Be Morais is a Brazilian producer turning heads right now! His latest dropped on the Not Another imprint and featured a number of stellar reworks, we spoke to the main to jump deeper into the mind and what went into this release.

How are you? How is summer so far?

I’m great, thanks! Here in Brazil is now winter, but were I live, Recife, is actually summer the whole year! These last month I’ve been spending a lot of time in studio, some partys… So… Realy good!

There isn’t much info on you out there – introduce yourself for those that don’t know?

I’m a 26-years-old  Brazilian Producer. My name is Bernardo Morais (shortened to Be Morais). This year me alongside with 4 producers/friends started our label, Not Another, which is delivering some great Music with a lot of Live involved.

When did you first get into dance music and why?

I think it was about 2008/2009. My brother (Rodrigo Ilino) took me to Nox club and some raves. At Nox we heard a lot of trance, it was a great club! He introduced me to George (GRG/Shades of Light) and they both influenced me a lot to start djing and producing.

I think what most inspired me was the possibilities. I Remember listening Moderat I for the first time and asking him “what is that for a genre?”. He could not tell… That was amazing for me!

How long till you found your own sound? Are you still looking?

I think I’ll aways be looking for that, I think. It took a lot of unfinished or poorly finished songs until I decided to release something. Danny Oliveira has aways been great at mentoring me in this timming. It took me almost 2 years to find the first tracks that I could release and make sense to me. I think I’m looking more for a signature than for a genre. There are so many interesting sounds out there, there is no need to block inspirations and influences.

What are your aims as a DJ and producer – what do you try and achieve with your tunes and sets?

I think the most present aspect in my sound is depth and the love for contrasts that emphasise distinct elements should show in my music. Beauty and Darkness, depth and strength..

Sets must tell a story! Must also have a connection with the dancefloor. Blending these two aspects is something that I aways seek to achieve.

My aim, both as a dj and as a producer is to not get stuck in one formula, or sound… keep experimenting and, if possible, keep some sort of signature in my sound.

Do you write music for certain places, times in the year, dance floors etc?

Until now I focused mostly on the dance floor. Try to achieve nice grooves and melodies that speak with the dance floor is aways in my head. But I do have some ideas of more thematic music. I think all needs to be done in due time and right now, dance music is what I think I should be doing.

What gear did you use for it? Have you any favourite toys or tricks or tips?

Most of my music is done inside the box. I use the NI Maschine for sequencing drums and some other stuff. I have also a D.S. Mopho which has been providing me some very interesting sounds. Sometimes I get my hands on other analog gear and then I’m able to bring somethings different. Inside the box, I’m using the Arturia Collection V and a LOT of tape emulations! I sort of a tape maschine addicted. I actually have an old AKAI tape machine, but it is broken and I’m trying to find someone to fix it, so that I can add it to my processing gear =D.

What are you excited about or have you got coming up for the rest of the year?

There are some things that I’ve done still on Beyond’s vibe! What I’m really excited about is the process of finding new sounds right now. It’s the same process that led to the Beyond series and it’s aways awesome to work on something new. I’m also looking forward to the next releases on Not Another. This is a very important project for me and all the crew, and things are happening nicely.

What was the last record you bought and why did you buy it?

I think it was the 12” Cosmic Cowboys “Zero Gravity Love”. Is expensive to buy vinyl in Brazil, so I don’t buy a lot (far less then I wanted to). I bought because it was something different, it caught my ears. It comes with 2 great remixes too =D.

What do you use in the DJ Booth – vinyl or digital, does it matter, why do you use what you do?

I play it digital, with CDJ’s. As I said, is very expensive to buy vinyl in Brazil, as much as this could be fun, it has it’s costs. Also, I’m trying to play more and more of my own music in my sets, things that are to come. Playing with computer for me would only be an option if it brought something different, and now I find it would take a lot of time to prepare something in that format that I would rather spend in studio making music.

Pick up a copy of Be Morais’ latest here.

Tiago de Renor is a Brazilian native who puts out expertly crafted electronic music productions in his signature style. With a recent release ‘Aurora’ just dropped on the Not Another imprint, we at Eqtv sat down with him to talk about his inspiration behind the release, and his plans for the summer…

Hey Tiago, great to meet you! Tell us a little more about yourself for our readers that might not be as familiar with you.

Hello guys, thanks for having me! I am a music producer/audio engineer from Brazil who released music on labels such as: Not Another, Not for Us, A Must Have, System Recordings and Slideways.

How do you think growing up in Brazil has helped shape your sound?

Growing up in Brazil has definitely put me towards a certain production style as I am really influenced by my surroundings when writing music. You can be sure the more melancholic stuff of mine is inspired by life here in my home town…there’s a huge social inequality here and for me it’s impossible to ignore life of other people that are in so much suffering because of the government abandonment and greed….not even when writing music. I am really inspired as well by some local musicians I met during my recording studio days…I met some true undiscovered geniuses with deep roots in our Brazilian culture! Percussionists, keyboardists and music producers! They all helped me a lot to sculpt my sound and make me figure it out that I really wanted to do this forever!

Who were your biggest Brazilian influences within the music scene?

Danny Oliveira, Blancah, Sonic Future, L_cio and Gui Boratto.

Non electronic: Bacteria, Djalma Rodrigues and Sid3.

How did your relationship with Not Another come about?

I met George and Bernardo at a club called Nox in our hometown of Recife back in god knows when. George was Djing and was one of the people responsible for my interest in electronic music in the first place… It didn’t take long for us to become friends and back in 2012 we attended a music production college together in London where we became really close to each other. George has always been that one guy that I always send all my music to in search of feedback and when he started Not Another with Bernardo and Rodrigo, who are nowadays very close friends of mine, I was really humbled for their invite for me to sign stuff with them! They do an awesome job because of the amount of love involved! Nowadays we are all like a big family, helping each other with life struggles and music struggles! I am really happy to be a part of the family and team, especially by invitation of the people that introduced me to dance music and I have so much faith in the future of this label..they really put a lot of love and hard work into it!

What is it about Not Another that makes it so suited to your productions?

Their influences and attention to detail to the artists! It’s really easy to release music in labels that dont give a f*ck about artists and just want to release music for the good of the label owner and his social aspirations. Not Another has been helping me in so many ways that i can’t even describe, they truly care for the artists they put under their wing and go far beyond the label responsibilities to the artist.

Where did the inspiration come from for Aurora and what did you set out to achieve?

From walking around Aurora street during a incredible hot day and noticing so much beauty from the river bank and landscape views and ugliness from the stench and the garbage all over the place. For me, the Aurora street is one of the only places that you can feel hope and fear at the same time. I tried to achieve the perfect balance between darkness and light…hope and fear.

What other releases have you got coming up that we can look forward to for the rest of the year?

So far I have got a release coming up in July on Not for Us records and another really special one on Not Another in December!

Summer touring plans?

Actually this summer I am moving to Canada for pursuing my Bachelor in Music so I will be putting a hold on gigs for a short time while I adapt to my new life in a new country!

And finally, what are your top five tracks for you right now?

L_cio – People Talk (D.O.C)

Blancah – Vulture Dance (Steyoyoke)

Stephan Bodzin – Wir (Herzblut)

Kiasmos – Looped (Erased Tapes)

Alex Justino – Caos (Sintope Digital)

Tiago’s ‘Aurora is out now on Not Another

Grab it here – https://pro.beatport.com/release/aurora/1760599