.)) Then the idea matures in my head for a while, then I sit down and translate it
   into notes and lyrics.
   [SERGIO]: Go to the forest with one of my instrument and create music in front of bonfire
   GENA: My creative process usually starts with a simple idea—whether it’s a riff, a chord, or even
   just a lyrical concept.
   [NENAD]: Playing around the fretboard, keyboard, until I stick to something, and then I slowly
   expand on it. EIther that or I make it up in my head and work on it asap.
   [ROMAN]: I love to use GuitarPro because notes make you think about each note.
2. Who would you most like to collaborate with?
   [ALEX_Y]: Till Lindemann
   [SERGIO]: with Mike Patton
   GENA: With anyone who comes up with a good idea
   [NENAD]: My dad.
   [ROMAN]: Tobias Sammet
3. Who has been your most influential teacher or mentor?
   [ALEX_Y]: Dave Mustaine
   [SERGIO]: my Mom
   GENA: Paul Gilbert
   [NENAD]: My dad.
   [ROMAN]: To be honest, I didn’t have one.
4. How do you nurture your own creativity?
   [ALEX_Y]: I’m expanding my horizons
   [SERGIO]: I don’t — it came fully charged. Now I’m just trying to keep up with it.
   GENA:I keep my creativity sharp by constantly absorbing new influences—music, films, books,
   and life itself.
   [NENAD]: Reading books, when I can.
   [ROMAN]: I’ve never experienced a lack of creativity so just boredom would be enough for me.
5. How do you differ from most other artists?
   [ALEX_Y]: Well we try to create our own unique style and concept
   [SERGIO]: there are no identical people, we are all different
   GENA:I focus on creating a unique atmosphere, balancing aggression with melody.
   [NENAD]: I rarely use the pentatonic scale.
   [ROMAN]: I don’t know, I don’t have a big enough sample.
6. What inspires you as an artist?
   [ALEX_Y]: It could be anything. A book, a movie, a computer game, an event, a history.
   [SERGIO]: forest, mountains and chicks
   GENA:Inspiration comes from everywhere—life experiences, emotions, films, and even
   unexpected sounds.
   [NENAD]: Different places in nature, ruins, the news.
   [ROMAN]: Good stories.
7. How did you first get into music?
   [ALEX_Y]:I was 9 years old. My grandfather took me to the market in the town where I was born,
   we were looking for something among the tapes. I asked to buy a tape of a local heavy metal band.
   That’s how it all started.
   [SERGIO]: I was walking down the street when my classmate came up to me and yelled, ‘Dude,
   have you heard this band called SLAYER?’
   GENA:A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away….
   [NENAD]: My dad let me play his guitar from time to time when I was a kid, and once he gifted me
   one at 13 the rest is history.
   [ROMAN]: It’s a long funny story about some basement, punk rock, drums and alcohol so let it die
   with me.
8. Where do you see your musical career in 10 years?
   [ALEX_Y]: I see myself on the stages of major Open Air festivals
   [SERGIO]: in front of a laptop with DAW

GENA: A drunken rocker in front of an empty fridge.
[NENAD]: Probably on a stage big enough where I don’t end up accidentally bumping into my
bandmates.
[ROMAN]: I hope still with drums.

9. What interests or hobbies do you have outside of music?
   [ALEX_Y]: Doing something with my hands
   [SERGIO]: yoga, skate, porn
   [NENAD]: Reading, movies, biking, hiking, basketball.
   [ROMAN]: Chess and books

9. How would you describe the music that you typically create?
   [ALEX_Y]: Ice, cold, darkness
   [SERGIO]: sounds of endless pleasure
   [NENAD]: Aggressive, dreamy, complicated, moody, yet simple. At least in my mind it is simple.
   [ROMAN]: I tend to create fast music