VĂGH MĂTYĂS aka METHA - DJ, producer
Ha Ă©ppen senki sem figyel, szaltĂłzgatni szokott, szeret hĂ©tköznap moziba jĂĄrni, amikor kevesen vannak, egyszer stopposkĂ©nt utazott JapĂĄnba, kedvenc budapesti pillanata, a BenczĂșr utcĂĄbĂłl kisĂ©tĂĄlni a VĂĄrosligetbe, imĂĄdja a presszĂł kĂĄvĂ©t.
When nobody is watching he is doing flips, he likes to go to the movies weekdays when it is less crowded, once he hitchhiked in Japan, his favorite Budapest moment is to walk from BenczĂșr street to the VĂĄrosliget (City Park), he loves espresso.
Matyi asztala./Matyiâs table.
Milyen tĂpusĂș emlĂ©kek inspirĂĄlnak jobban: a jĂłk vagy a rosszak?/What kind of memories inspire you the most: good or bad ones?
Rosszak azĂ©rt, mit lehet belĆle tanulni Ă©s legközelebb jobban csinĂĄlni. A jĂłt azĂ©rt, mert visszaigazolĂĄs, hogy nem szabad feladni, Ă©s Ă©rdemes tovĂĄbb csinĂĄlni!
Bad ones because what can you improve, good ones because you should never give up and it is worth to keep on doing it!
Ha ĂșjjĂĄszĂŒlethetnĂ©l egy ma Ă©lĆ vagy mĂĄr halott mƱvĂ©sz szemĂ©lyĂ©ben, kit vĂĄlasztanĂĄl?/If you could reincarnate as a living or dead artist, who would you choose to be?
JĂł kĂ©rdĂ©s⊠Nem szĂvesen cserĂ©lnek senkivel sem. De ha mĂĄr itt a lehetĆsĂ©g, David Gilmour vagy Mark Knopfler szĂvesen lennĂ©k. TehetsĂ©gesek, egĂ©szsĂ©gesek mĂ©g mindig egyĂŒtt van a csalĂĄdjĂĄval Ă©s imĂĄdja amit csinĂĄl... szerintem ez egy sikeres Ă©letĂșt.
Good question⊠I wouldnât want to switch with anyone, but since the opportunity is open, I would like to be David Gilmour or Mark Knopfler. They are talented, healthy they are always together with their families and they love what they do⊠in my opinion, this is a successful life-path.
Hogyan lendĂŒlsz tĂșl az idĆszakos alkotĂłi vĂĄlsĂĄgon?/How do you overcome a temporary artistic crisis?
HĂĄt, vĂĄltozĂł, leginkĂĄbb nagyon nehezen. PrĂłbĂĄlok visszamenni azokhoz a forrĂĄsokhoz, amik töltenek Ă©s addig pĂ©ldĂĄul a zeneĂrĂĄst szĂŒneteltetni⊠Nem olyan rĂ©g is volt egy ilyen vĂĄlsĂĄg Ă©s iszonyatosan jĂłl sĂŒlt el, hogy 10 napig lementĂŒnk a Balatonhoz Ă©s szinte semmi zenĂ©t nem hallottam csak a vizet, a grill-sercegĂ©st Ă©s az erdĆ susogĂĄsĂĄt. A mĂĄsik Ășj technika, hogy azt mondom magamnak, rendben, akkor most nem Ărok zenĂ©t, megnĂ©zem mit tudok tanulni, milyen technikĂĄban tudok fejlĆdni.
It depends, but mostly it is very tough. I am trying to get back to those resources that can charge me and quit writing music for the time being⊠Not so long ago I was going through such a crisis and it paid off very well that for 10 days I didnât hear any music only the water, the sizzling of the grill and the forest wind. The other, new technique is that I tell myself: Okay, I wonât write music for now but I check what I could learn, which techniques I could develop.
Kinek mutatod meg elĆször az Ășj alkotĂĄsodat?/Who hears your work first?
LeginkĂĄbb a legjobb barĂĄtomnak, akinek az ĂzlĂ©se nagyon hasonlĂł, sĆt, rengeteg olyan zenĂ©t kapok tĆle, amik formĂĄljĂĄk a vilĂĄgomat. Illetve nagyon jĂłl el tudja mondani, mi hiĂĄnyozhat egy Ă©ppen kĂ©szĂŒlĆ szĂĄmbĂłl.
My best friend, his taste is very similar to mine and on top of that, I get a lot of music from him that shape my world. And he is very good at telling me what could a song in progress miss.
Mi a legkedvesebb gyerekkori emléked?/What is your favorite childhood memory?
Az egĂ©sz gyerekkorom egy fantasztikus emlĂ©kalbum. Amikor megkaptam az elsĆ Commondore 64-emet, a legjobb barĂĄtommal 10-12 Ă©vesen estig jĂĄtszottunk vele Ă©s közben melegszendvicset ettĂŒnk. Az elsĆ kis hĂĄzibulik, zsĂșrok, amiket a lakĂĄsomban rendezhettem. ĂjszakĂĄba nyĂșlĂł focimeccsek a ligetben, vegyes kazettĂĄk kĂ©szĂtĂ©se a rĂĄdiĂłbĂłl, nagymamĂĄm kertjĂ©ben valĂł jĂĄtszĂĄs, a vĂ©gtelensĂ©gig tudnĂĄm sorolni. :)
My whole childhood is a fantastic memory album. When I got my first Commodore 64 and with my best friend at the age of 10-12 we were playing on it until night and we ate hot sandwiches meanwhile. Â The first house parties, gatherings I could organize in my apartment. Soccer games played until late night at the park, making mix tapes from the radio, playing in my grandmotherâs garden, Â and I could go on and on forever. :)
Mit Ă©rzel, amikor egy mĂĄsik mƱvĂ©sz a tiĂ©dhez hasonlĂł munkĂĄt kĂ©szĂt?/What do you feel when a fellow artist creates something similar to your work?
JĂł nĂ©hĂĄny olyan mƱvĂ©sz van, akik ĂłriĂĄsi hatĂĄssal vannak rĂĄm Ă©s pĂ©ldakĂ©pek, Ășgyhogy a vĂĄlasz röviden, igen, van Ă©s hihetetlen motivĂĄlĂł, ha ilyen emberekkel talĂĄlkozom, beszĂ©lgetek. EzĂ©rt is szeretek bulikat szervezni, Ă©s olyan vendĂ©geket hĂvni, akik motivĂĄlnak, mert kĂvĂĄncsi vagyok rĂĄjuk. Az ilyen bulik elĆtt ĂĄltalĂĄban el szoktunk menni kicsit vĂĄrost nĂ©zni, beszĂ©lgetĂŒnk, vacsorĂĄzunk, jobb esetben mĂ©g fel is ugrik hozzĂĄm Ă©s mutat a gĂ©pen egy-kĂ©t trĂŒkköt vagy csak ad egy kĂ©t tanĂĄcsot.
There are many artists who have an enormous impact on me and they are role models, so the short answer is yes, and it is unbelievably motivating to meet and talk to such people. This is the reason why I like to organize parties and invite guests who motivate me because I am interested in them. Prior to these parties we usually go for sightseeing, we talk, dine and sometimes they also pop by my place and show me some tricks on the computer or give me some advice.
Mit szeretnĂ©l, hogy mirĆl emlĂ©kezzenek majd rĂĄd?/What would you like to be remembered by?
Hogy jĂł apa voltam, jĂł fĂ©rj, gyerek, barĂĄt. Hiteles Ă©s szerethetĆ figura, aki mellesleg Ărt nĂ©hĂĄny zenĂ©t, ami a mai napig az emberek kedvence :) nĂ©hĂĄny olyan Ă©lmĂ©ny, amire ha mĂĄsok visszagondolnak, mosolyognak. Ărömet okozni - ez a lĂ©nyeg.
That I was a good father, husband, child, and friend. A valid and loveable figure who by the way wrote some music that people still consider as their favorites. :) A few experiences that when people think about them, they smile. To cause joy-this is the point.
GyƱjtesz valamit?/Are you collecting something?
Huha... inkĂĄbb mit nem :D KĂŒlönleges zenei albumokat, megjelenĂ©seket. Nagyon szeretem a kĂ©pregĂ©ny figurĂĄkat :D nem az összeset csak van öt-hat kedvenc. Az ikonikus modelleket: gondolok itt a Star Wars modellekre vagy akĂĄr csak simĂĄn egy Hot Wheels KITTre. Ronaldinho foci mezeket, foci Ă©s baseball labdĂĄkat. Emellett ha elĂ©g pĂ©nzem lenne, szintetizĂĄtorokat.
Oh well⊠what not?:D Special music albums. I love comic figures :D not all of them, but I have 5-6 favorites. Iconic models: like Star Wars models or a Hot Wheels KITT. Ronaldinho football shirts, soccer and baseball balls. Besides all of these if I had enough money I would collect keyboards.
Kedvenc budapesti pillanat?/Favorite Budapest moment?
A BenczĂșr utcĂĄbĂłl kisĂ©tĂĄlni a Ligetbe - itt nĆttem fel, nem tudom megunni.
To walk from BenczĂșr street to the Park- I grew up here, I cannot get enough of it.
Van olyan gyerekes szokĂĄsod, amit akkor csinĂĄlsz, amikor senki nem figyel? Mi az?/Do you have any childish habits that you do when no one is watching? What is it?
Minden infantilis szokĂĄsomat vĂĄllalom. Ha senki nem figyel, szaltĂłzgatni szoktam :D
Iâm okay with all of my childish habits. If no one is watching I am doing flips. :D
Mi volt a legnagyobb ĆrĂŒltsĂ©g, amit eddig csinĂĄltĂĄl?/What was the craziest thing you have ever done?
JapĂĄnban stopposkĂ©nt utaztam. Ăs felvett egy Jakuza emberke.. mondjuk ez nem tudatos döntĂ©s volt, de Ăgy visszagondolva, ez volt a legĆrĂŒltebb. A mĂĄsik ĆrĂŒlt szokĂĄsom folyamatosan olyan fellĂ©pĆket hĂvni a be massivre akik mĂ©g nem nagy nevek ezĂ©rt ez egy ĂĄllandĂł rizikĂł.
I was hitchhiking in Japan and I was picked up by a Yakuza⊠even though this wasnât a conscious choice, now that I think about it this was by far the craziest. The other crazy habit I have is to invite artists to be massive who are not big names and this is a constant risk.
Van-e napi rutinod?/Do you have a daily routine?Â
A reggeli kåvé⊠A többin még dolgozom.
The morning coffee⊠on the others, I still have to work.
Kedvenc tĂĄrgyad?/Favorite object?
AbbĂłl tĂșl sok van.
Hogyan fogsz neki egy Ășj munkĂĄnak?/How do you get started on a new project?
Most hogy Anna megszĂŒletett, nem mindig alakul Ășgy, ahogy tervezem - legfĆkĂ©pp akkor ĂĄllok neki, amikor van rĂĄ lehetĆsĂ©g.
Now that Anna is born, things sometimes donât turn out the way I plan them. I get started whenever I have the chance.
Van egy jĂłl körĂŒlhatĂĄrolhatĂł hangulat, amikor könnyebb szĂĄmodra az alkotĂĄs?/Is there a particular mood that makes creating and working easier for you?
Amikor kerek a vilåg, kipihent vagyok vagy csak simån boldog, jókedvƱ, akkor jobban megy az alkotås is. Bår az is igaz, hogy amikor mélyponton voltam,  akkor is próbåltam minden érzést beletenni a zenébe, és tudott az is jól mƱködni...
When the world is a whole, I am relaxed or simply happy, I am in a good mood then creating is easier as well. However, when I had a low point I also tried to put all of my emotions into my music and that worked out as wellâŠ
Sör vagy bor?/Beer or wine?
Guiness vagy fröccs. Nem nagyon iszom alkoholt, ha mégis, akkor åltalåban ezeket.
Guinness or fröccs. I donât really drink alcohol, but if I do then I mostly drink these.
Kutya vagy macska?/Dog or cat?
Kutya! Ćszinte, hƱsĂ©ges Ă©rdekmentes.
Dog! Honest, loyal and has no agenda.
Mit szeretnĂ©l kifejezni az alkotĂĄsaidon keresztĂŒl?/What would you like to express through your artwork?
Magamat :) aktuĂĄlis hangulatot, Ă©rzĂ©st, egy olyan dalt, ami emlĂ©kezetes marad. De legfĆkĂ©pp magamat szeretnĂ©m meglepni, hogy olyan zenĂ©t Ărok, ami tetszik, mĂ©g akkor is, ha mĂĄr elkĂ©szĂŒlt.
Myself :). Actual mood, feeling, a song that is memorable. Most of all I want to surprise myself, to write music that I still like when it is finished.
Milyen a stĂlusod?/What is your style like?
HĂĄt remĂ©lem, hogy efelĂ© tartok: letisztult, mĂ©ly, dinamikus, erĆteljes, picit dögös Ă©s van benne elĂ©g levegĆ, hogy a fontos hangok kiteljesedjenek. Annyira nem vidĂĄm, inkĂĄbb Massziv!
I hope I am reaching the following: clean, deep, dynamic, powerful, a bit sexy and there is enough air in it so the important sounds can come through. Itâs not very joyful itâs rather Massive!
Mi az, ami a leginkåbb feltölt?/What can recharge you the most?
ZenĂ©n kĂvĂŒl, megölelni a lĂĄnyomat, rĂĄnĂ©zni amikor mosolyog, megnevettetni :) Nagyon szeretek vĂz mellett lenni - csend, termĂ©szet, csak a csalĂĄd. Szeretek moziba jĂĄrni hĂ©tköznap, amikor kevesen vannak. Nagyon szeretek focizni Ă©s kĂĄvĂ©zni - rövid presszĂł, napjĂĄban többször is!
Besides music, to hug my daughter, looking at her when she is smiling, make her laugh. :)Â I love to be near water- quiet, nature, only my family. I like to go to the movies on weekdays when it is not so crowded. I love to play soccer and drink coffee- short espresso, more than once a day!
Kedvenc vĂĄros?/Favorite city?
Budapest. Az embereket nĂ©ha nehezen viselem, de a vĂĄrost nagyon szeretem. Mert itt szĂŒlettem Ă©s itthon lenni jĂł.
Budapest. Sometimes I have a hard time dealing with the people, but I love the city very much. Because I was born here and it is good to be home.
Hol leszel 10 Ă©v mĂșlva?/Where will you be 10 years from now?
TĂłparti hĂĄzban fogok zenĂ©t Ărni, a stĂșdiĂłmban. KinĂ©zek a kertbe, ahol lĂĄtom a gyerekeimet jĂĄtszani. A felesĂ©gem pedig Ă©ppen grillen kĂ©szĂt valami finomsĂĄgot... Ăs Ă©ppen kĂĄvĂ©t iszom :)
I will write music at a lake house, in my studio. I will look out into the garden where I can see my kids play. And my wife will make something delicious on the grill⊠And I will be drinking coffee :)
Kedvenc évszak?/Favorite season?
Tavasz. 19 Ă©s 24 fok között vagyok mƱködĆkĂ©pes. A termĂ©szet kivirĂĄgzik, elĆjönnek a szĂnek.
Spring. I am functioning between 19 and 24 degrees. Â Nature blooms, the colors come forward.
Mi a legrosszabb tulajdonsĂĄgod?/What is your worst characteristic?
NĂ©ha elfelejtkeztem a jelenrĆl, annak fontossĂĄgĂĄrĂłl. JELEN lenni! Helyette arra fĂłkuszĂĄlok, mi lesz a jövĆben, mit kell megcsinĂĄlni, mit kell elĂ©rni. Hajlamos vagyok elĆre aggĂłdni olyan dolgokĂ©rt, ami mĂ©g meg sem törtĂ©nt. TermĂ©szetesen dolgozom rajta, de azĂ©rt nagy ĂĄrnyĂ©kot tud vetni a hĂ©tköznapjaimra.
Sometimes I lose track of the present, the importance of it. To be PRESENT. Instead, I focus on what will happen in the future, what I have to do, what I have to reach. Sometimes I am worried about things that didnât even happen yet. I am working on it of course, but it can overshadow my daily things.
Mi az az alkotĂĄs, amit mindenkĂ©ppen meg kell csinĂĄlnod, mielĆtt meghalsz?/What is that specific artwork you have to accomplish before you die?
A gyerekemet jó embernek felnevelni és ezt aztån végig is nézni...
To bring up my children to be good people and then witness thatâŠ
Ha egyetlen tanĂĄcsot kellene adni mĂĄs, esetleg mĂ©g kezdĆ tehetsĂ©geknek, mi lenne az?/If you could give one piece of advice to someone else, maybe to a beginner talent, what would it be?
Kezd el csinålni most, ne vårj 1 percet sem! Ne hallgass senkire, csinåld, amit érzel! Menj az ålmaid utån!
Start doing it now, donât even wait a minute! Donât listen to anyone, do what you feel! Go after your dreams!
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NĂVJEGY - VĂ©gh MĂĄtyĂĄs METHA:
15 Ă©ve DJ. A Be Massive kiadĂł Ă©s bulisorozat szervezĆje, illetve tulajdonosa 14 Ă©ve. MottĂłja: "a jĂł zenĂ©k szĂĄmĂtanak nem a stĂlusok!" Szereti a presszĂł kĂĄvĂ©t. Boldog apuka lassan 2 Ă©ve.
He has been a DJ for the past 15 years and he is the organizer and owner of the Be Massive production and party series for 14 years now. His motto is: âGood music counts, not the styles!â He loves espresso. He is a happy father for almost 2 years.
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