Born in Sarajevo, Bosnia but raised in Germany after his family moved there as civil war refugees, Senoo has been exposed to an impressive variety of music since early childhood. Everything started with his father’s passion for an unlikely blend of 70s rock, soul, and funk. After that, Senoo fell in love with hip-hop but in 1996 house music came into his life and everything changed. Listening to legends like Kerri Chandler, Little Louie Vega or George Morel cemented young Senoo’s relationship to electronic music.
After almost 17 years of clubbing, he decided to leave his own mark on this genre that he loves so much. With releases at Tzinah Records, Unfelde, Baile Musik, Vivus Records and many others, Senoo developed an intriguing style that combines graceful minimal with some more serious and strong techno. The result is an enthralling journey that creates the perfect mood for dancefloors worldwide.
Our questions:
Tzinah Records: To start with, please, recommend us something to listen to while we go through this interview. It can be anything.
Senoo: Unknown – OLO 2 B2
Tzinah Records: Could you remember when and where have you felt it for the first time that you were to become a music artist?
Senoo: It was 2013 i think.. after many years of clubbing and passion for minimal i decided to try to express myself.
Tzinah Records: Why did you choose to create and play this particular type of music? Are there any artists that touched you deeply while developing your own style?
Senoo: I choose this type of music because theres so much groove in it, i cant find that in other electronic music genres. i fell in love to this type of music since i heard villalobos back in the days and after him touched me deeply the guys from Arpiar.
Tzinah Records: Please, briefly, describe for us, the current state of the underground music scene in the place you come from. Is it any good?
Senoo: Here in Basel we have a small underground scene. there are some nice events at Elysia monthly with great artist like RPR soundsystem and others. we have here the guys from Abartik Label and some good producers, well the scene here is getting bigger and bigger.
Tzinah Records: Without giving out too much about your secret weapons, please tell us how does the magic work in your production routine. Software? Analog? What does your DJ set-up imply?
Senoo: I work with sofware and some analog stuff like the TR-8. Mostly im dj-ing with Cdj´s.
Tzinah Records: Which underground house DJ or producer would you love to take out for a summer picnic? With which artist (from any music genre) would you spend 24 hours stuck in an elevator?
Senoo: Haha I would like to take out Raresh for a summer picnic. To stuck in an elevator? no way ,thanks! i been stuck in an elevater for two hours one time. that was an nightmare for me :)
Tzinah Records: Have you already played in your most-dreamed about venue? Which one is that?
Senoo: I would love to play one day at Robert Johnson.
Tzinah Records: What’s your favorite type of breakfast?
Senoo: I love pancakes with fruits
Tzinah Records: What do you do when the music is not playing?
Senoo: if im not working I spend time with my Family
Tzinah Records: What’s the story behind your Tzinah Family Podcast? How did you record it and are there released or unreleased tracks?
Senoo: I recorded it at a friends studio. they are all released tracks some newer and some older.
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