“I’ve been doing a lot of touring – especially around the New Year period,” chimes the youngster from the Netherlands. “It started on Boxing Day in England which was an awesome way to start. I did two gigs in one night – one at Gatecrasher Birmingham and the other at Cream in Liverpool! After that, it was straight off to the United States. I started out in Miami where I played the Space Terrace for the first time! Some more gigs after that we landed safely in Los Angeles where I had the pleasure of recording my label’s first official video clip for my track with the Nervo twins, called Like Home.”
But it hasn’t been all-roses for the youngster, who could just as easily have headed a different path if it wasn’t for his drive, commitment and determination. “It can be a very intense life in music,” he admits. “Though I feel blessed to be in the position I am in today. It is every musician’s dream to be successful so I have to be very thankful to be doing what I love every day. My career is everything I would have hoped it would be – and more. The people I get to meet, the places I go, as well as the overall impressions I get every day!”
On more important matters, the lad has been rather busy in the studio since his 2012 EP Sparks, rattled a few feathers – in a good way. “Many things have been going on musically recently. I produced a track for Rihanna that features on her latest album Unapologetic. I also released that track with the Nervo twins, that was released on my own label Protocol Recordings which was great as well.” Label wise too, Romero explains how he has signed another track on his imprint by Tony Romera called Pandor.
“David Guetta also asked me to do a remix for his track with Ludacris and Usher called Rest Of My Life, which will be released shortly too; so all in all we have some great collaborations lined up for 2013!” he says.
To be fair then, the notion of keeping busy for Romero may well be an understatement – it doesn’t hurt to dream though and despite having released on some big labels already, he doesn’t mind dreaming about the future. “It’s my lifetime dream to work with Timbaland actually,” he admits. “This is aiming for the stars but I hope that things will become reality some day! Otherwise, some of my collaborations have just come about by hooking up with artists who I had respect for. I am very happy with my collaboration with Avicii for example. My team has played a great part in my success too and we all work really hard – and the results keep coming in so that is very exciting!”
Indeed, he acknowledges the special feeling you get when as an artist you receive recognition from your peers – especially since many of them have been in the music business for considerable periods. “It is very special and I am thankful every day,” he professes proudly. “But what is also really great is that I have such an enthusiastic and loyal fan base. Just this week I received a video put together by my hardcore fans to wish me a happy birthday. It was absolutely touching and overwhelming! Also, playing to crowds all over the globe and seeing people partying to your music is one of the most fulfilling things in my life next to making the actual music.”
BY RK