How Did It Happen That You're Launching This During White Party Week?
OREN: I knew I was going to be Djing at the White party before we started working on this track - before I met Pawel! That's why the timing of this was so right! I knew it was going to be ready before White party so I said why not debut it at the White party with a live performance? It just can add so much! So they said, sure, do it! There's a lot of expectations but we won't disappoint anybody!
PAWEL: We are trying to raise the bar when it comes to realizing expectations for future years. We're just not going to match what was done previously, we're going to raise the bar and go beyond what was previously done.
EBONEE: It just keeps getting better and better. This year's everybody is talking about how great is going to be.
This Is Just The Beginning. What's Your Overall Plan And Where Else Will You Be Performing?
OREN: We're already negotiating with a number of places and already have deals with TWIST and SCORE. This is not just a one time event at White party for our team effort!
PAWEL: I'm expecting the entire album to be done after Christmas. Then we'll start working on getting it released. There will be about 10-12 tracks in the album and there are doors already opening up on that.
Will There Will Be More Collaborative Efforts?
PAWEL: Oh sure! But we're not going to repeat the same thing twice. I'm ready to jump on it when somebody gives me a really great idea!
OREN: If the reaction is extremetely good, why not? Obviously, it's going to be something different.
This Something New In The Music Worls, To Have A Very Diverse, Talented Group Like This Working So Closely Together. I Think It's Incredible To Have A Drag Diva, A Gay Dj And A Straight Music Producer Working So Wonderfully Together- It's So South Beach!
PAWEL: Before I moved down here, I never went to a gay club. Now, it seems like I live in them! I have to support Oren so I go out to hear him play and see the reactions. I need to see what they're looking at, too. I have to see for myself what people's reactions are. Hopefully one day we might even play in a straight club!
OREN: Yes, I want Pawel to be there so he can see the crowd's reaction to a specific sound of song. It just gives him ideas of the next thing we're going to do. And yes, we're not closed at all, we're just not going for the gay market, we would like to expand our reach with our music.
PAWEL: What I've learned is that you hear things first in the gay community, then you hear it later in the mainstream. Cutting edge music originates in the gay club scene. But I would like to say one other thing first, that, in the past I've experienced so many people who will stab you in the back when it comes to music. It's really good to finally find people who don't do that. These guys are true about what they believe in. They stick by their word instead of saying one thing and then going behind your back and doing something else.
How Do You Interpret The South Beach Music Scene Today?
PAWEL: The dance music scene is great, but I think we can step it up a notch.
OREN: Things seem to be a little bit in a coma, I guess. I just have this feeling that something is about to wake up,something really good is about to happen. New York was dead and now it's waking up too. People are getting bored ifyou keep doing a party with the same concept over and over. You have to be creative.
How Is What You're Doing Different From Everybody Else And What Does It Take To Be Successful?
PAWEL: I've seen live shows before and usually it's just a singer with a microphone. Ebonee's doing a whole show! With dancers and choreography. It's like theatre, it's real entertainment! To be successful? In the whole process you have to have pure intentions. If your intentions are pure, the sky will open up for you. You can't just think I want to make money.
OREN: You have to be into what you're doing. You have to do it because you really love it. And you have to be creative in your own way while giving people what they want to hear. You want to reach as many people as you can. Last, you have to be secure of who you are - be yourself, but know how to play the game. And you have to learn hot to accept "no" once in a while. But you can't lose sight of your goals in spite of that "no".
EBONEE: Professionalism is also very important. We Drag queens rarely take things seriously. It's not just a boy putting on make up to look like a girl! Right now it's so competitive out there. You need to work hard to get to the point where you want to be. Me. personally, I don't just want to be doing shows forever! I need something to back me up. So I think we all need to work on that!
