House Music With Love sits down for a talk with Sonaba in connection with his new release, in collaboration with Mindloco – “In Your Eyes” out now!
HMWL: Welcome, Sonaba! It’s great to have you here. Let’s start with your musical journey. You’ve built quite a reputation with your sound, how did it all begin?
Sonaba: Hello HMWL team!
Thank you for the welcome! I have always loved melodious music that reminds us of good memories or gives us good feelings. I try as best I can to develop my thoughts and my inspirations in my productions like ‘Sun Is Dark’ where I wanted a track that makes us think of a sunset or ‘In Your Eyes’ with a nice touch emotion of love
HMWL: So far, how would you describe your sound and what has been your greatest influence?
Sonaba: I would describe it as emotional and melodious like most of my tracks released in 2024! In reality I have very few artists or music that will influence me in my way of producing I try to be at the mixmum myself in my music and to transmit emotions that can touch people
HMWL: How do you approach creating your unique sound, what inspires your production process?
Sonaba: I would say maybe by the voice and the chords that I put on the production. I really like to start with this. This is what gives me the most inspiration to play a melody on top and surely create that sound touch !
Unveiling the new release ‘’In Your Eyes’’ in collaboration with Mindloco
HMWL: We are so happy to finally have you on our label! Especially after missing the last opportunity to the last successful release of The Sun Is Dark. We’re thrilled to finally collaborate with you on In Your Eyes. What does it mean for you to release this track with us, and how does In Your Eyes represent your sound and artistic vision compared to your previous work?
Sonaba: I’m really happy to be able to collaborate with you, a lot of your releases end up in my USB keys haha!
It’s true that for ‘Sun Is Dark’ we missed it but it was only a postponement
It’s a great opportunity for me to collaborate on this track with you and to mark my artist name among yours on your label and I’m very proud of it 🙂
‘In Your Eyes’ is a beautiful representation of an emotional track with a beautiful Saxophone melody which enhances the track and accentuates the emotional side Mindloco and I were looking to accentuate the emotion transcribed in the voice and this saxophone melody came to sublimate everything
HMWL: The new track “In Your Eyes” is in collaboration with Mindloco. Tell us about how this collaboration came to life! Was it challenging to blend your sound with Mindloco’s vibe? Or did it come naturally?
Sonaba: Mindloco is a very talented artist ! You can take a quick look at Youtube and admire his remixes which have had millions of views He recently released an EP which is very good with beautiful sounds.
This collaboration is really natural Mindloco is an artist with an artistic vision that I love and it was natural that I asked him for this collaboration. I knew he could bring something with his touch to this project and it’s done!
HMWL: What message do you want to convey with the track?
Sonaba: Surely a message of love, I’ll let you discover it by listening to the track haha..
The Future Beats
HMWL: 2024 has been a monumental year for you, with The Sun Is Dark reaching the top 10 in Deep House and being featured on major platforms like Martin Garrix’s playlist, as well as top French radio stations. How does it feel to have your music played by DJs like RIVO at festivals and heard by so many around the world?
Sonaba: ‘Sun is dark’ was a huge success and I didn’t expect it at all..
I received a lot of videos, messages from people who heard it at a festival on the radio or in some unlikely place where electronic music is not necessarily broadcast. It was a very big success of which I am proud but now I am looking to the future and I will do everything to relive this kind of feeling 🙂
It’s a year that I still haven’t realised and that I will probably only realize in the future with hindsight
Just a few days ago I had the chance to release a collab with the legend Yves V. I also had the honor of having the support of Afrojack Being played all over the world by big artists is always rewarding but I don’t really realize it.. I’m probably living in a dream but I’d have to wake up to realize all that haha..
HMWL: Are there any other collaborations or solo projects planned in the future that you’re excited to share with your fans?
Sonaba: Of course I have solo tracks that are in progress for 2025 and I also have a few collabs coming very soon! I also hope to collaborate with big international DJ Producers like I was able to do with Yves V recently!
Thank you House Music With Love ! <3