The Harder View

The Harder View is proud to announce that Stana has decided to head in a new direction and start his own label: Tech Maniac Records!

Previously releasing mostly on Theracords, Stana says “I appreciate the time we had together. It was a lot of fun working with everybody, but we recently ended our collaboration a few weeks back and we are going in separate ways now. But the motivation for Tech Maniac Records was alive and kicking even before I joined so it’s a dream I’ve decided to finally do.”

Whilst tech obviously runs through Stana’s veins, expect a diversified sound from the new label, despite the name. “[The style will be] a lot of Tech obviously, but also a lot of other styles as well. I will be pushing out whatever that comes to mind, just as long as I love it. It can be everything from Hard Dance to Techno to Trance and even House oriented- it doesn’t really matter. My agenda will be to create as much music and show the world what I’ve got. My label will mostly be focusing on creating something unique and to release a lot with my friends so you can expect Ultraform, Jonas Stenberg, Dave Schiemann for the first release which is really banging!”

The last year has been stellar for the maniac from Sweden, pumping out a good number of releases on Theracords and being booked for the legendary Defqon 1 festival in June. “It’s absolutely fantastic! I appreciate the opportunity to show what I’ve got and it’s going to be really great to see everybody there… I will rock it as much as I can on the orange stage!”. He rates it as “definitely one of my biggest achievements, and I’m very happy to see what the future holds.”

Stana lists Swedish House Mafia as an inspiration, “for the reason that they brought something beautiful from nothing at all in Stockholm, which I can speak from my own experience is really hard to do in this city. They are really hard working and their music evolves the whole time without staying in one place. I’m also inspired by Adam Beyer and most of the Swedish legends of course.”

On the flip side, he sees potential Diablik as a rising star in the scene. “[He] has a lot of energy in his productions, and as a tech maniac I find craziness something for me! I also hope to see more stuff come out from BRK3 this year hopefully. “

Comforting news for vinyl junkies, the label will release in both vinyl and mp3, with the first release being pressed as we speak. “There are a lot of people that still respect vinyl, and it’s why vinyl is still pressing. It is no doubt a risky move to do, but I decided to do it anyway because it’s one of my dreams. No matter how big risks are dreams will always be bigger!”

For the Australian fans, Stana responds to whether he will be coming out again: “I sure hope so! I had a great time last time I was over playing in Melbourne surrounded by amazing people and surprised about the Australian enthusiasm with all the fans.”

The first release will be Stana – Circus this summer, with remixes from Ultraform, Dave Schiemann and Jonas Stenberg.

Have a listen of some of Stana’s productions on his MySpace.