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Hi Zachary, welcome to VENTS! How have you been?
Pleasure! I’ve been doing well, all things considered. Im certainly extremely fortunate to be able to continue to produce and make music these days.
Can you talk to us more about your latest single “Reva”?
Reva is the first track from my SESSIONS project. You can learn more about it on my site, but essentially its a way for me to work with producers that are up and coming and help get their name out there. Heimanu is a really exciting producer new to the scene, already garnering a ton of attention and this track is a collaboration started from a demo he sent me. I immediately fell in love.
Did any event in particular inspire you to write this song?
Honestly no, I don’t find inspiration in events or external circumstances. When I hear a demo or start an idea, its the feeling and concept in the sounds that take over for me, regardless of what’s going on outside.
The single comes off your new album Sessions Vol. 3 – what’s the story behind the title and how did you come up with the concept?
As my career developed, and my need for a more restrained, strategic and higher quality approach to releasing grew, I really missed the casual and collaborative way of releasing. That gave me the idea of creating this side project, and also wanted to utilize the attention I was getting to spotlight other producers I was excited about. I opened submissions and asked anyone who was interested to submit rough demos or ideas, and chose some and collaborated with each producer to then release. Since then its grew enormously, and the last round of submissions I had something like a thousand submissions. Choosing only 8 to work on was a struggle. Theres so much amazing work being done under the radar out there.
How was the recording and writing process?
Its largely done remotely, sharing files and sending ideas back and forth. Theres occasional video calls, lots of texts and chats. Each collaboration is a little different as we find the best workflow that works for us.
How did you go on picking up the artists to collaborate?
This was really difficult. I made a spreadsheet where I’d save every submission I was interested in. There were I think about 100. From there i just had to go with my gut and pick a handful.
Do you tend to take a different approach when collaborating with someone else rather than working on your own?
Absolutely. With collaborating it’s important to communicate clearly, to let go of control and be open to influence. You need to be flexible and let surprises happen, permit the other producer to do things that may be uncomfortable, but ultimately the idea is that each of us brings something to the track the other wouldn’t have thought up alone.
What is it about collaborations that you enjoy so much?
Surprise, serendipity, socializing.. Im a serial extrovert and working so much on music alone can be draining. Its energizing and inspiring to see what others are during.
What role does the Bay Area play in your music?
If anything it makes it more challenging. Most of my piers are in LA, so its more difficult to get into rooms with people. But its home, I love the cities and the adjacent nature, so its a trade off I make for my overall happiness.
Where did you find the inspiration for the songs and lyrics?
The sounds themselves inspire honestly. I hear things as I go about my day, in mostly eclectic music outside of electronic, and it just motivates me to create. And sometimes just sitting down and starting with no reference point creates inspiration, as the joy of the process just takes over.
What else is happening next in Krane’s world?
A couple self released LP’s are on their way, that should delight my long-time fans especially. A third side project-band as well. Thats all I’ll say about upcoming releases.
