For this week’s FMB mixtape we’ve recruited Dublin born, Berlin based Ron Blanco. He’s recently released his debut EP on Rhythm Nation with a Mall Grab remix. We had a chat with him to hear more about what he’s been up to:
“Somewhat recently I moved to Berlin. It’s been about a year and a half now but still feels like I’m getting used to the place. Other than that, I’ve just been keeping my head down in a musical sense and mostly drinking too much on the weekends.
The mix was recorded in my apartment after a long day in work. To record it I used my roommate’s Pioneer controller for the first time because most of my gear and records are still in Ireland. I was actually pleasantly surprised by how nice it is to use, it felt surprisingly close to CDJs.
When I went to record this mix I mainly wanted to showcase some tracks that I’ve been really into at the moment. After that it just became a process of figuring out how I wanted to structure and present them. It came together much quicker than I thought it would, which was nice as mixes normally stress me out. I always end up “considering” them far too much if you get what I mean? I also decided that, with it being an hour long, I wanted to focus on club tracks which obviously helped confine me.
Currently I’m working on a project with TRP, a producer from Heilbronn. It’s wicked working with David, we click really well musically and both of us seem to prefer each other’s music, which helps. Two of the tracks we’ve done are actually in this mix. And then obviously I’m still working away on solo tracks as always too.”
FMB MIXTAPE 58 | RON BLANCO (iTUNES)
FMB MIXTAPE 58 | RON BLANCO (320 DOWNLOAD)
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