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Episode 80 Vlad Caia (Horizontal, Romania)
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October 23, 2009 05:36 AM PDT
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we continue our wonderful series within the wonderful country of Romania this week with Vlad Caia. a true star on the rise.... enjoy your weekend... and stay NOICE!

Vlad Caia Bio

His musical exploration dates back from his childhood days. He was influenced by a bunch of people who had the music in their blood. They had the gear, he had the time. They opened his eyes to the world of how sound sculpting can be achieved. Vlad started exploring tones and percussion sounds, as well as synthesizer programming in all its exotic glory. All of these determined him to pursue classical piano training.

Years passed and by the time Vlad was in high school he got his hands on his first hardware sequencer along with one tiny midi keyboard. He started producing for the first time. During this process he learned the basics that laid the ground for future work. The concept of music production on a basic home computer hit him like a storm, thus during the years that followed, tracks and all kind of "weird" experimentation began to take shape. He began to get involved in different projects, from working with different hip-hop artists to even having his own band.

At the same time his musical perspective was influenced by the fresh emerging club scene in Romania, and he paid more attention to artists promoting this electronic sound. He was lucky enough to objectively observe the different periods of clubbing culture and the sounds that were played and how everything evolved. This led him to study electronic music even more, to go back to the roots, to find the real groove that will suit him best.

He could never say that he belongs to a specific genre or a certain sound. There will always be bits and pieces and influences from everything, everywhere, from minimal house and techno to the funkier, discoish twisted soulful sound; Vlad believes in versatility.

In the present day you can find him in the studio working on tracks and projects both solo and together with other producers. He hopes to maintain and consolidate his artist identity in the future