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Artist:

Rezkar

(Rezenio Kariem)

Port Elizabeth,
Eastern Cape,
South Africa

 

Rezkar's fascination with music began with his parent's record collection. Listening to local radio stations as a child, he heard '80s tracks, which will always have a special place in his heart. As an adult he discovered the magic of '60s and '70s jazz and funk. In the '90s all his friends were listening to R&B and hip-hop, but he didn't connect with those genres. Needing something more, he found himself listening to 80's pop and even rock to try to find that missing piece of the musical puzzle.

One day, his cousin played a track that he immediately fell in love with. He later learned that this was house music. He discovered the Fruity Loops sequencer software and thought, "Why not try to make my own tracks, after all, it can't really be that hard?" Deep house can sound deceptively simple.

"It's a bit like Japanese anime," Rezkar says. "It looks so cute and easy to draw, but try to actually draw it, and you will discover it's even harder than realistic drawings. The thing about house is that if you try too hard it can come across as being very cheesy, but then again, if you don't do enough it can sound incomplete. Finding the balance is not easy," Rezkar admits. After hearing his music, one finds that he is learning this lesson quite well.