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Guest Creative Ellen Allien a Austria: 8A I’M INTO CREATIVITY Belgium: 7,50A Octubre 2011 /4A/ Spain / Canarias: 4,20A España: 4A France: 6,50A Germany: 9,70A Italy: 4,90A Uk: 5,99£ 7 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 6 5 8 3 1 1 7 7 9 107 EDITOR 080 GUEST CREATIVE Su verdadero nombre es Ellen Fraatz, pero es su nombre artístico, Ellen Allien, el que aparece desde los años noventa en los carteles de los mejores festivales y clubs de todo el mundo. Su historia comienza a gestarse en Londres a finales de los ochenta, donde se empapa de la cultura ELLENclub del momento. De vuelta a Berlín, ya en los noventa,ALLIEN solo hicieron falta unos cuantos años para que Ellen pasara de vender discos en una tienda a pinchar en grandes clubs y fundar su propio sello, BPitch Control, donde edita sus trabajos y los de otros artistas que le sorprenden. Productora, diyéi, directora de un sello de música y también diseñadora de ropa. Ellen asegura que es humana, pero quizás sea extraterrestre, como su nombre artístico indica, porque es difícil de imaginar como consigue compaginar todo lo que hace. La entrevistamos y fotografiamos en su casa de Berlín y también en las oficinas de BPitch Control. A continuación: All About Ellen. POR: RAMÓN FANO, JAVIER ABIO, RUBÉN MANRIQUE, TERE VAQUERIZO & PEDRO PAN. FotoS: MICHAEL MANN GUEST CREATIVE TEXTO: TereVISIÓN RUIZ Una de las palabras que más repite Ellen Comienzos: “Desde que era los grandes hits que ponía (risas). En pequeña, siempre recuerdo que mi 1992 pinché por primera vez delante Allien durante la entrevista que podéis leer tiempo libre giraba en torno a la del público. Fue en el Fischlabor de a continuación es “creativo”. La productora música. Solía tocar el órgano. Me Berlín, un club de house de Detroit y y diyéi berlinesa eligió, desde muy pequeña, gustaba disfrazarme y cantar electrónica en general. The la música como medio de expresión, pero le canciones de pop como si fuera una Fischlabor pertenecía a la gente que atrae todo aquello que implique creatividad, estrella. Tenía un montón de discos. dirigía también el famoso Tresor desde el diseño gráfico, a la danza o la moda, Los conseguía de viejas Jukeboxes. Club. Allí me convertí en residente disciplina en la que también se ha involucrado Más tarde me fui a vivir a una casa poco después. No en la zona techno, desde hace varios años con una línea de ropa ocupada y empecé a pintar y a tocar sino en el Globus, en la pista EDITOR 083 propia. “Embajadora de la electrónica alemana”, el saxofón. También iba a una dedicada al house. Solía pinchar “musa del techno” o “personaje imprescindible escuela donde estudiaba acrobacia y electro y house”. Playlist: “Tengo de la escena berlinesa”, son algunas de las danza. Pero lo dejé a medias porque dos discos duros con la música que descripciones que podemos encontrar al lado de tenía problemas de espalda, así que más suelo pinchar. Pero dependiendo 082 su nombre, algo de lo que se enorgullece, porque empecé a buscar otros territorios del set que sea improviso. Soy una sabe que la historia musical del Berlín unificado creativos. Poco después aterricé en yonqui de la música. Siempre tengo no hubiera sido lo mismo sin ella. Y todavía una tienda de discos donde trabajé un montón de nuevas canciones, tenemos Ellen Allien para rato. como vendedora. También tenía un pero también muchos clásicos. El programa de radio en Kiss FM y lugar, la luz y la gente hacen que me empecé a pinchar. Entre 1992 y 1994 mueva en una dirección u otra. grabé mi primer single, y en 1997 Siempre trato de crear una atmósfera puse en marcha mi primer sello de especial. Trabajo con el sonido, el música, Braincandy. Tenía el mismo público y la luz. Cuando pincho es nombre que mi programa de radio. una fiesta, también para mí.”. Realmente, desde que era pequeña he SÓnar: “Recuerdo un montón de combinado la música con otras áreas momentos especiales en Sónar. Las creativas como el baile, el diseño fiestas de la playa suelen ser gráfico, la moda… Mis oídos fenomenales. Tan salvajes y necesitan sonidos y mis ojos ver desorganizadas (risas). Son muy colores y formas. ¡Estoy enganchada especiales y todavía hoy siguen a los estímulos visuales y auditivos!” siendo divertidas. Recuerdo una vez FAMILIA: “Mi padre tocaba el que bebí demasiado y no podía piano y la guitarra. Es arquitecto. Mi encontrar mi hotel, acabé vagando madre trabajó toda su vida para el por Barcelona. ¡los españoles gobierno socialista. Y algunos mezclan bebidas muy fuertes! Las familiares míos fabricaban fiestas de BPitch Control en el barco Jukeboxes para los bares de Berlín. son también legendarias. Y, por Por eso es por lo que tengo un supuesto, adoro pinchar en mi club montón de viejos vinilos. Mi favorito, el Nitsa, donde tengo una habitación estaba llena de ellos. Y residencia. Me encanta este club, es cuando vivía en la casa ocupada, casi mágico”. Rutina: “Cuando estoy todos los que estaban allí eran de gira suelo acostarme muy tarde, la músicos o creativos de una u otra mayoría de las veces casi ya por la manera. Teníamos una habitación mañana. Suelo dormir unas cuatro específica donde podíamos tocar un horas, después dejo el hotel, voy al montón de instrumentos y hacíamos aeropuerto y salgo hacia el siguiente jam sessions”. Londres: “Mi etapa show. Si tengo tiempo descanso un en Londres fue muy inspiradora. poco o ceno con algunos amigos. Todos aquellos clubs con gente de Tengo un montón de amigos por todo diferentes nacionalidades y orígenes. el mundo después de tantos años No solo blancos. Era una locura. viajando. Cuando tengo que actuar o Todo muy subido de tono y muy pinchar me concentro 100% en lo que sexy. Además, en Londres, incluso si estoy haciendo. Nada de pensar en vas al dentista puedes escuchar la negocios. Pongo toda mi energía en canción más nueva y más cool sonando en ese momento en la radio. O en el taxi. En todas partes hay buena música y eso me hacía sentir muy bien, me ponía de buen humor”. Primera Vez: “Cuando todavía era una niña pinchaba con el tocadiscos. Movía los altavoces a la repisa de la ventana para que los vecinos pudieran también escuchar Camiseta colección “Night & Day” de Ellen Allien + Gafas Mykita para Romain Kremer <www.mykita.com> GUEST CREATIVE EDITOR 084 la música. Cuando no estoy de gira, nuevos proyectos. La crisis no es que me gusta tomar un café en algún sitio nos haya afectado muy directamente, pequeño y agradable, para empezar pero sí está claro que las cifras han el día lentamente. Después cumplo cambiado. Tuvimos muy buenas con mis obligaciones con el sello y ventas, si esas cifras vuelven, con la línea de ropa… O hago algo de estupendo, y sino, tendremos que música, quedo con nuevos artistas… vender cuadros o montar un club. Me paso el día hablando de música, Soy aventurera. BPitch Control no es discutiendo las portadas de nuevos solo un sello discográfico, funciona lanzamientos, pensando ideas para también como agencia de booking, mil cosas”. EMPRESARIA: tenemos la tienda en la web…” “Realmente no me cuesta trabajo NOVEDADES: “El disco de Aérea combinar la creatividad con los Negrot es nuestra última referencia. negocios. Funciono bien con las dos Aérea es una persona increíble. Tiene cosas. Entiendo bien a otros artistas un montón de historias que contar. porque yo también lo soy. Lo único Puedes escuchar algunas de ellas en con lo que sí tengo cuidado es con no su nuevo álbum. Es una obra descentrarme con los negocios maestra. En vivo es la bomba. Y en cuando hago música. Necesito noviembre vamos a publicar el álbum espacio y libertad para escuchar mis de debut de Dillon. Otra gran artista pensamientos y sentimientos. Y esto y compositora. Tiene una voz de es increíble. Es uno de mis cuento, como de hada, que acompaña momentos favoritos, cuando tengo con piano y electrónica. Me parece esta paz y la suficiente claridad y mis increíble trabajar con artistas tan pensamientos e ideas fluyen fantásticos. Cuando escucho a un libremente. Es un lujo, la verdad. De nuevo artista por primera vez y me todas formas, creo que desde que conozco ambos mundos, el creativo y el de los negocios, puedo divertirme con ambos”. SELLO: “Hay seis personas trabajando en BPitch Control y son un gran equipo. Gracias a ellos tengo la libertad que necesito para pinchar y empezar GUEST CREATIVE gusta, estoy segura de que otra gente Nosotros lanzaremos muy pronto querrá también escucharles”. nuestra tienda online de MP3. De esta “NO PODRÍA DECIR DE QUÉ DISCO SelecciÓn artistas: “Un forma somos todavía más flexibles y montón de música llega a BPitch. Hay podemos ofrecer contenidos ME SIENTO MÁS ORGULLOSA, ME mucha gente haciendo música, y eso exclusivos”. Discos: “No soy muy es fantástico. Es un hobby estupendo buena hablando, así que cada álbum y la gente quiere compartirlo. es para mí como un capítulo de mi GUSTAN TODOS POR IGUAL, ESTOY Recibimos muchísimas demos y por diario. No podría decir de qué disco desgracia es imposible escucharlas me siento más orgullosa, me gustan MUY CONECTADA CON CADA UNO DE todas. Normalmente encuentro los todos por igual, estoy muy conectada mejores proyectos a través de amigos con cada uno de ellos, son parte de mi y compañeros de la industria”. forma de comunicarme con la gente”. ELLOS, SON PARTE DE MI FORMA DE Oficinas: “Estamos buscando un Productores: “Me gusta que los nuevo espacio.
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