Dance music will grow in India: DJs Dimitri, Michael Thivaios

Dance music scene in India has risen up dynamically and is expected to grow further, believe DJs Dimitri and Michael Thivaios.
In recent years dance music has managed to create a global dominance with the producers being on the forefront rather than remaining backstage and India is no exception.
"Dance music scene in India is crazy now. We started performing at smaller clubs and now its like a 10,000 people event.
"At Sunburn Goa there are uncountable number of people. So it is amazing to see the Indian dance culture in such a big light, " say the musicians, who are current world number 1 DJs.

Known by their stage name -- Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike, the brothers say they are happy to be in the country to witness the "madness."
The DJs will be next seen performing in Hyderabad and Mumbai on October 8 and 9 respectively at Sunburn Arena with some surprises for their Indian fans.

"I think as far India is concerned it will keep on growing. It is great to see this evolution and be a part of it. All the shows we have done so far here have been amazing. It is going to be pure madness. We are more than happy to be here," Dimitri said.

"We have done a couple of remixes, including one for Lost Frequencies' new single 'What Is Love'. We will be premiering it for the first time, in India," he adds.
This summer has been quite an affair for the Belgian duo, be it giving out unreleased music for free, a brand new single or performing during the 4-month-long Ibiza residency, which they recently wrapped up.
"As far as 'Bringing the Madness' (their annual arena show) is concerned, it will stay in Belgium as it is our home and the production needed cannot be easily done outside," Dimitri said.
The fourth season of 'Bringing the Madness' is scheduled to be held in Antwerp in Belgium, this December with four shows lined up over two weekends.

Talking about the highly anticipated debut album, Dimitri said it was still undergoing the creative process and they might release some as singles, the latest being 'Hey Baby', in collaboration with American DJ-producer Diplo.
The track was premiered at "Tomorrowland" earlier this year and will be out by the end of this month.
"We don't feel that the album is ready yet. We have new music ready for more than 2-3 albums, but we want it to be unique and feel that it's not 100 per cent there," they said.
Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike already gave an album worth of

free music to the fans in August. "Summer of Madness" contained 8 unreleased records for free.
Known for their high energy festival numbers like 'Tremor', 'Mammoth' and 'The Hum', the brothers lately have been dishing out a new sound with heavy focus on the melody and the vocals such as 'Higher Place' and 'Stay A While'.
"Mike is doing a lot of vocal stuff and you can hear a lot more vocals in the new songs. He is working on a whole new different sounds and genres, let's see what ends up in the album," Dimitri said.
"People can expect a wide variety in the upcoming releases. 'Hey Baby' is more towards the laidback melodic side, but we are also working on a couple of heavy bangers. We like to maintain that balance in the tracks we play during our set," he said.

New influences in the upcoming tracks include elements of hip-hop.
"We are working on a lot of hip-hop tracks, that's a new approach for us. Heyy Baby is a single on those lines," he said.
October is indeed nostalgic for them as it was during this time in 2015 that Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike were crowned as world number 1 DJs in the DJ Mag voting, creating history by becoming the first ever duo to fetch the title and expectations are high this year as well.
"Personally I don't know anything yet, it will be great to be the number 1 for another year but I also do think that there are others artistes that probably deserve the number 1 position. We are happy to be number two or number three, just proud that people vote for us," he said.

"For us, DJ Mag (in 2015) was a big surprise. We were honoured, it is something so crazy. We very excited even when we heard that we were number 200 years back, it has been an amazing journey so far, we enjoy the shows and making music, we enjoy the ride."
They might be seen performing on the stage together but as of now, the brothers have adopted a slightly different approach when it comes to working at the studio.
"We both work on stuff, you know like at this point Mike is constantly coming with new track ideas and melodies. He is working on a couple of originals and I'm working on a couple of remixes. When we are both done, then I will give my touch on the originals and he will give the touch on the remixes. That's how it works.