Tiesto wants to produce MGMT and The Killers

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Mon 2nd Nov, 2009 in International News

It’s been a bumpy ride for Tiesto die-hards in 2009, with the trance kingpin testing the resolve of his fans with a series of eclectic career moves that have seen him collaborate with the likes of Dizzee Rascal and BDO rockers Muse, not to mention his indie-leaning artist album Kaleidoscope.

By now we reckon some fans would be praying for Tiesto to keep his mouth shut for a little while, but that doesn’t look to be on the cards, with Tiesto recently announcing his desires to continue down his collaborative path and work with the likes of MGMT and Good Vibes headliners The Killers.

As reported by Data Transmission and Tilllate, Tiesto dropped the curveball (though we’re not sure what to expect from the guy these days!) in a recent interview, explaining that he has craved the freedom to follow the creative pull away from the trance scene. “I want to be the biggest indie band producer in the world. I want bands like MGMT and The Killers to come to me with their new albums and ask me to produce them. That’s the dream.”

In a bid to attain said artistic freedom, the Dutch producer has decided to splinter from his renowned Black Hole Recordings imprint, to set a brand new record label, Musical Freedom.

“I always had my own label with Black Hole Recordings, but I wanted to move on, and the only way you can do that is to start all over again,” he said. “Because it’s a whole new point in my career, I wanted to be 100% in control of a new label too. Black Hole was a 50/50 partnership and I think I lost a bit of control with it towards the end, to be honest. I’m going to do whatever I feel like with Musical Freedom. I’m going to put out the music I like.”

As eccentric as these moves seem to be, looking at the broader picture one has to commend Tiesto for his actions. By striking out as he’s done, Tiesto’s keenly ensured he’ll have creative challenges ahead of him, refusing to stagnate in his past successes. We just hope it works!

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discotheque said on the 2nd Nov, 2009

Who the fuck does he think he is, the next Phones? Get the hell out of here!

polite_society said on the 2nd Nov, 2009

As much as I don't like the recent moves from a trance standpoint, I must commend him for striving for new things.

lanesra23 said on the 2nd Nov, 2009

An indie producer by working with MGMT and The Killers? Hard to think of two bands that would further diminish a producer's credibility.

Tranceologer said on the 2nd Nov, 2009

I think he wants to rule the world.

tylerj23 said on the 2nd Nov, 2009

Good on him, chasing what he wants to do - why continue doing something just to please all his trance die-hard fans? If he is 'bored' of the trance scene, no point in continuing if you're not interested...

Juzzzy said on the 2nd Nov, 2009

aaaaaaaaaaahahahah

gee-up said on the 2nd Nov, 2009

iTiesto 2.0... what next???

LucasYork said on the 2nd Nov, 2009

Maybe he should learn to actually produce anything first, rather than have other engineers/producers do it for him. That would be a start.

Fil086 said on the 2nd Nov, 2009

he'll lose a few trance fans - although he has sold out quite a few 2010 shows, so I don't think he is worried, I think he will gain a lot more anyway by crossing over to the indie scene. Good on ya Tiesto...

Johnte said on the 2nd Nov, 2009

If all you f*ckwits were in the same job for the last 15-20 years then you would probably want to try something new aswell. But heaven forbid if someone in the music industry crosses genres.

tedstyler said on the 2nd Nov, 2009

Unless a band was like "OK lets make the shittest album ever, that would be awesome!!" Then I highly doubt anyone would want Tiesto to be their producer. Especially after coming out with this exceptionally shit "crossover" record. He should stick to makin

lanesra23 said on the 2nd Nov, 2009

Who cares if he is crossing genres? The problem is the two bands he wants to work with. Working with The Killers or MGMT is always going to have sellout written all over it.

JoanaPop said on the 2nd Nov, 2009

good on him...but I'm still a bit dissapointed :o(

LukeAgius said on the 2nd Nov, 2009

Its not gonna happen Tiesto keep making tunes that the topless muzzas will love your good at that

TysanKlai said on the 2nd Nov, 2009

I hope he truely get freedom from this, not to have much trance vibes in his new productions. I think he just needs to start with a few smaller peeps first up so as not to wreck anything like most of his last album! haha i have faith though.

locky said on the 2nd Nov, 2009

Tiesto can suck mar balls

chrisye said on the 2nd Nov, 2009

he should change his alias and see how it works. good on him for moving away from trance finally. everyone has to move forward eventually

Pootang781 said on the 2nd Nov, 2009

markmarkmark said on the 2nd Nov, 2009

Ha ha that is fucking hilarious.

Dan0ss said on the 2nd Nov, 2009

Why doesn't he stick with something he is good at, Kaleidoscope is rubbish. No respect whatsoever anymore. How about retire? Its over buddy.....

johno182 said on the 2nd Nov, 2009

give it a try see what happens..he fails he can just whip out a million that he has in his left sock and go back to trance...

edbanging said on the 2nd Nov, 2009

probably sums him up well, and many other DJs who are only interested in the titles - "biggest", "best","number 1"...sound like a tool who just wants to jump on something thats getting big... can't knock people for expanding but i get the feeling its for

bussyboy said on the 3rd Nov, 2009

It's one thing to want to do something different, quite another though to use his name to cross over. He should produce indy under a different name and the the production speak for itself rather than expect people to buy [that sh*t] thinking that it's Tie