Hi, Baauer and Nick Hook here! Ask us Anything!

What is the most difficult thing about music production to you?

for me its to stop over thinking,... the less i think about what im doin the tighter it ends up being

Did you expect the harlem shake to be as big as it was? And how did you react to how viral it went?

NO it was totally unexpected

Mr. Baauer, I saw you live at Hard Summer 2014 and it was amazing! What gave you the badass idea to start spinning on top of the tower?

THNAKS it was just a crazy idea... we thought if we can do it why not!

When are you going to release a full album? Any teaser tracks?

YES!

First off huge fan. The new ep is awesome. But uh...

Favorite beer? Top 5 albums all time? Any plans for a full length album soon?

And who though up that tower spinning at hard. That was pretty slick thinking

i think lime-a-rita . I drink them as I work on new album

What was the scariest thing you saw or encountered?

when the dudes on the mountain in dubai didnt wanna sign the release form and i thought we were in trouble.. but then we charmed them in their museum and ate some honey and dates and everything was love.

they invited us back to go to the mountain and collect honey

Who do you think will have a breakout year in 2015?

nick hook

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Keep goin at it.. it can be confusing at first, like learning a new language. dont be afraid to experiment !

What's your favorite Internet meme?

the harlem shake

Just watched your documentary and now I'm playing with the samples, really sick stuff! Where would you like to gather sounds from in the future?

would really love to go to India... and brazil!

Are your parents like really cool since your middle name is Bauer?

yea they are cool

dream collab?

Neil degrasse tyson

Question for both of you What sample pack did you used to make your first popular songs?

for me,... just pulling sounds from other songs... but carefull u can get in trouble lol

What plans do you have with the Great White North?! (Canada) ps wake the fuck up

I love cananda

Where did the name Baauer come from?

MI MIDDLE NAME

Baauer & Nick Hook: If you could be any animal, what animal would you be?

I think bear

thanks for the free open bar @ the nyc EP release

both: what non dance music albums are u feeling right now?

baauer: what up with that Tell Me VIP? for show play only?

show play only for now heheh

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quality over quantity.. great music is gonna find the right people.. hit my facebook or soundcloud and send me links!

^{^}

Baauer, I notice you like to sample a lot of early 2000's female rap/R&B vocals in your productions. What's a couple of your favorite tracks from that era?

man so many :) but ur right I do love to sample that

The songs that were in Redbull Searching for Sound? i.e. Redbulljam, dubaitrans, tokyotemple... Anyway to get those?! Amazing tracks.

Thanks for making awesome music.

YA

F, Mary, Kill. Diplo, Deadmau5, and Skrillex You have to F@$!! One , Mary one, and Kill one?

Big fan, thanks in advance.

THATS TOO EASY

hahaha

Baauer - What is your biggest non-musical influence and why?

thats a great question... probably night time

Baauer I'm digging the new EP especially One Touch with AlunaGeorge and Rae Sremmurd. Aboslute banger.

My question: What's your favorite song off your boy RL's new record and when are we going to see another smashing collab like Infinite Daps?

much love.

that one one golden state is so fckin epic!

What was the most exotic sound you found?

I think it was the guys in the mountains of UAE... that was crazy!

Baauer and Nick,

First off, loved the documentary. Did you record every sound using the Zoom H2n?

-Krucial

some yea, other were recorded by adam the sound guy, his equipment was rlly good

Baauer when are you going to come on tour in England??

been way too fucking long since Ive been so UK.

What would you tell your younger self's if you could about going for your passion that you'd advice some young aspiring producer dude out there that you wish you knew back then?

never stop working and find out makes makes u u and stick to it

What's up man. Before Searching For Sound, did you ever use uncommon things to sample for songs or anything of the sort?

yes! always loved using wierd sounds and transforming them... like a goat screaming

Hey guys,

Baauer: I'm a big fan of Alunageorge and so glad you guys got together. What was it like working with them? And please do a collaboration with Disclosure!

Nick:

It doesn't look like you have a Wikipedia page yet! what's one weird fact you want up there when it does go up?

I just recorded Aluna... shes an a incredible vocalist. I really want to collab with geroge because I really admire his production

Hey Baauer! Saw the documentary and loved every bit of it! After yours and Nick's trip, do you plan to aim more towards only using your own recorded sounds in the future?

yes absolutely. knowing where and who the sounds come from changes the way I use samples completly

WHAT INSPIRED BOOG? I LOVE IT

THX! Its a recording of a camp song somewhere on the internet.........

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No i played a show in their hometown but they were too young to get in!!!

Do you enjoy working with each other?

hell yea

How do you split a track up into parts in order to remix it?

we recorded all the sounds seperatly then went in and edited them all

Samples or synths for your 808s, and what do you do to make them more audible?

I say samples :) or nicks real 808

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red rocks is so amazing! I hope to come back soon

Hey Baauer! I'm a huuuuge fan of your stuff Swoopin is too bomb.

What advice would you give to a new producer who feels his track is too "empty" and unprofessional? I'm currently 16 and just getting into trap, but some guidance would be great.

THNKS! I thought that too man, just keep goin, make what sounds good to YOU and not what sounds like everything else.. your personal style is what will shine the most