INTERVIEW // SIGALA
YOU’LL HAVE BEEN SINGING AND DANCING ALONG TO HIS MUSIC FOR YEARS PROBABLY WITHOUT EVEN REALISING IT. THIS YOUNG DJ AND RECORD PRODUCER HAS WORKED WITH SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN THE INDUSTRY, WE CAUGHT UP WITH HIM AHEAD OF HIS GIG IN THE LIMELIGHT, BELFAST, 13TH FEBRUARY… SO, MR BRUCE FIELDER, THAT NAME
certainly a huge factor in what I am doing
TO SAY YOU’VE WORKED WITH
IS A MILLION MILES AWAY FROM
now.
SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES
SIGALA, START AT THE BEGINNING AND TELL US HOW THE NAME CAME
IN THE INDUSTRY WOULD BE AN NOT EVEN THIRTY YEARS OLD AND
ABOUT…
ALREADY YOU’VE ACHIEVED SUCH
It’s actually an old family name, my mum
THE JOURNEY SO FAR, HAS IT BEEN
was telling me about my great great
WHAT YOU’D EXPECTED? WHAT ARE
grandfather, and he was called Amos
SOME OF THE UPS AND DOWNS?
INCREDIBLE SUCCESS, TELL US ABOUT
UNDERSTATEMENT. WHO HAVE BEEN YOUR FAVOURITES AND WHY. ALSO, HOW DOES IT FEEL HAVING OTHER PEOPLE BE THE FACE OF YOUR MUSIC? It is one of my favourites parts of what
Sigala - I just thought it sounded cool! Nothing about it is expected! Music has
I do; being able to work with amazingly
AS A CHILD YOU LEARNED THE
always been such an integral part of my
talented people and learn from them and
PIANO, WAS THAT SOMETHING THAT
life and I worked hard on many different
their creative processes. I’m very happy
WAS THRUST UPON YOU BY YOUR
projects before landing on Sigala. Luckily
they are the face of my music - I think
PARENTS OR WAS IT SOMETHING
I have a great team around me who are
people would get bored if it was just my
YOU WANTED TO DO, AND HOW
amazing and help make the Sigala vision
face!
SIGNIFICANT DO YOU FEEL THAT WAS
possible.
TO HOW YOUR CAREER HAS TURNED
AND IT’S NOT JUST THE BIGGEST
OUT?
YOUR MUSIC HAS BECOME ANTHEMIC
My parents introduced me to the piano at
LIKE WHEN YOU’RE OUT SOCIALLY
the age of 8 and I think they were happy
AND YOUR OWN MUSIC COMES ON?
IN CLUBS EVERYWHERE. WHAT’S IT
to see how much I loved it (and how quiet
NAMES YOU’VE WORKED WITH. YOU’VE PERFORMED ACROSS THE WORLD IN SOME OF THE BIGGEST FESTIVALS AND VENUES. HOW MINDBLOWING IS THAT?
it kept me!) But I do love the piano, and
It never gets old hearing your song
to this day, most of my songs still include
played on the radio… so much time and
It’s honestly crazy. I have been playing
it – I usually start off on the piano as an
effort goes into each track, it’s always
to some huge crowds over the last few
acoustic song and then go from there.
a hugely proud moment to know that
years and when I hear a sea of people
When you’re on the piano, I think it helps
people are listening and enjoying my
singing my song back to me, often twice
to write a better song because you’re not
music. I was in Tokyo for New Year when I
as loud… wow!
tricked by all the production. It’s just the
heard Say You Do in a shop, on the other
piano and a vocal and if you can make
side of the world! I find it a little mind
NEXT YEAR YOU EMBARK ON A
something sound great on the piano, it
blowing each time.
WORLD TOUR INCLUDING BELFAST
should translate when it’s finished. So it’s
AND DUBLIN. TELL US ABOUT THE
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