Source : Bodytonic
Description
Manu Barron (the man behind the Social Club in Paris and manager of Das Pop) recently started up a brand new label “Abracada”. With releases from The Krays and Ebony Bones- Manu took some time out to tell us about the label and what it means to him…
Hi Manu- how are you today?
I’m fine thanks, tired but fine.
What prompted you to start Abracada?
It’s part of a global project, and also a teenage dream. Abracada is the last (sic) part of the global Savoir Faire project.
Your first release is a collaborated effort from the Krays (Yuksek and Brodinksi) and Ebony Bones- how did this release come about?
It’s a 100% natural collaboration, the project came from the artists. Pierre and Louis have been working together for a while, and they had this idea to work on a more funky track. Then Ebony asked them to do a remix of one of her tracks. The idea of a swap came immediatley and Ebony was really excited about this Krays project.
You have a pretty hectic work schedule- running the Social Club in Paris and managing acts like Das Pop, how do you find time to do everything?
I’m quite a workaholic, but I was lucky enough to have the chance to do exactly what I was dreaming to do since I was 15. But honestly this question is a bit rough for me because, I’m also Daddy and Husband, and I know that I dont spend enough time with them. So it’s quite a rough question for me.
What do you think is the most important skill when managing a label?
Always keep music, creation and art in the centre of the story, never create a fake story for a marketing reason, and share all that stuff with nice people. Abracada is a real collective project, with Dirk of course as co- A&R but with the whole team Lydie, Thibaut, Manaré… and with the artists. It’s one of the main ideas of the project : most of the artists we plan to work with are really involved in the project, we dont spend time on myspace or other web link to find the brand nu cool stuffs, it’s 100% human.
What advice would you give to budding producers out there looking to get signed?
Stay an artist, stay a musician, work on the music you really feel, you really love …. and never follow the leader. Create your own movement, your own style! And of course be patient. Most of the great stuff I love is done by people who have spent hours and hours, even years and years working on their project. I’m in love with the young generation, I fell really close to them and I always try to give them the time to work well.
What does the next year hold for Abracada?
It’s a secret… :) We’re working on the Autumn collection, I really like this idea of seasonal collections. Personally I dont want to listen the same music if it’s 40° on the beach, or if it’s a rainy November morning. We already have some ideas but I prefer to wait a bit before to talk about them.
Finally- can you describe your label in three words?
Young, Young, Young.
Elsewhere on the web
- http://www.myspace.com/brodinskimusic
- http://www.myspace.com/yuksek
- http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/yuksek
- http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/brodinski
- http://www.smokemashine.blogspot.com/
- http://www.discogs.com/artist/brodinski
- http://www.twitter.com/Brodinski
