FOEM's crew is growing

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hi

we are currently searching for new crew members!

- interviewers
you get in touch with upcoming and also already famous artists and do AOTW (Artist of the Week) interviews with them. here are the interviews we did so far: link.
you should be able to work with us on a voluntary basis (like we all do), you should be good at speaking and writing english and also you should know your onions about the internet and music.
please send a message to adina[at]foem.info if you are interested.

- promoters
you help to spread the word about FOEM in your country and your scene. we will provide you with contacts to media and you get to know a lot about micro marketing and public relations. you work also voluntarily. please check here: link.
please contact jo[at]foem.info for more information.

would be great to work with you!

all the best!


the FOEM team.


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Acestea fiind spuse, va astept in echipa mea. Muzica electronica, interviuri si voluntariat. Persoane interesate?

Ma enerveaza vedetele

Ma enerveaza fitele lor de staruri, ma enerveaza faptul ca sunt oameni care ii pupa in fund, ma enerveaza ca starurile stiu asta si profita de acest lucru. Ma enerveaza, fiindca in sinea lor sunt niste oameni normali, ca sa nu spun ca unii sunt retardati chiar, sub acea imagine de milioane creata pentru mase. Oare nu au auzit de expresia Nike, we made you. We can break you?

Zilele astea, trebuie sa fac un interviu pentru FOEM/ cu Rob Acid. Ma gandeam eu, la inceput, cat de mijto va fi... Rob Acid, un pionier al muzicii techno, oau. In timp ce faceam cercetari despre el, am aflat cate lucruri a facut... are in casa aparatura folosita de serviciile secrete, a colaborat cu Native Instruments (daca Traktor va spune ceva), si-a pus la bataie o piesa la un concurs de pe FOEM/, iar John Digweed s-a declarat fanul sau.

Pe undeva pe aceasta linie am construit 14 intrebari pentru interviu si i le-am trimis. Dupa vreo saptamana in care nu am primit nici un raspuns de la el, aflu ca n-a avut chef sa raspunda la nici una, fiindca i s-au parut prea plictisitoare. Vaaaaaaai... el probabil se astepta la intrebari de genul "Daca te-ai trezi maine o caratita, care ar fi prima ta actiune?" sau "Daca ai fi o clanta, cum te-ai simti?" Pana mea, facem totusi interviuri muzicale si incercam sa transmitem informatii muzicale, despre noile sale proiecte, despre viziunea sa despre muzica si proiecte viitoare. :))

Anywaaaaay. M-am decis sa deschid un topic pe forumul FOEM/ pentru cei care au intrebari dubioase, ciudate, originale, creative, amuzante, whateva, pentru Rob Acid. Va invit si pe voi sa postati, daca sunteti interesati.

Totusi, sunt sigura ca Zabiela, omul care se lupta cu bodyguarzii sa coboare in multime sa dea mana cu oamenii, ar fi raspuns intr-o saptamana la intrebarile mele. Cause he's one of those cool VIP's. Yup yup. :)

Moving on from France to England

Mi-a aparut deja primul interviu pe FOEM, cu mici modificari, aici.

Primul dj pe care l-am avut a fost L'embrouille si desi nu am facut la viata mea franceza, la cate search-uri am dat dupa el pe google, myspace etc, am ajuns sa pot scrie l'embrouille si cu ochii inchisi. Tipul e un dj francez de dormitor, care in viata de zi cu zi e manager de risc, pune minimal mostly si nu prea stie engleza. A fost o reala bucurie sa incerc sa imi dau seama ce vroia sa spuna in raspunsurile sale. Oricum tipul pare destul de implicat in scena netlabel si promoveaza tineri producatori, ceea ce e de apreciat. Pentru fanii minimal mixurile lui sunt pe aici. Bine, mai pune si alte genuri, no worry. :)

Urmatorul interviu am acceptat sa il fac tot eu. De data asta, multumesc lui Dumnezeu, am dat peste un dj londonez, care stie engleza (of course, that's a given when you live in England) si nu pune minimal. E mai mult pe electronica, chill out, stuff like that. Il cheama audioglider si i-au trebuit doar 44 de ani sa devina cunoscut. :))

In calitate de producator, a aparut pe Global Underground 30 a lui Nick Warren cu piesele Whiskers si Zusammenallein, 2 piese care sunt destul de dragute, motivationale si implementeaza o atitudine pozitiva in tine.


Dar asta nu e tot, a mai aparut si ca dj pe Global Underground Mixed, cu un remix la piesa Sissy - I see you, care pe album se numeste So Long.



Acum, muzica tipului asta chiar imi place, dar culmea este ca nu prea imi vine ce sa il intreb. Am pana acum vreo 3 sau 4 intrebari pregatite. Dar ma voi gandi mai intens. Tra la la, la la. :)

Proud member of FOEM

Ok, I had some sort of fictional interview to write to get into the interviewers crew, which I wanted to post here cause I found it extremely funny, but I had to take out the name of my fictional character/1 , the place he works at/2 , the place where a previous incident took place/3 and some chicks' name/4. Well, it will be like a riddle. You figure it out and keep it for yourself. Moreover, this was some sort of chess game, played solo, me against myself, because I came up with the questions and also with the answers.

Good day, wickedly-hooked-up-on-electronic-music dudes. This week’s artist is not even an artist, he is the (1) and he agreed to have an informal chat with us today, on wickedly informal topics.

FOEM/Adinaaa: Starting with an intriguing question, have you ever imagined having Marylin Monroe in front of you on the mike singing “Happy Birthday, Mr. President”?

(1): He he. Well, Adina, I wouldn’t be fair if I said that I didn’t. But in case that my people are watching, I hope that they don’t forget that my birthday is coming soon and I wouldn’t mind having… let’s say Madonna at my birthday party singing that lovely tune.

FOEM/Adinaaa: Well, I spotted an email address on the official webpage of the (2). I’ll drop them a line and hopefully somebody will read it. But, please, try at least to look surprised! Ok, here’s another one: do you ever wonder if the (3) got refurbished after the Clinton – Lewinsky incident?

(1): Well, a couple of times I found myself staring at my desk, but I quickly tried to think about something else. So, again, let’s talk about something else. Thanks.

FOEM/Adinaaa: Roger that. Ok, after one session of severe research, I found out that people often refer to you as “Dubya”. Where does this nickname come from?

(1): Dubya! Haven’t heard that in a while! It comes from my middle name, W pronounced with a Southern accent. Oh, and W stands for Walker.

FOEM/Adinaaa: Walker? Really? That would be the beginning of a really bad TV series. But considering the profile of our agency, I have to ask you this: have you ever considered being a DJ? Ok, if not a DJ, a pop artist maybe? ‘Cause Dubya would be a great stage name.

(1): No, not really. I grew up in a family with a tradition in politics, but I’ve always been fascinated with banjos. Don’t know why. However, my daughters Jenna and Barbara, gave me an iPOD last July and I listen to it while I cycle around my ranch. So I have some contact with music.

FOEM/Adinaaa: And what does your playlist consist of?

(1): Uhm, country, rock ‘n roll… Anyhow, great artists from the '60s and '70s and more modern artists who sound like great artists from the '60s and '70s.

FOEM/Adinaaa: Since we are on this topic, how do you feel about Oriental music?

(1): I personally respect the Oriental culture, in spite of the differences that our two worlds had, but I don’t have any of it on my iPOD.

FOEM/Adinaaa: Clearly this iPOD is a great invention though. Ok, moving on. Surfing the Web, I found out that your dog has his own website and even plays the lead character in some movies. Do you ever feel out staged by him?

(1): Haha, you’re talking about Barney. He’s quite a little fellow, who screams out personality, but I don’t feel out staged by him. He is more into show business and I am more into politics. Problem solved.

FOEM/Adinaaa: Would you send your Barney into space? I am asking you this, because I’ve recently seen a video (for our readers Trentemoller – Moan, that is), which pays a tribute to Laika, the first dog that was launched into orbit.

(1): No, I’d never send my dog away. He’s my companion, who always follows me through the (2) and I love him so much that I’ve even taken him to Iraq. Moreover, if I remember well, Laika died in space so she might not be the best example.

FOEM/Adinaaa: Probably not, but later test flights proved to recover the animals sent into space. However, I understand your concern. Enough about dogs. How do you see yourself 10 years from now? I always get this question in interviews so it’s my turn to ask somebody.

(1): Uhm, I imagine myself at the ranch from Crawford, Texas, waiting for time to pass me by and probably trying to convince my wife to embrace a career as a senator.

FOEM/Adinaaa: It worked for (4) so why not? Ok, this was my last question. Thank you for your time and good luck with your birthday party. Remember, look surprised!