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natural and healthy environment of the record selecting process, stating “I would approach my music for him as I would for you. It’s a very healthy relationship.”
We throw them a few tech questions, sure the producers of the world are eager to hear the Pryda recipe for success. When quizzing them on the technical side of production, Jeremy tells us, "The biggest misconception for me would be that it’s about what gear you have. My set-up is so basic, it’s just a couple of general speakers and the sound card that I bought because I thought it looked good. I didn’t know anything about stuff like that back then, and it’s just about learning the monitors and headphones you use. The synths I use are really basic as well. I always start out with a default sound and take it from there. People seem to focus too much on buying equipment and stuff; it’s not about that. It’s about getting that feeling in there.” “Learn the gear you have the best you can” Jonas continues, “that’s more valuable than any of the plug-ins that you could buy.” We continue to talk about advice for young producers, or anyone looking to make an attempt at production, and Jonas references the importance of practicing patience. “The easiest way is not always the right way,” he recommends. “Maybe you’ll be presented with a lot of money for something, but that might not be the best choice. After all, it’s your reputation that you’re working on. You’re not just some guy that’s sitting in a basement and is anonymous. You’re an actual brand. That’s something I never thought about before getting into this professionally. I didn’t
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look at myself as being a brand, but now we have to think about everything we do. That’s just weird in so many ways because we’re musicians, we aren’t really business people.” “I think that it’s really important to know that once you get to that point where you wanted to get,” agrees Jeremy. “It’s not done yet, the race isn’t over. Even when you get there, it’s going to be more and more work.”
In spite of their busy tour schedule and ceaseless studio sessions, the boys never forget to have fun. To switch up the mood, we ask them to share some stories about each other that our readers would like to hear. “I like it when Jonas takes over and I get to drink my beer,” Jeremy jokes. “Jonas used to be a child actor in Norway,” he later discloses while bursting out in laughter. “I haven’t seen any clips of this but apparently it was terrible! Two seasons on some Norwegian show!” he adds while everyone else in the room is cracking up. “It was a teenage thing,” admits Jonas. “It was a Saturday show at 7 o’clock, prime time. It was pretty horrible. I was this kid that was a rebel and I broke into the school to change my girlfriend’s grades!” Seeing Jonas’ cheeks turn red, Jeremy quickly chimes in with an embarrassing tidbit of his own, “I’m a really big fan of the movie Titanic. I just love that movie, I don’t know why. I love the soundtrack as well! I think I’ve watched it three times in the cinema. I just love romantic movies… It’s a long movie.” “Yeah, it’s a boring movie,” Jonas adds playfully. Whether watching them interact on or off the stage, there’s no doubt that their chemistry is
genuine. “Our synergies work really well together, we understand each other. We head in the same direction when we play so we’re not all over the place,” Jonas affirms. “We look at it as having a concept with someone that is very like-minded to yourself, that’s very positive and also very fun,” Jeremy follows. “When we play together I’m less scared to try out tracks, stuff that I wouldn’t usually dare to play.” “I open up a little bit more” Jonas agrees. It’s no wonder that due to their touring time together, they have already began setting the stage for a collaboration. “We started on some ideas” Jeremy reveals. “I think it’s going to be an interesting blend of styles because we’re both in the same genre but we still have different styles.” “It’s going to be something big. It has to be” Jonas declares with confidence.
It’s hard to imagine that it won’t be. By the time the boys get to the final hour of their set at Palladium, the energy is nothing less than euphoric. They have each spent an hour teasing the crowd with a combination of deep, techy and proggy vibes before smashing the home stretch with hands in the air. As they close their set with Jeremy’s emotional and self-described “melancholic” mega-hit 'Let Me Feel', the reality of it all sinks in. These two are different, they’re special, they’re fucking epic. As the Pryda Friends embark on the ambitious second leg of their North American tour this fall, there is no question that epic is only the beginning. Prepare to hear the lion's roar, because so far they’ve only just warmed up.
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