Does Alan see this kind of work as his musical future? The song is an electro-dance ballad anyway but I’ve removed all the electronic parts from the original to really highlight the piano, strings, melodies and Iselin’s wonderful voice.”įaded (Restrung) is a pure and rather beautiful pop song. “This is really for people who don’t like electronic dance music.
Unlike his previous videos, Alan and Iselin appear in the promo for Faded (Restrung). Not content to rest on his laurels, Alan has now made yet another version of Faded. I couldn’t have hoped for anything better.” She studied at the Institute for Performing Arts in Liverpool. Ironically, Iselin has an English connection. “I’m no singer so I got the Norwegian vocalist Iselin Solheim to perform the Faded lyric. The long original, the shorter single and the switch from Fade to Faded. “I’ve loved everything I’ve done with the song. This is in addition to the more than 95 million views for Fade. The official video is now well past the 150 million views mark on YouTube. Released last December, Faded has already topped the charts in 15 countries and gone top ten in many more. The song has become phenomenally successful. “The original single was a long instrumental but I thought it could be condensed into a typical three and a half minute pop song. As Alan says, he tries variations for each of his tracks and believed there were further possibilities with the song. I then had a couple more big hits last year with Spectre and Force.”įade could not be left in the past. It was edited down to four minutes 20 seconds, issued as a single on the NoCopyrightSounds label and became a major dance hit. “My hour-long track, Fade, was the song which really got me noticed.
It wasn’t long before Alan’s work attracted the attention of record labels. If technical comments were made, I took them on board and tried variations or remixes to see if I could make my songs sound better.” I made my music for everyone, not just myself. I also took note of the comments made by my followers. I actually made contact with him to ask how he produced his music. “I was a massive fan of the Italian artist DJ Ness. Posting his songs online saw Alan quickly attract thousands of followers. They realised I did have some ability and encouraged me to follow my musical dream.” I should also say my parents were really supportive. I spent a good deal of time in my bedroom exploring the musical possibilities. “The winter weather doesn’t encourage you to leave your nice warm house. The long, cold Norwegian winters were certainly conducive to Alan’s passion for computer generated music. They settled in the west coast city of Bergen. I heard the kind of music other people had made on them and developed an interest, an obsession really, in what I might be able to do.”Īlthough he was born in Northampton, England, Alan’s parents moved to his mother’s homeland when he was two. “I’m a child of the digital era and I always had an interest in what could be done with computers. “I started creating music on my computer back in 2012,” he recalled. Alan’s first forays into music making immediately gained him an appreciative online audience.
But the half English, half Norwegian electro-house producer and musician has not struggled to find success. This is Alan Walker’s advice to all budding musicians, songwriters, DJs and producers. You never know when success might be just around the corner.”