With over a billion streams and hundreds of millions of views on YouTube, Parisian duo Ofenbach have heralded the return of French dance music to the top spots across European charts.
It’s fair to say that few have achieved so much in such a short space of time. With the release of their latest single ‘Wasted Love‘, Alfitude has been lucky enough to get some time with the pair for a Quickfire interview.
Looking back to the start, can you tell us a little bit about you both and how you got formed?
We have known each other since we were little kids. So Ofenbach is a friendship project before everything. We always wanted to create, to have artistic projects together. So Ofenbach is the result of this!
What is your process when you create music?
We usually start with a melodic base, chords and vocal line. It’s the songwriting part. And we then move to the production side of things where we add up all the dance music touch and arrangements.
To date, three of your previous singles have all achieved platinum or diamond status. Do you feel a pressure when you release new music?
Of course there’s always pressure! We always want to do better, and we spend so much time and energy creation music, that the pressure is always around the corner. But it’s a positive one. Also – since we passed the post-first single issue, we have the feeling that we’re here for the long run.
Who inspires you musically?
We’re listening to pop, rock alongside dance music. Supertramp is our go-to band. What inspires us really is melodies in general.
Your new single ‘Wasted Love’ shows a melancholier side to your music, can you tell us a little more about what the song is about?
The song is about love and how to save it from going down. There’s this double use of the meaning of ‘Wasted’ that creates this kind of interesting twist on the chorus. We connected with this deeper and melancholier side of the record quite quickly when we started working on it. Funny thing is that we worked on it during summer time when the sun was shinning and everything was great and bright.
Who would your dream collaboration be with?
We would love to collaborate with Calvin Harris on the dance part. And Coldplay for the pop one.
What are you most looking forward to when we finally finish with COVID?
Touring, touring, touring and seeing fans.
And speaking of the future, what can people expect from Ofenbach next?
More songs and most certainly an album within the next year!
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